| 12/27/2007 - A Year of Good Health |
| Today we'll put aside the outrages that drive us up a wall and look at the e-Alerts that featured the most important health tips of the year. |
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| 12/27/2007 - Another health tip that's an outrage… |
| Just imagine how many middle-aged people - especially postmenopausal women - who take antidepressant drugs and/or proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs), such as Nexium, Prilosec, and Prevacid for heartburn. |
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| 12/26/2007 - Outrage Checklist |
| Outraged? Check. Furious? Check. All riled up? Check. |
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| 12/26/2007 - Combining outrage and health |
| In March, a new study revealed that the regular use of aspirin and other painkillers may boost blood pressure in men. |
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| 12/20/2007 - Navigating the Gray Area |
| Treating cancer is one thing, curing it is quite another. |
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| 12/20/2007 - Diabetes defeated |
| What do banaba leaf extract, bitter melon, and nopal cactus have in common? Each of these botanicals has been shown to help control blood sugar levels. |
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| 12/19/2007 - Tis the Season |
| When one guinea pig gets the flu, his guinea pig pals get the flu too. |
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| 12/19/2007 - Double-checking |
| I finally coaxed my husband into going to the doctor… |
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| 12/18/2007 - The High Cost of Quitting |
| Chantix will help smokers knock out the craving - all they need to do is be like the tortoise and stay the course. |
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| 12/18/2007 - Pedometers motivate exercise |
| Researchers at Stanford University wanted to find out if the use of pedometers to count steps might also serve as a motivational tool. |
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| 12/17/2007 - Hands Off! |
| "Prevention is the most important thing." That quote comes from Dr. Dinesh Katoch, an advisor for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in India. |
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| 12/17/2007 - Inflammation is the key |
| Behind virtually every chronic disease there's a nasty little secret: inflammation. |
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| 12/13/2007 - Salty Dogs |
| A bunch of do-gooders, who seem to think warning labels will keep people from buying sodium-laden pepperoni pizza and bags of Doritos, recently coaxed the FDA into hosting a hearing that allowed assorted "health" groups to present their case against salt. |
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| 12/13/2007 - More lipitor side effects… |
| For anyone who's taking a cholesterol-lowering statin drug (or for anyone you know who might be taking one), here's a warning sent to us by an HSI member named Mary: |
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| 12/12/2007 - The Old Shell Game |
| Does depression contribute to bone loss? |
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| 12/12/2007 - Cruise to lose |
| How does an 8-day February cruise through the Southern Caribbean sound? |
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| 12/11/2007 - Good To Know |
| Every patient with type 2 diabetes needs to be aware of an important new study from Israel that shows just how crucial it is for diabetics to get ample amounts of vitamin E. |
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| 12/11/2007 - Feel like having seafood for dinner? |
| You might want to avoid the toxic fish. |
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| 12/10/2007 - Is Hogwash Natural? |
| In the game of craps, if you roll a 7 or an 11, that's called a natural. No gray areas there: a "natural" is a win. Pick up your money. In the game of selling food, however, the definition of "natural" isn't nearly as straightforward as rolling a lucky 7. |
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| 12/10/2007 - The benefits of taking supplements |
| If you ever take your daily supplements and wonder what the specific benefits might be, a new study from the University of California offers a clue. |
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| 12/06/2007 - Corndogs and Ice Cream |
| Be glad you're not running for president. A recent New York Times article took a humorous look at the dilemma of diet on the campaign trail. |
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| 12/06/2007 - Should I get a flu vaccine this season? |
| You'll have to answer that one for yourself after you've weighed the pros and cons. But if you were to ask Dr. Tom Jefferson that question, he would probably recommend you pass on the shot |
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| 12/05/2007 - Master of Disaster |
| These are tough times for vegetarians. |
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| 12/05/2007 - Keep your hair, quit smoking |
| If you're a male and you've tried to quit smoking but you're having trouble, would an appeal to your vanity help a little? |
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| 12/04/2007 - Brain Preservers |
| How can you protect your brain from developing dementia? |
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| 12/04/2007 - It's not the heat, and it's not the humidity - it's the spiciness. |
| In the e-Alert "El Caliente" (11/14/07), I told you about an experimental drug called Adlea, which contains ultra-purified capsaicin, the phytochemical that makes chili peppers almost unbearably spicy. |
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| 12/03/2007 - Stones In the Road |
| Just ask anyone who's passed a kidney stone and they'll tell you that passing that stone was the worst pain of their lives - reportedly just as intense as the pain of childbirth. |
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| 12/03/2007 - Five food safety tips |
| Here are five food safety tips from a Business Week article titled "The Truth About Food Expiration Dates." |
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