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According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the month of August has the highest number of births making a recent study all the more relevant. Researchers from George Washington University's School of Public Health and Health Services in Washington, D.C., found that zinc supplementation in pregnant women may contribute to the health of their children.

Practicing mindfulness meditation may help delay the disease progression in HIV patients, a new study reports.

Yerba mate, also known as erva-mate in Portuguese, originates from South America and is extracted from the dried leaves of Ilex paraguariensis. Two new studies examined its protective effects.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a consumer warning advising against eating tomalley in American Lobster (Maine Lobster), regardless of where the lobster was harvested, because of potential contamination with dangerous levels of the toxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP).

A half serving of soy-based foods a day may significantly lower a man’s sperm count, according to new research.

Three recent studies reviewed the anti-viral activity of Japanese wasabi, the Chinese herb Elsholtzia rugulosa and the fruit Chaenomeles sinensis.

A diet rich in blueberries may help reduce cholesterol levels, a new study suggests.

Two new studies examined how ethnicity may influence dietary habits, which may in turn affect health. Obesity rates are higher and more dramatic in African American and Hispanic populations compared to Caucasians and researchers attribute this to socioeconomic and ethnic disparities.

Mud may significantly improve pain in knee osteoarthritis patients, a new study suggests.

Music therapy may improve depression, anxiety and relationships in psychiatric patients, a new study reports.

Traditional Chinese medicine and naturopathic medicine may offer effective treatments for temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders.

A new study found that selenium supplementation in mothers infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) did not affect disease progression, but may improve child survival.

Watermelon may have Viagra®-like effects, a new study reports

Cannabis, which is used to make hemp and marijuana, has therapeutic potential in pain medicine, a new study suggests.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has sent warning letters to 23 U.S. companies and two foreign individuals marketing a wide range of products that fraudulently claim to prevent and cure cancer.