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Hormone · May 26, 2013
Non-CVD Disease Outcomes During 6.8 Years of Hormone Therapy – (07-08-02)
Non-CVD Disease Outcomes During 6.8 Years of Hormone Therapy Oops, did I forget increased risk for gallstones requiring surgery and venous thromboembolism (potentially leading to pulmonary embolism or stroke)?? Read…
Heart Disease · May 26, 2013
Impaired Carotid Viscoelastic Properties with Polycystic Ovaries – (07-08-02)
Impaired Carotid Viscoelastic Properties with Polycystic Ovaries The picture of insulin resistance, polycystic ovaries, and cardiovascular disease gets clearer with each research paper. Insulin affects conversion of…
Strengthen Your Immune System · May 26, 2013
Hygiene levels associated with wheezing, eczema in preschool infants – (08-22-02)
Hygiene levels associated with wheezing, eczema in preschool infants If you follow the concept of Th1/Th2 balance of the immune system (search prior Updates on the website for additional information on this topic) then…
Osteoarthritis · May 26, 2013
Hip abductor activation with clinical unilateral hip osteoarthritis – (07-18-02)
Hip abductor activation with clinical unilateral hip osteoarthritis While this article seems blatantly obvious to those of us in manual medicine that use alot of soft tissue techniques, we apparently needed a study so…
Miscellaneous · May 26, 2013
Flavonoids of Cocoa Inhibit Recombinant Human 5-Lipoxygenase – (07-08-02)
Flavonoids of Cocoa Inhibit Recombinant Human 5-Lipoxygenase I’m not saying we need to run out and inhale Hershey’s bars, but cocoa does seem to consistently achieve benefits from it’s flavonoid (epicatechin and…
Cholesterol · May 26, 2013
Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Once-Daily Niacin for Dyslipidemia – (07-25-02)
Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Once-Daily Niacin for Dyslipidemia The dosages used in this study (1,000 and 1,500 mg) are very reasonable and low enough to avoid most side effects (most notable is flushing)…
Alzheimer's · May 26, 2013
Dietary Intake of Antioxidants and Risk of Alzheimer Disease – (07-08-02)
Dietary Intake of Antioxidants and Risk of Alzheimer Disease Gosh…what more can I add here? The concept that antioxidants can impact chronic disease is far, far from new. Here we see that intakes of Vitamins C and E…
Heart Disease · May 26, 2013
Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes During 6.8 Years of Hormone Therapy – (07-08-02)
Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes During 6.8 Years of Hormone Therapy I hate to beat a dead, crumbling dog, but I’m still confused as to why Premarin is one of the top few prescription drugs. No benefit and possible…
Breast Cancer · May 26, 2013
Breast cancer and breastfeeding – (07-25-02)
Breast cancer and breastfeeding While this is one of those articles that does not yield a very surprising result, I do need to comment on something interesting. I had heard on the radio in the background a story on…
Arthritis · May 26, 2013
Benefit of Tripterygium Wilfordii Hook F in rheumatoid arthritis – (08-22-02)
Benefit of Tripterygium Wilfordii Hook F in rheumatoid arthritis That’s the beauty of natural medicine…just when you think you have at least a partial grasp on many therapeutic against you get hit with a curve. When I…
Asthma · May 26, 2013
Anti-leukotrienes as add-on therapy to inhaled glucocorticoids in asthma – (07-08-02)
Anti-leukotrienes as add-on therapy to inhaled glucocorticoids in asthma Can’t help but see those smiling adds for Singulair on TV, can you? Geez, with all that money going into advertising, this drug must surely have…
Osteoarthritis · May 26, 2013
A Controlled Trial of Arthroscopic Surgery for Osteoarthritis of the Knee – (07-18-02)
A Controlled Trial of Arthroscopic Surgery for Osteoarthritis of the Knee This study really explodes another very common procedure in mainstream medicine. Arthroscopy of the knee is very common, and yet the research to…
Alzheimer's · May 24, 2013
Worried About Alzheimer’s Dementia or Parkinsons? You NEED to Add This
With any chronic condition such as Alzheimer’s dementia, whether talking about prevention or treatment, I never advocate a one disease: one cure model. The natural approach necessitates a complete lifestyle change. This…
Colic · May 23, 2013
Will Your Infant Develop Migraines? 2 Things to Look For
My near-mantra is that migraines are not a problem in the head. Rather, these headaches are a sign that something is wrong with your overall health. The evidence supporting this position is plentiful and some of this…
Breast Cancer · May 21, 2013
Breast Cancer Prevention Medical Style: As Sick as it Gets
In no way did I intend on this coinciding with the Angelina Jolie thing, but it is certainly relevant. Only a small percentage of risk of cancer comes from your genetics. Even the greatest risk factor we know of for…
Drug Research · May 19, 2013
Western medicine: a confidence trick driven by the drug industry? – (08-12-02)
Western medicine: a confidence trick driven by the drug industry? There have been times I have seen the general public realize just how much of a travesty has been played on them by the pharmaceuticals–but at that point…
Type 1 Diabetes · May 19, 2013
IDDM 3 Years After Hemophilus Influenza B (HiB) Immunization – (08-12-02)
Type 1 Diabetes 3 Years After Hemophilus Influenza B (HiB) Immunization This is an example of one of those article that proves that immunizations are not always (and actually, rarely) benign. Studies like this are…
Tissue Necrosis Factor (TNF) · May 19, 2013
TNF Receptor 2 Gene and Polycystic Ovary, Hyperandrogenism – (08-22-02)
TNF Receptor 2 Gene and Polycystic Ovary, Hyperandrogenism We’re getting into some heavy biochemistry here, but the concept is similar to those in past Updates. We are starting to identify genetic polymorphisms (SNPs)…
Heart Disease · May 19, 2013
Role of endogenous oestrogen in aetiology of coronary heart disease – (08-12-02)
Role of endogenous oestrogen in aetiology of coronary heart disease I just hate it when research finds that estrogen, the wonder-substance of perimenopausal and postmenopausal women designed to eliminate all age related…
Hormone · May 19, 2013
p53 Tumor Suppressor Down-Regulation by 17ß-Estradiol – (08-22-02)
p53 Tumor Suppressor Down-Regulation by 17ß-Estradiol The evidence continues to mount for estrogen being a carcinogen. Here we start seeing the potential biochemical reasoning for this outcome. Remember, however, that…
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