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01/28/2005 - The Truth About Fruits and Vegetables
And not only that: fruit is bad for you. Fruit, it turns out, can give you Parkinson's disease! And you can file all of the statements above under the heading of "don't believe everything you read."
04/25/2003 - Treating Neuropathy
"Neuropathy" - short for "peripheral neuropathy" - a condition characterized by a numbness or painful tingling in the feet, legs, hands and arms.
04/24/2003 - Vitamin C and Your Health
Around lunchtime on Thursday last week I was saddened to see the breaking news in my e-mail inbox: Dr. Robert C. Atkins had died that morning at Cornell University Medical Center in New York City.
04/23/2003 - Vitamin C and Your Health
And those four names are the Mount Rushmore among doctors and scientists who pioneered vitamin C research and made the world aware just how much human health depends on this essential nutrient.
04/22/2003 - Nymox: Lowers Cholesterol and Prevents Alzheimer's Disease
Nymox is a cholesterol lowering statin drug. But Nymox boasts something that Lipitor and Zocor can't. Nymox holds the patent rights for the use of statins to prevent Alzheimer's disease.
04/21/2003 - Your Right to Privacy
The NPR coverage of spam early last week just happened to coincide with an e-Alert I sent you ("Orwell Redux" 4/14/03) concerning the new federal medical privacy rule that went into effect last Monday.
04/18/2003 - The Benefits of N-acetylcysteine
A member named P.J. listed the usual vitamins that are known to lower homocysteine (folate, B-6, B-12), but wanted more information about a recommendation to take N-acetylcysteine NAC) .
04/17/2003 - Is Soy a Healthy Choice?
Remember Enbrel? Last January I told you about two large clinical trials designed to determine if Enbrel (a very expensive rheumatoid arthritis drug) would prove to be effective in treating congestive heart failure (CHF).
04/16/2003 - Is Soy a Healthy Choice?
Some views do, however. For instance: the mindset that soy is the end-all and be-all of health foods is beginning to change as ongoing research continues to point toward the unhealthy aspects of soy products.
04/15/2003 - The Sugar Substitute Aspartame
You are what you eat - and drink - and that's especially (and unfortunately) true if you're drinking and eating products that contain the sugar substitute aspartame (also known as Equal and NutraSweet).
04/14/2003 - Medical Identification Number Invades Medical Privacy
If you're a U.S. citizen, as of today you now have a medical identification number.
04/11/2003 - Safe Sweetners for Type II Diabetics
I am diabetic type 2 and am looking for a safe sweetner. I've tried Stevia and it is so bitter I don't know how it can be called 'sweet.'"
04/10/2003 - Common Food Additive Could Increase Risk of Parkinson's Disease
The study of Parkinson's disease may have just taken an important leap forward with a new study that reveals a clue as to exactly who may be most at risk to develop this extremely debilitating disorder.
04/09/2003 - Calcium in Your Diet
If you need calcium in your diet, put down the milk and pick up a head of cabbage. That's the advice from a member named T.G. who sent this e-mail:
04/08/2003 - The Aging Process
I always enjoy the extra hour of daylight that comes with this season, but whenever I advance that hour hand I can't help but think it's the opposite of what I'd really like to do - which is turn back the clock on the aging process...
04/07/2003 - Small Pox Vaccines May Cause Heart Attacks
Andrea suffered a fatal heart attack on March 23, just five days after receiving a smallpox vaccine as part of the U.S. government's plan to inoculate emergency and healthcare workers.
04/04/2003 - SARS Epidemic
Like me, I'm sure you've been following the news reports on the progress of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
04/03/2003 - FDA Approves Phosphatidylserine (PS)
The FDA recently announced that it will authorize the use of two health claims for a nutrient that helps preserve cognitive function. Phosphatldylserine.
04/02/2003 - Prolotherapy Cures Aches and Pains
This "self repair" is the basis of a modern treatment called prolotherapy - a technique that relieves the pain of damaged joints by healing connective tissue.
04/01/2003 - Food: The Future of Medicine
The future of medicine is here, and guess what the cutting-edge "drug" is? Food. And no - that's not an April Fool's joke.
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