Marta Zaraska
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Marta Zaraska
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Science journalist (Washington Post, Scientific American, New York Times, Atlantic, etc.) Author of bestselling #GrowingYoungBook and #Meathooked
You'd think that it's #plastic bottles that make you ingest more #microplastics. Nope. It's glass, as weird as that seems. Check this graph from a recent study in Journal of Hazardous Materials ars.els-cdn.com/content/imag...
January 21, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Are you sensitive to certain medications? Having weird reactions? It may be a #tick induced drug #allergy. Check out my new story in @washingtonpost.com
washingtonpost.com/health/2025/... #alphaagal #AGS #meat #redmeat #ticks #meatallergy
Tick bites can trigger serious reactions to some medications
Alpha-gal syndrome is usually thought of as red meat allergy, but the tick-caused ailment can also spur allergies to mammalian-derived ingredients like gelatin.
washingtonpost.com
January 21, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Ogromne podziękowania dla #KPMG Poland
za zaproszenie mnie do zrobienia wykładu o tym jak życie społeczne, #wolontariat, #uprzejmość i spędzanie czasu w biurze wpływają na #zdrowie i długowieczność. Niesamowita frekwencja -- co za zaszczyt!
January 21, 2025 at 8:14 AM
#Vaccines have many unexpected benefits, far beyond protecting us from #flu or #measles. Research shows they can keep our minds sharp, lower the risk of heart disease, and even help us live longer. My new story: www.webmd.com/vaccines/new...
The Bonus Protections of Routine Vaccines
Vaccination can bring more than just one unexpected benefit.
www.webmd.com
December 17, 2024 at 10:07 AM
Seems like everyone is moving here, so here I am, too :)
December 6, 2024 at 7:44 AM