Dye E129 may provoke some health problems

Prolonged consumption of food containing the red dye E129 contributes to the development of mild forms of colitis intestinalis, Canadian scientists have found. There are several chronic inflammatory bowel diseases, such as Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, for which there are no effective treatments, McMaster University Press reported. Many of these diseases are genetic in…

Scientists name safest blood thinning drug

Scientists from University College London have named apixaban as the safest blood-thinning drug, Annals of Internal Medicine reported. Patients with atrial fibrillation are prescribed anticoagulants to prevent blood clots and strokes. One of the most common side effects of taking them is gastrointestinal bleeding. In a large-scale new study, researchers looked at data from nearly…