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Diet Choices for Your Best Health · December 4, 2012
Is folic acid the ultimate functional food component for disease prevention? – (01-29-04)
Is folic acid the ultimate functional food component for disease prevention? 45+ years after research began to suggest that the safe, simple and cheap use of folic acid may prevent neural tube defects, folic acid…
Inflammation · December 4, 2012
Effect of physical activity on serum C-reactive protein – (01-21-04)
Effect of physical activity on serum C-reactive protein I find it interesting that this study was funded in part by Bristol-Myers-Squib, a drug company. That aside, there are currently ongoing trials looking for drugs…
Drug Research · December 4, 2012
Conceptual Foundations of the UCSD Statin Study – (01-29-04)
Conceptual Foundations of the UCSD Statin Study Okay, well, that’s wonderful. The #1 prescribed drug in the US and we need “a strong need for randomized controlled trial data to more clearly establish the impact of…
Celiac Disease · December 4, 2012
Antigliadin antibodies in Huntington’s disease – (01-21-04)
Antigliadin antibodies in Huntington’s disease Gluten insensitivity, Celiac disease–whatever you call it, the impacts on those with the sensitivity is great. A recent review in the Updates showed that those with celiac…
Gut Health 101 · December 4, 2012
Antibiotic use and the development of Crohn’s disease – (01-21-04)
Antibiotic use and the development of Crohn’s disease Refer back to my ranting and raving at the beginning of this update. It doesn’t take too much to follow the physiology: antibiotic destroys normal flora, pathogenic…
Celiac Disease · December 4, 2012
Accuracy of Ultrasonography in Predicting Celiac Disease – (01-29-04)
Accuracy of Ultrasonography in Predicting Celiac Disease Given the high prevalence of CD and it’s major impact on our health, diagnostic tests that help determine its presence are always welcome. Anti tissue…
Healthy Kids · December 3, 2012
CT Scan Side Effects: Beware of Pediatric ER Visits
We love technology in medicine like CT scans, however, it is replacing a well thought out diagnosis. But are CT scan side effects worth the information obtained? Regardless of whether it is for a child or for yourself…
Cholesterol · December 2, 2012
Risk indicators of coronary heart disease – (01-29-04)
Apolipoprotein B and apolipoprotein A-I: risk indicators of coronary heart disease and targets for lipid-modifying therapy Just when you thought you had it down–LDL cholesterol BAD, HDL cholesterol GOOD, we identify…
Obesity and Weight Loss · December 2, 2012
Prevention of Obesity and Insulin Resistance – (01-29-04)
Prevention of Obesity and Insulin Resistance in Mice Lacking Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 Don’t feel bad–I’m new to the concept of PAI-1 being used as a marker for insulin resistance/Syndrome X as well. Research is…
Breast Cancer · December 2, 2012
Links between iodine deficiency and breast cancer – (01-29-04)
The thyroid, iodine and breast cancer This is a very interesting concept brought to my attention by Dr. Harry Eidner’s newsletter produced for DSD International. Their seems to be some links between iodine deficiency…
Diabetes (Type 2) · December 2, 2012
Gastroesophageal reflux disease related to diabetes – (01-29-04)
Gastroesophageal reflux disease related to diabetes This is what I like to hear. Too many times we view GERD as it’s own entity that requires separate treatment (i.e. antisecretory therapy). Rarely do we view the big…
Obesity and Weight Loss · December 2, 2012
Effects of a Low-Fat, High-Carbohydrate Diet on Body Weight – (01-29-04)
Effects of an Ad Libitum Low-Fat, High-Carbohydrate Diet on Body Weight, Body Composition, and Fat Distribution in Older Men and Women Now doesn’t this throw a wrench in the argument for high protein diets. Basically…
Childhood Obesity · November 27, 2012
Childhood Obesity Statistics: Damage to This in Overweight Kids
I’ve covered many dangers associated with the rising childhood obesity statistics in this country, but damage to this vital organ caught me a little by surprise. Ok. You know that your child is overweight. Or, maybe you…
Diabetes (Type 2) · November 26, 2012
Is Hypoglycemia Dangerous? A Warning to All Diabetics
You may be concerned about high blood sugar levels (hyperglycemia, diabetes), but don’t worry about hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). This may be a mistake. I recall a patient some years back that had a short story to…
Miscellaneous · November 24, 2012
Why do doctors use treatments that do not work? – (03-01-04)
Why do doctors use treatments that do not work? Just so you don’t think I’m the only one that notices that much of what mainstream medicine does these days is not supported by medical evidence (the same evidence they…
Heart Disease · November 24, 2012
WAYS TO MONITOR INFLAMMATION – (03-01-04)
Urinary 8-iso-Prostaglandin F2alpha as a Risk Marker in Heart Disease Not to go too greatly into detail here, but are we all getting the idea that inflammation is a major player in cardiovascular disease?? I hope so…
Osteoporosis Cures and Bone Health · November 24, 2012
Vitamin D plays a role in the health of every type of cell – (03-01-04)
Vitamin D: importance in the prevention of cancers, type 1 diabetes, heart disease, and osteoporosis I’ve heard the author, Dr. Michael Holick, interviewed before and might I just say that needed a very tall ladder just…
Diabetes (Type 2) · November 24, 2012
Risperidone-Associated Diabetes Mellitus in Children – (02-16-04)
Risperidone-Associated Diabetes Mellitus in Children Speaking of psychoactive medication given to developing minds… I was unaware of the potential for development of diabetes in children taking Resperdal, but…
Healthy Pregnancy · November 24, 2012
Maternal Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Use During Pregnancy – (02-16-04)
Maternal Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Use During Pregnancy and Newborn Neurobehavior Just the idea that anyone would think these drugs would be okay to take during pregnancy amazes me. Forget the fact that no…
Environmental · November 24, 2012
Link between environmental chemicals and human reproductive health – (03-01-04)
How strong is the evidence of a link between environmental chemicals and adverse effects on human reproductive health? For those concerned about environmental toxicity this is a good review article. The take home…
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