Organic whole milk provides best heart-health benefits, study says: “Scientists who looked at hundreds of samples found that organic whole milk offered more of the fatty acids good for the heart than conventional milk.” The study found that organic milk contains 62% more omega-3 fatty acids than conventional milk. Organic milk comes from cows that eat at least 30% of their dry food from grass and pasture for at least 120 days out of the year. Conventional farms give cows more grains such as corn. The study, which was published in the journal PLOS One also suggested that whole milk (which contains about 4% fat) has a more heart-healthy balance of fatty acids compared to reduced-fat milk. Skim milk contains no fatty acids. 

Heartburn drugs could cause B12 deficiency: Patients who take common heartburn medications known as proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) and histamine 2 receptor antagonists (H2 blockers) are “more likely to suffer from a vitamin B12 deficiency than those who do not use them,” according to a new study. People who took PPIs for two years or longer were 65% more likely to have a vitamin B12 deficiency, especially if they were taking a higher dose. “The risk of deficiency was not has high in patients who used H2 blockers long-term: 4.2%, compared with 3.2% of nonusers.” Vitamin B12 deficiency may lead to anemia, dementia and neurologic damage. Experts said that people should not stop their heartburn medications, but encouraged patients to discuss appropriate dosing with their physicians.