Lindsey Leake

1 month ago | nbcchicago.com | Lindsey Leake |Marina Kopf |Emilie Ikeda

It started with nausea and loss of appetite. Robert Grafton, of Turnersville, New Jersey, tried to convince himself he was just coming down with something one weekend in mid-March. Then came the itching and dark urine. Grafton, a former interventional radiology technologist whose wife is a nurse, recognized the hallmarks of liver failure. The otherwise healthy 54-year-old had a gut feeling that his herbal and dietary supplements were the culprit.

1 month ago | nbcnews.com | Lindsey Leake |Marina Kopf

May 27, 2025, 6:08 PM EDTIt started with nausea and loss of appetite. Robert Grafton, of Turnersville, New Jersey, tried to convince himself he was just coming down with something one weekend in mid-March. Then came the itching and dark urine. Grafton, a former interventional radiology technologist whose wife is a nurse, recognized the hallmarks of liver failure. The otherwise healthy 54-year-old had a gut feeling that his herbal and dietary supplements were the culprit.

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Lindsey Leake |Marina Kopf |Emilie Ikeda

2 hours agoSupplement usage has ballooned in recent years, but doctors say consumers should be wary of the largely unregulated industry. Botanical supplements like turmeric, green tea extract, and ashwagandha are among the most popular that can cause liver damage. NBC News' Emilie Ikeda reports. May 27, 2025

1 month ago | nbcnews.com | Lindsey Leake

Girls who grow up eating a healthier diet than their peers may be less likely to get their first menstrual periods at an earlier age — regardless of height or body mass index — a new study suggests. Though previous research has tied height and BMI to the earlier onset of menarche, or first period, the study, published Tuesday in the journal Human Reproduction, claims to be the first to explore the biological milestone’s link to specific diets.

1 month ago | nbcnews.com | Lindsey Leake

How long you live depends on where you live, new research suggests. Americans’ life expectancy increased throughout the 20th century, although in some states, particularly in the South, people aren’t living much longer than they were 100 years ago. It’s worse among women. Researchers at the Yale School of Public Health analyzed the death data of 77 million women and 102 million men born from 1900 through 2000.