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Gilead’s Veklury shows ‘no antiviral effects’ against COVID-19 in small WHO study

Veklury has become routine treatment for severe COVID-19 patients in the U.S., spurring significant sales for Gilead Sciences. Experts have often debated data from the drug’s clinical trials, and now a small study adds points to the arguments voiced by skeptics. Both Veklury, also known as remdesivir, and hydroxychloroquine didn’t significantly clear the virus from hospitalized COVID-19… Read More »

Lectin free diet effects

Steven Gundry, which was published last year and was followed by a cookbook this April. The book comes with a big, controversial claim: Gundry says a broad group of plant proteins called lectins — found in grains; beans and legumes; nuts; fruits; nightshade vegetables such as eggplant, tomatoes and potatoes; and dairy — are the… Read More »

Side effects of low fat diets

Previous studies have examined the effects of low-carbohydrate diets on CVD risk factors, but most of these trials had small sample sizes or low completion rates, did not assess a typical low-carbohydrate diet for weight loss, or did not include diverse populations 19 — According to the latest estimates, more than one third of American… Read More »