| 03/31/2004 - Health Benefits of Ginger |
| A secret about ginger that is less well known is that in Ayurvedic and traditional Chinese medicine this aromatic root has been used as an anti-inflammatory agent for thousands of years. |
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| 03/31/2004 - Cost/Benefit Ratio of Statin Drugs |
| Weighing the cost/benefit ratio of a drug can be dicey. If a drug saves lives but also happens to be very expensive, you have to allow that perhaps the cost is worth it. |
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| 03/30/2004 - PSA Levels |
| In response, an HSI member named Peg wrote with this question: "On the subject of PSA, what are the levels? What is a low number and high number to really be concerned with? I hear the numbers and I really don't know what they mean." |
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| 03/30/2004 - Avoiding Unnecessary Antibiotics |
| Bacteria are highly adaptive because they actually "teach" one another to resist antibiotics. When one bacterium develops resistance to an antibiotic, it can share that resistance with similar and even unrelated strains. |
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| 03/29/2004 - Diet and Mood |
| According to a team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), eating a high-fat diet (in other words: Atkins) "will make you an emotional zombie." |
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| 03/29/2004 - Treating Psoriasis |
| Psoriasis is a poorly understood skin disorder that has no certain cause. With psoriasis, skin cells multiply too rapidly, resulting in painful, itchy rashes. But there are a wide variety of ways to treat the condition naturally. |
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| 03/26/2004 - Comments on Vitamin D |
| "Just remember how great you feel in the summer after getting a full exposure of Vit-D! A great vitamin!"
That warm, summertime thought comes from a member named Jeff, and it's posted in an HSI Forum thread titled "Vitamin D." |
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| 03/25/2004 - Homocysteine and Heart Health |
| It's hard for me to understand why anyone would assess cardiovascular health by looking just at cholesterol levels when there are other factors to consider that are far more important. |
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| 03/25/2004 - Two Sides of the FDA |
| There's the FDA that wants to step up regulation of dietary supplements. And then there's the FDA that often seems to be barely concerned when adverse reports of an approved drug start flowing in. |
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| 03/24/2004 - Testing for Cancer |
| It's a test that accurately answers one very simple question: Is there cancer present in the body? |
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| 03/24/2004 - Nutrition and Diabetes |
| And today I've got some promising news about two key nutrients that may help provide strong support to any exercise and dietary program designed to cope with diabetes. |
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| 03/22/2004 - Grapefruit and Medications |
| In the e-Alert "Pass the Pamplemousse" (3/9/04), I told you how eating grapefruit or drinking grapefruit juice before each meal may help manage insulin levels, which makes it easier to lose weight. |
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| 03/22/2004 - C-reactive Protein Blood Test |
| Now a new study shows that a CRP test may also be a good indicator of risk for a very common type of cancer - and it's a cancer that's more successfully treated when caught early. |
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| 03/19/2004 - Muscle Pains and Statin Drugs |
| A member named Steve had muscle pains with a statin drug, and now he wants to know, "Does the muscle pain ever go away? I have been off for about 1 week and it is a little better but still hurts." |
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| 03/18/2004 - Benefits of Tai Chi |
| The Tufts team used 11 English and Chinese databases to access data on 47 studies that examined the health benefits of Tai Chi on patients with chronic health problems such as multiple sclerosis and heart disease. |
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| 03/18/2004 - Doctors Attack HRT |
| I always enjoy telling you about some of the amazing quotes that come out of the medical mainstream, and today I have three of the most astonishing quotes I've ever read. This time, however, I'm astonished because I find myself agreeing with them. |
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| 03/17/2004 - Coffee Tights and Weight Loss |
| Based on the facts that: 1) coffee can slightly increase metabolism, and 2) can also be absorbed by the skin, a company in Austria has developed exercise tights that are permeated with caffeine. |
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| 03/17/2004 - Aging and Vitatmin Deficiency |
| Blood samples were taken to measure for B-12 levels, and bone mineral density (BMD) in the hips was measured at the outset of the study, two years later, and again at three and a half years. |
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| 03/16/2004 - Preventing Prostate Cancer |
| The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is a useful tool for predicting the potential for prostate cancer, but a positive result should NOT be considered an automatic green light to go ahead with a biopsy. |
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| 03/16/2004 - Sugar Intake and Cancer |
| "Obviously giving up sugar isn't the cure for cancer. But I'd recommend the tactic STRONGLY to anyone with cancer (or, actually, any other illness)." |
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| 03/15/2004 - Coffee and Children |
| But she believes that a cup of "milky coffee" in the morning might be the perfect stimulation needed to help young students from becoming drowsy. |
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| 03/15/2004 - Folate and Ovarian Cancer |
| In previous e-Alerts I've told you about the many benefits of a diet rich in the B vitamin folate. In addition to lowering homocysteine levels and reducing the risk of stroke, folate may also help prevent breast and colorectal cancer. |
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| 03/12/2004 - Help with Psoriasis |
| A member named Thuy explains that he's had psoriasis for three years and has had little relief using the several alternative therapies he's tried. |
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| 03/10/2004 - Accutane and Pregnancy |
| Here's how you know when a drug's side effects are completely out of control: When the federal government requires you to place your name and personal details about your sex life in a national registry in order to purchase the drug. |
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| 03/10/2004 - Nutrition and Menopause |
| You are what you eat. And if you're a middle-aged woman, you might say that your menopause experience will be shaped by what you eat as well. |
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| 03/09/2004 - Benefits of Eating Apples |
| So here's some important news for all women (whether or not they've ever taken HRT): Three apples a day may keep the cardiologist away. |
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| 03/09/2004 - Benefits of Eating Grapefruit |
| Now a new study shows that grapefruit may be one of the healthiest dietary choices for diabetics and anyone who's trying to lose weight. |
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| 03/08/2004 - Dangers of HRT |
| But what received even less attention was a recent report in the British Medical Journal that revealed a shocking turn in the HRT saga that will not make anyone laugh. Scream with anger? That would be far more appropriate. |
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| 03/08/2004 - Obesity and a High Carb Diet |
| Want to know the reason why America is becoming the Obese Nation? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers a theory in a recent report: It's the carbs. |
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| 03/05/2004 - Dealing With Acid Reflux |
| Heartburn, acid reflux, gastro esophageal reflux disease (GERD) - call it whatever you like, it still adds up to discomfort (at the very least), and in chronic cases can develop a condition called "Barrett's esophagus.' |
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