Researchers at the Mayo Clinic warn that vegans may be low on certain important nutrients. Doctors said people who eat a strict plant-based diet, excluding all meat, dairy, fish and eggs, should have their levels of B12, iron, calcium and other nutrients closely monitored.
A team of international researchers has found antibiotics can reduce the number of appendectomies. Their study showed antibiotics for mild appendicitis cut surgeries by 92% but that also resulted in a higher rate of recurrences.
A new treatment for stroke victims may help prevent swelling of the brain and death. Researchers in New England found patients ages 70 and under who took a drug called Glibenclamide were ten times less likely to die of brain swelling.
Sources
1- Journal of the American Osteopathic Association
2- British Journal of Surgery
3- International Stroke Conference
