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Hormone · July 29, 2013
Early Onset of Puberty in Girls Still a Mystery – (02-19-01)
Early Onset of Puberty in Girls Still a Mystery A mystery to whom? Add estrogen-mimicking hormones to the environment (called xenoestrogens), give all sorts of growth-stimulating hormones to cows so they can mass…
Cholesterol · July 29, 2013
Dyslipidemia, Fatty Acids Predict Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in 20 Yrs – (02-26-01)
Dyslipidemia, Fatty Acids Predict Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in 20 Yrs What a wonderful article illustrating the power and potential for preventative medicine in preventing disease. A group of 475 men were followed…
Healthy Pregnancy and Women's Health · July 29, 2013
Drug Combo Shortens Delivery W/ No Apparent Risk to Mother Or Child – (02-19-01)
Drug Combo Shortens Delivery W/ No Apparent Risk to Mother Or Child The arrogance of science nevers ceases to amaze me. When it comes to evidence based medicine, obstetrics and gynecology in the US is about as sad as it…
Asthma · July 29, 2013
Dietary micronutrients/antioxidants and bronchial asthma severity – (02-26-01)
Dietary micronutrients/antioxidants and bronchial asthma severity This article compares nutrient levels between asthmatic and normal patients and found no differences. Once again, however, this study did not use RBC…
Cancer · July 29, 2013
Bromination of deoxycytidine by eosinophil peroxidase – (02-26-01)
Bromination of deoxycytidine by eosinophil peroxidase: A mechanism for mutagenesis by oxidative damage of nucleotide precursors I left the long title for effect. Basically, this article described one mechanism by which…
Insulin · July 29, 2013
Basal Muscle Amino Acid Kinetics, Protein Synthesis in Young vs Old – (09-17-01)
Basal Muscle Amino Acid Kinetics, Protein Synthesis in Young vs Old Sarcopenia, the term for loss of muscle mass, is another of those theories that contributes to aging. As we age, we lose muscle mass; muscles are a…
Ear Infections · July 28, 2013
Trial of two prescribing strategies for childhood acute otitis media – (02-19-01)
Trial of two prescribing strategies for childhood acute otitis media This study evaluates the “wait and see” attitude with childhood ear infections vs immediate antibiotic usage. This is really a neat article…
Childhood Obesity · July 28, 2013
The obesity epidemic in young children – (02-19-01)
The obesity epidemic in young children This finding is no big surprise. There are a few important things to consider here. First, despite all these findings, I don’t see any major changes in society; nor do I expect it…
Vitamins and Supplements 101 · July 28, 2013
Some Manganese Supplements May Exceed Safe Intake Levels – (02-15-01)
Some Manganese Supplements May Exceed Safe Intake Levels When it comes to vitamins and minerals, most have a wide range of effective and safe doses. Manganese is one of the minerals that does not and can cause problems…
Asthma · July 28, 2013
Pulmonary Function, Waist Circumference And Antioxidants – (02-15-01)
Pulmonary Function, Waist Circumference And Antioxidants With several studies now pointing to the benefit of antioxidants on lung function, why are they not standard recommendations for asthmatics? vitamin C is known to…
Drug Research · July 28, 2013
NCCAM Director Foresees Slowdown in Alternative Medicine Grants – (02-15-01)
NCCAM Director Foresees Slowdown in Alternative Medicine Grants $89.1 million is 2001 budget the National Advisory Council for Complementary and Alternative Medicine to be given out for research grants. Compare this…
Insulin · July 28, 2013
Insulin Resistance in Muscle, Liver May Be Triggered by Fat Cell Defect – (02-19-01)
Insulin Resistance in Muscle, Liver May Be Triggered by Fat Cell Defect This is a rather complex article looking at the commonly held belief that fat cells do not have an influence on insulin resistance; rather, they…
Autoimmunity · July 28, 2013
Immunomodulation May Benefit Patients With Chronic Fatigue – (02-15-01)
Immunomodulation May Benefit Patients With Chronic Fatigue This is really an interesting approach to management of CFS. Immune cells from the patient’s lymph node are removed, treated with interluekin-2 and injected…
Childhood Obesity · July 28, 2013
Childhood Obesity Statistics: Children Should Eat More of This
Our kids are growing up AND out, but you don’t need me to tell you this. Despite the awareness, nothing seems to be changing, despite some easy answers like this one. I have always been a strong advocate of nuts (the…
Celiac Disease · July 28, 2013
Celiac Disease Overlooked as Cause of Iron-Deficiency Anemia – (02-19-01)
Celiac Disease Overlooked as Cause of Iron-Deficiency Anemia Celiac disease (gluten insensitivity; an allergy to certain proteins in wheat, barley and rye) does occur at a surprisingly high percentage in our population…
NSAIDs Dangerous · July 28, 2013
Celebrex Has No Safety Advantage Over NSAIDs, Panel Says – (02-15-01)
Celebrex Has No Safety Advantage Over NSAIDs, Panel Says Celebrex’s manufacturer’s are not going to like this. The new selective COX-2 inhibitors where designed to be safer on the stomach (don’t forget that NSAIDs can…
Low Back Pain · July 28, 2013
Activity and pain killers best for back pain – (02-19-01)
Activity and pain killers best for back pain Apparently, this author has been living in a cave and has never heard of manipulative therapy. The activity I can unquestionably agree with, but the pain killers? Does anyone…
Drug Research · July 27, 2013
Volunteer’s Death Prompts Review – (07-02-01)
Volunteer’s Death Prompts Review Think this one will pass FDA approval? You might be surprised… All kidding aside, just remember that many times the general public serves as the true guinea pigs for many new drugs. The…
Osteoporosis Cures and Bone Health · July 27, 2013
Vit C Use and Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Women – (01-22-01)
Vit C Use and Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Women I am a very big fan of the use of Vit C for bone health because Vit C is essential for laying down ground substance, the framework upon which bone and cartilage…
Heart Disease · July 27, 2013
Your Heart on Vacation; When Was Your Last One?
Vacations are of critical importance and are not merely a luxury. They are a requirement. So when was YOUR last vacation? I sit here writing this particular post from the airport in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, awaiting my…
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