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Diabetes (Type 2) · March 17, 2013
Reduction in Type 2 Diabetes with Lifestyle vs Metformin – (02-11-02)
Reduction in Type 2 Diabetes with Lifestyle vs Metformin I must say the the pharmaceuticals are trying to figure out how this one got out! Lifestyle intervention was more effective than metformin for lowering conversion…
Low Back Pain · March 17, 2013
Rapid MRI vs Radiographs for Patients With Low Back Pain – (06-17-03)
Rapid MRI vs Radiographs for Patients With Low Back Pain This study found no additional benefit to ordering MRI over standard Xrays. Interestingly, this study found that patients who had MRIs were more likely to undergo…
Probiotic · March 17, 2013
Probiotics lower risk of autoimmune conditions – (06-17-03)
Probiotic strains in IL 10 knockout mice and link with cytokine balance Many theories have been proposed as to why probiotics favorably impact the immune system, and this mouse study shows that probiotics actually have…
Probiotic · March 17, 2013
Probiotics and prevention of atopic disease – (06-09-03)
Probiotics and prevention of atopic disease: 4-year follow-up This really isn’t “beat up on antibiotics” week, it just turns out this way. Eventually, we will all shake hands and agree that normal, healthy GI flora is…
Insulin · March 17, 2013
Postprandial glucose, insulin, and incretin responses to grain products – (02-04-02)
Postprandial glucose, insulin, and incretin responses to grain products This article brings to light some important issues. The glycemic index (GI) is the rate at which glucose shows up in the serum following ingestion…
Inflammation · March 17, 2013
Physical Activity, CHD, and Inflammatory Response – (06-09-03)
Physical Activity, CHD, and Inflammatory Response I thought this article was a very interesting one. This study actually compared work-related physical activity to leisure time physical activity. The result showed that…
Vitamins · March 17, 2013
Mg citrate found more bioavailable than other Mg preparations – (02-16-04)
Mg citrate found more bioavailable than other Mg preparations It’s always good to know what forms of vitamins and minerals are better absorbed, and it’s even better when the studies confirm what you’ve been telling…
Insulin · March 17, 2013
Metabolic disturbances in obesity versus sleep apnea – (06-23-03)
Metabolic disturbances in obesity versus sleep apnea: the importance of visceral obesity and insulin resistance I must admit this is a very interesting concept. Basically, this article opens up the idea that sleep apnea…
Probiotic · March 17, 2013
Live probiotics protect intestinal epithelial cells – (06-17-03)
Live probiotics protect intestinal epithelial cells from the effects of infection with enteroinvasive Escherichia coli With all this good research backing up probiotic use, I think I’m going to run out and eat some…
Vitamins · March 17, 2013
Incidence of Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism After Treatment w/ Vitamin K – (06-17-03)
Incidence of Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism After Treatment w/ Vitamin K Antagonists in Relation to Time Since First Event This one is kind of an important one for me because I’ve had numerous patients in my office…
Celiac Disease · March 17, 2013
Food allergies exist and are major contributors to chronic disease – (06-09-03)
Celiac neuropathy With the virtual avoidance of the fact that food allergies exist and are major contributors to chronic disease, this study has the potential to change the way many doctors view allergies…
Alzheimer's · March 17, 2013
Estrogen Plus Progestin & Dementia & Mild Cognitive Impairment – (06-17-03)
Estrogen Plus Progestin & Dementia & Mild Cognitive Impairment Despite an attempt to promote HRT as protecting against dementia and Alzheimer’s, this study shows increased risk. Heck…if this stuff didn’t have billions…
Stroke · March 17, 2013
Effects of low-dose warfarin and aspirin versus no treatment on stroke – (06-23-03)
Effects of low-dose warfarin and aspirin versus no treatment on stroke in a medium-risk patient population with atrial fibrillation. This article touches on what I consider a controversial topic. The chronic use of…
Oxidative Stress · March 17, 2013
Effect of vitamins and aspirin on markers of platelet activation – (06-23-03)
Effect of vitamins and aspirin on markers of platelet activation, oxidative stress and homocysteine in people at high risk of dementia. It was nice to see therapeutic levels of the vitamins used in this study. Many…
Diet Choices for Your Best Health · March 17, 2013
Effect of supplemental phytonutrients – (06-23-03)
Effect of supplemental phytonutrients on impairment of the flow-mediated brachialartery vasoactivity after a single high-fat meal. UGHHH!! That’s just what we need–a research article that finds that a…
Stroke · March 17, 2013
Effect of Estrogen Plus Progestin on Stroke in Postmenopausal Women – (06-17-03)
Effect of Estrogen Plus Progestin on Stroke in Postmenopausal Women Ditto on the above with an increased risk of ischemic stroke. Hey, this isn’t me making this stuff up just to make it look bad!! JAMA — Abstracts…
Diabetes (Type 2) · March 17, 2013
Dietary Patterns and Risk for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in U.S. Men – (02-18-02)
Dietary Patterns and Risk for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in U.S. Men Yet another “How much did we spend on this?” study. I know there are those in clinical practice that refuse to do something until volumes of research…
Gut Health 101 · March 17, 2013
Consumption of Cherries Lowers Plasma Urate in Healthy Women – (06-09-03)
Consumption of Cherries Lowers Plasma Urate in Healthy Women Cherry juice is one of those age old remedies for gout and here we see a recent study supporting this approach. Of course, avoidance of red meat and alcohol…
C-Section · March 17, 2013
C-section increases risk of hospital care in childhood for asthma, gastroenteritis – (06-17-03)
C-section increases risk of hospital care in childhood for asthma, gastroenteritis While these results may seem confusing at first, recall that a newborn’s first exposure to beneficial bacteria is through the vaginal…
Asthma · March 17, 2013
Asthma prevalence in schoolchildren – (06-09-03)
Asthma prevalence in schoolchildren: associations with indoor pools One thing I always remember about vacations as a child was the smell of chlorine that meant that the hotel had an indoor pool. How was I supposed to…
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