Eating more than a few Brazil nuts can lead to toxic levels of selenium. A healthy adult may get benefits from eating just four Brazil nuts. Brazil nuts can support heart, thyroid, and brain health.

Erin Michos, MD, MHS, opens a discussion surrounding the utilization of bempedoic acid for patients with intolerance to statin-based therapies. Dr Michos examines a controlled trial focusing on ...

While there is no single best time to take selenium for thyroid health and antioxidant protection, consuming it with meals may help maximize absorption and optimize these benefits. Taking selenium ...

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Cyclospora infections continue to spread across the country, raising new questions about fresh produce and what people can do to protect themselves. Spanberger visits Smith Mountain Lake as drought ...

At a Friday news conference in Charleston, Gov. Patrick Morrisey presented his administration as a force for clean water leading a state where so many desperately lack it. “Today, we emphasize clean ...

INDIANAPOLIS — New court documents from Ohio show the suspect in the disappearance of 17-year-old Hailey Buzbee talked to her for a year before allegedly taking her from her Fishers home. They ...

The West Virginia Senate has passed legislation that would weaken a standard for how much selenium, an element with toxic effects for West Virginia’s aquatic life, is allowed in fish tissue. Excessive ...

Selenium supports thyroid hormone production and immune system processes. Some studies link low selenium levels with higher thyroid disease risk, including thyroid eye disease. Studies using 100 ...

AI on the JVM accelerates: New frameworks like Embabel, Koog, Spring AI, and LangChain4j drive rapid adoption of AI-native and AI-assisted development in Java. Java 25 anchors a modern baseline: The ...

The Senate and the House of Representatives will extend their session until December 23, Tuesday to pass the final version of the 2026 national budget. Both chambers on Tuesday issued a revised ...