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Miscellaneous · August 19, 2013
Inhibition of prostate carcinogenesis by green tea polyphenols – (09-02-01)
Inhibition of prostate carcinogenesis by green tea polyphenols This was a rat study, but much evidence points to similar evidence in humans. Green tea is such a wonderful replacement for soft drinks and especially…
Gastroenterology · August 19, 2013
Influence of anti-Helicobacter triple-therapy on intestinal microflora – (09-06-01)
Influence of anti-Helicobacter triple-therapy on intestinal microflora The question posed in this article is interesting. However, the results of this study may fuel debate between traditional gastroenterologists and…
Prostate Cancer · August 19, 2013
High Intake of Dairy Foods May Increase Risk of Prostate Cancer – (04-24-00)
High Intake of Dairy Foods May Increase Risk of Prostate Cancer These findings support the hypothesis that calcium may lower levels of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, which is thought to protect against prostate cancer, Dr…
Insulin · August 19, 2013
Fasting Insulin, Triglycerides Predict Insulin Sensitivity – (05-14-01)
Fasting Insulin, Triglycerides Predict Insulin Sensitivity This study evaluated 9 different factors that are related to insulin sensitivity and found that fasting insulin was one of the best ways to determine insulin…
Cholesterol · August 19, 2013
Efficacy of Concentrated n-3 Fatty Acids in Hypertriglyceridaemia – (05-14-01)
Efficacy of Concentrated n-3 Fatty Acids in Hypertriglyceridaemia This study compares one pharmaceutical preparation for lowering lipids vs fatty acids and finds Gemfibrozil more effective. However, we are once again…
Diarrhea / Constipation / Irritable Bowel · August 19, 2013
Easily Treatable Condition Often Unrecognized in IBS Patients – (09-06-01)
Easily Treatable Condition Often Unrecognized in IBS Patients This article refers to lactose intolerance being misdiagnosed as IBS. This gives more support to alternative practitioners’ treatment methods because…
Autism · August 19, 2013
Dietary Changes Improve Autistic Symptoms in Some Patients – (05-14-01)
Dietary Changes Improve Autistic Symptoms in Some Patients I firmly believe that there is a large percentage of autistic patients that can be cured or at least reduced in severity of the condition. These patients are…
Health · August 19, 2013
Diet Influences Childhood Asthma Risk – (10-02-00)
Diet Influences Childhood Asthma Risk This is really no big surprise. Staying away from pro-inflammatory diets high in animal proteins and eating less saturated and hydrogenated oils and more fruits and vegetables can…
Osteoporosis Cures and Bone Health · August 19, 2013
Dairy foods and bone health: examination of the evidence – (10-02-00)
Dairy foods and bone health: examination of the evidence This is an excellent summary regarding the strong dogmatic belief that milk is good for us. Reading the article carefully, it suggests that, the stronger and more…
Asthma · August 19, 2013
Corticosteroids May Protect Against Asthma-Related Irritable Bowel – (09-06-01)
Corticosteroids May Protect Against Asthma-Related Irritable Bowel A few things to consider here. The link between asthma and IBS is not all that surprising, except that I personally think they may have it backwards…
Asthma · August 19, 2013
Childhood Asthma Hospitalization Rate Rising in Norway – (04-24-00)
Childhood Asthma Hospitalization Rate Rising in Norway Hospital admission rates for asthma increased significantly in young children between 1980 and 1995, but readmission rates appear to be declining, Norwegian…
Asthma · August 19, 2013
Antibiotics are severely overused in pediatric practices – (04-24-00)
Antibiotics are severely overused in pediatric practices. This summary shows that, for most respiratory tract infections, antibiotics are not needed… Asthma rates increasing…could it be related to the increased…
Headaches · August 19, 2013
Amitriptyline Effective Prophylaxis for Headache in Childhood – (10-02-00)
Amitriptyline Effective Prophylaxis for Headache in Childhood There are two interesting things in this article. First, headaches in children are becoming prevalent enough to warrant research studies on eliminating them…
Miscellaneous · August 19, 2013
AMA Warns Docs on Ethics of Drug Company Gifts – (09-06-01)
AMA Warns Docs on Ethics of Drug Company Gifts The AMA is using $650,000 to “remind” doctors that gifts in excess of $100 is unethical. $600,000 comes from drug companies. HUH? Does anyone not see a problem here?
Miscellaneous · August 17, 2013
US moves to tighten law on health supplements – (09-24-01)
US moves to tighten law on health supplements This is very dangerous grounds to tread on. On one hand, we do have many outrageous claims made for various supplements that the consumer has a hard time judging as false…
Diarrhea / Constipation / Irritable Bowel · August 17, 2013
Unrecognized Fructose Intolerance and Unexplained GI Symptoms – (11-08-01)
Unrecognized Fructose Intolerance and Unexplained GI Symptoms This is another factor to look for with IBS symptoms. Fructose is found in many fruits as well as high fructose corn syrup used as sweetener in just about…
Tissue Necrosis Factor (TNF) · August 17, 2013
Tuberculosis Associated with Infliximab, a TNF–Neutralizing Agent – (10-18-01)
Tuberculosis Associated with Infliximab, a TNF–Neutralizing Agent It’s always interesting to see articles come out in different journals that all seem to revolve around a common theme. In this case, we see that the new…
Arthritis · August 17, 2013
TNF–dependent maturation of local dendritic cells is critical for activating the adaptive immune response to virus infection – (10-18-01)
TNF–dependent maturation of local dendritic cells is critical for activating the adaptive immune response to virus infection I know this is a very long title, but I wanted to illustrate a point. TNF-alpha is an integral…
Food Allergy · August 17, 2013
Surgery Advocated as Primary Treatment for Many Cases of GERD – (10-18-01)
Surgery Advocated as Primary Treatment for Many Cases of GERD I consider this topic, and this article, especially disturbing. To Western medicine, there are only two options to reflux disease: acid blockers or surgery…
Tumors and General Cancer Tips · August 17, 2013
Starch-Based Glove Powder Promotes Intra-Abdominal Tumor Growth – (10-08-01)
Starch-Based Glove Powder Promotes Intra-Abdominal Tumor Growth Need I say more? Make sure that you ask your surgeon what kind of gloves he or she uses and insist that they use non-starch gloves. The best alternative…
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