| 09/28/2006 - Drug Coated Stents |
| About six years ago, a friend of mine named Helen underwent an angioplasty procedure to insert a stent in a narrowed artery. Her doctor assured her that this was routine stuff - not a day at the beach, of course, but relatively simple and common. |
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| 09/28/2006 - Absorbancy of B-12 |
| Vitamin B-12 deficiency is a key risk factor for osteoporosis. The question is: If you're B-12 deficient, how can you change that? |
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| 09/28/2006 - Arrhythmias - From the Discussion Forums |
| An arrhythmia is trouble - a disturbance of the heart's rhythm. Arrhythmia occasionally occurs in a healthy heart, but when an irregular heartbeat becomes pronounced, it can prompt a stroke, a heart attack, or contribute to heart disease. |
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| 09/27/2006 - Thunder on the Mountain |
| "I have severe rheumatoid arthritis and have been searching for some natural relief for years. Nothing seems to really show it down. However, I recently came across some information about a Chinese herb called Thunder God vine. |
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| 09/27/2006 - Mandarin Oranges May Benefit the Liver |
| Mandarin oranges are a good source of calcium, phosphorus and, of course, vitamin C. But they also contain carotenoids, which may be the key to the mechanism that makes mandarin intake beneficial for the liver. |
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| 09/26/2006 - Olive Oil and Dietary Fats |
| Dietary fats are bad for you - right? HSI members aren't going to fall for that one. As members and other e-Alert readers are well aware, there are good fats and bad fats, but an overall avoidance of fats is simply an unhealthy idea. |
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| 09/26/2006 - Exercise and blood pressure |
| Walk it off. That's the advice from a recent blood pressure study conducted at Indiana University where researchers compared different types of exercise in 20 subjects who were diagnosed with prehypertension. |
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| 09/25/2006 - Brain Power |
| Here's a pop quiz: Which of these nutrients is essential for keeping your memory sharp?
A) Vitamin C
B) Choline
C) Beta-carotene |
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| 09/25/2006 - Abraham Cherrix Update |
| "Abraham is doing fine." That's the assessment of the radiation oncologist who recently treated Abraham Cherrix, the teenager who set off a controversial legal showdown when he refused to undergo a second round of chemotherapy for Hodgkin's disease. |
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| 09/22/2006 - Week in Review - Fish Oil and PSA |
| "Fish oil lowered my PSA" is the title of a thread that appears this week in the Healthier Talk community forums. A member named 333 writes: "I just got back from seeing my doctor, and my PSA is down more than one full point in just 3 months. |
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| 09/21/2006 - Pancreatic Cancer - The Silent Disease |
| The symptoms are subtle, so it's rarely diagnosed in the early stages when treatment is most effective. This is how pancreatic cancer came to be known as the "silent disease." |
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| 09/21/2006 - Freedom to Choose |
| Health care freedom isn't free. But here's the good news: There are many people who work tirelessly to make sure our wide variety of health care options remain secure. |
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| 09/20/2006 - Peptide YY - The Body's Own Appetite Suppressant |
| If you're trying to lose some weight, a little peptide YY might help. Also known as PYY - this hormone regulates hunger. It's released into the blood stream in the stomach. |
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| 09/20/2006 - What's going on over at JAMA? |
| JAMA is the Journal of the American Medical Association, and you don't get any closer to the medical mainstream than that. Nevertheless, JAMA editors published a new study last week that highlights the heart health benefits of green tea. |
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| 09/19/2006 - Pycnogenol - Natural Treatment for Diabetes? |
| The wonder drug of the 21st Century might not be a drug. In May 2002, William Campbell Douglass, II, M.D., told Daily Dose readers that Pycnogenol might compete with aspirin as the wonder drug of the 21st Century. |
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| 09/19/2006 - CoQ10 and Heart Failure |
| CoQ10 research has shown that this super-antioxidant fuels cellular energy production and repairs free-radical damage to the heart muscle. But can CoQ10 be effective when the heart is in dire trouble? |
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| 09/18/2006 - Out To Get You |
| Are tomatoes evil? They are according to tomatoesareevil.com; a web site dedicated to anyone who has a powerful fear of tomatoes. If you have arthritis, you just might think tomatoes are out to get you. |
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| 09/18/2006 - Antioxidants and Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| In the e-Alert "Behavior Mod Squad" (10/2/03), I told you about a University of Manchester (UM) study that analyzed the association between RA and dietary vitamin C intake among 25,000 subjects over an eight-year period. |
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| 09/15/2006 - Do You Brux Your Teeth? |
| That's not a typo. "Brux" is a verb that means "grinding of teeth." And if you brux habitually - or if you brux in your sleep - you have a condition known as bruxism, which may damage teeth while often prompting headaches and even jaw disorders. |
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| 09/14/2006 - Soy - Too Good to be True? |
| What you don't know CAN hurt you. And what most people don't know about soy is that if it's not properly processed, it's a far cry from the "health food" item that many food manufacturers would have you believe. |
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| 09/14/2006 - Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes |
| Are you trying to quit smoking? Or do you have a friend or family member who's trying to quit? If so, I've got some good news and some bad news. |
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| 09/13/2006 - Remember the polypill? Well…it's baaack! |
| Would you take a drug for high blood pressure if you had normal blood pressure? If your cholesterol levels were completely normal, would you be open to the idea of taking a cholesterol-lowering statin drug? |
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| 09/13/2006 - A Secret to Longevity? |
| You may have heard that the world's oldest woman passed away recently. Maria Esther de Capovilla lived in Ecuador. She was born in 1889. Relatives told the press that the secret to her longevity was the regular consumption of donkey milk. |
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| 09/12/2006 - The way of K |
| Your bones and your heart want the same thing: plenty of vitamin K. This past April, in the e-Alert "Fire in the Joint" (4/25/06), I told you how a deficiency of vitamin K may be associated with abnormalities in bone and cartilage. |
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| 09/12/2006 - A Healthy Hotdog? |
| The words "organic" and "hot dog" almost seem comically out of place when they appear in the same sentence. But there really is an organic hot dog out there. |
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| 09/11/2006 - Abdominal Fat |
| I have a friend named Chris who tells me he's pretty much given up trying to get rid of his middle age spread. I'm sure many of us can empathize with his frustration. |
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| 09/11/2006 - A new spin on NSAIDs? |
| Drug companies now have a new spin they can put on sales pitches for nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as aspirin and ibuprofen, as a preventative measure against BPH. |
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| 09/08/2006 - Supplements For Depression - Week in Review |
| "Some supplements I've found to be helpful for depression." That's the straightforward title of an HSI Healthier Talk community forum thread started by a member named Karl. |
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| 09/07/2006 - Osteoporosis - Where to turn? |
| An HSI member named Geraldine writes: "My bone density test shows a bone degenerative condition. I would like an alternative 'help' but doctor wants me to take an osteoporosis drug. Can you help me?" |
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| 09/07/2006 - Vitamin C Dosage |
| That was the response from HSI Panelist Allan Spreen, M.D., to a study where researchers tested 50 mg and 500 mg of C daily on more than 240 subjects for five years. |
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| 09/06/2006 - Migraines - Break The Vicious Circle |
| Some migraine patients are stuck in a vicious circle of headache - medication - headache - medication. Most are probably not aware that the very thing that brings them relief may be perpetuating the problem. |
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| 09/06/2006 - Who's to Blame for Obesity in the UK? |
| The UK obesity forecast is calling for continued waist enlargement and scales groaning under the added weight. That prediction, from Britain's Department of Health (DOH), has set off a debate over who or what is responsible for the obesity boom. |
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