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Is chocolate milk good for you? Here's the complicated answer

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Publish DateJanuary 19, 2024

Milk itself (unflavored milk) contains myriad health benefits. It is packed with essential nutrients like calcium. Dr. Travis Nemkov, assistant research professor in biochemistry and molecular genetics at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, says that calcium supports several vital bodily functions.

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‘Like a Russian roulette’: US military firefighters grapple with unknowns of PFAS exposure

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Publish DateSeptember 08, 2023

Ned Calonge, who is the associate dean for public health practice of the Colorado School of Public Health and co-authored the national academies’ report, said that taking proactive measures in communities with known high exposure, such as among firefighters and military service members and their families who lived on bases, is particularly important. “It depends on how much different states have paid attention to it,” Calonge said. “I wouldn’t say that we’ve advanced very far in terms of clinician education in the area of the PFAS exposure.”

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How much potassium do you need per day? The amount may surprise you

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Publish DateMay 12, 2023

To find out everything you need to know about potassium, we spoke with Dr. David Nazarian, a board-certified internal medicine specialist and founder of VitaminMD.net, and Dr. Travis Nemkov, assistant research professor in biochemistry and molecular genetics at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

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Most people know they need calcium. Here's how to tell if you're getting enough

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Publish DateMay 12, 2023

Dr. Travis Nemkov, assistant research professor in biochemistry and molecular genetics at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, says that calcium supports various bodily functions, including: The formation and maintenance of bones and teeth, Muscle function, Nerve signaling, Blood vessel function, Blood clotting, Hormone production, Enzyme function.

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Narcan at music festivals: The lifesaving drug naloxone is coming to a concert near you

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Publish DateApril 28, 2023

Advocates argue there is a need for more mainstream acceptance. Robert Valuck, a professor at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, says: "People typically say a dead addict cannot recover, has no chance of recovery. So we're trying to keep people alive and fentanyl test strips will tell you if something's there."

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Drink 2 or 3 cups of coffee a day? You might live longer - especially if it's ground, study says

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Publish DateOctober 07, 2022

Heart Failure found that people who increasingly drank caffeinated coffee saw a lower risk for heart failure. While senior author Dr. David Kao, medical director at the University of Colorado School of Medicine's Colorado Center for Personalized Medicine, stressed the significance of this finding, he noted that more research is needed.

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Teen drinking is down but marijuana use is up, and more popular, study suggests

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Publish DateSeptember 29, 2022

The increase in cannabis use could be happening because the risk perception of the drug is steadily dropping, said Dr. Christian Hopfer, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, who was not involved in this study.

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Native American tribes have made progress against COVID-19. Omicron has them 'back in crisis mode.'

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Publish DateJanuary 14, 2022

However, a history of mistreatment that led to those vulnerabilities also built resilience, said Spero M. Manson, director of the Centers for American Indian & Alaska Native Health at the Colorado School of Public Health. "This is not our first experience with pandemics and epidemics. We recognize that these kinds of chronic stresses and strains have been present in the lives of Native Americans for generations," he said. "For us, it's a matter of survival."

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