| 07/30/2004 - Dealing with IBS |
| An HSI member named RJ poses this question with the leadoff posting: "Anyone have experience with IBS? Would like some alternative that works." |
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| 07/29/2004 - New Cholesterol Recommendations |
| So if you happen to be the executive of a large drug company that
manufactures statin drugs… well! These new recommendations are
like Christmas in July! |
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| 07/29/2004 - Combining Foods for Best Health Benefits |
| Knowing that both tomatoes and broccoli contain cancer-fighting
compounds, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana fed
rats a combination of tomatoes and broccoli |
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| 07/28/2004 - Drugs Trigger Headaches |
| If you've ever tapped out a couple of aspirin or acetaminophen
while wondering, "I took a dose of these just hours ago - why do I
still have a headache?" the answer might be right there in your
hand. |
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| 07/28/2004 - Dealing with Allergies |
| Now Paul has sent me information about a new study from Greece
that shows SneezEze to be useful in the treatment of chronic
allergies that can make life miserable all year 'round. |
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| 07/27/2004 - Benefits of Eating Organic Foods |
| The organic foods report (prepared by the Soil Association - the
UK's counterpart to the USDA) addressed eight key topics of food
cultivation, processing and nutritional content, starting with
pesticides. |
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| 07/27/2004 - Benefits of Eating Pizza |
| According to a recent study from (where else?) Italy, pizza intake
may significantly reduce the risk of a second heart attack, even
among people who are overweight smokers who get no exercise. |
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| 07/26/2004 - Workout Pill |
| Crazy as it sounds, an Australian research team is developing a
drug designed to trick the body into performing some of the
metabolic reactions triggered by exercise. |
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| 07/26/2004 - Lowering Risk of Skin Cancer |
| Nearly 130 subjects with severely sun-damaged skin on their
forearms were divided into four groups to receive daily doses of
25,000, 50,000, or 75,000 IU of vitamin A, or a placebo. |
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| 07/23/2004 - Antibiotic Resistance |
| Antibiotic resistance presents a challenge for any patient who has an ongoing need to fight bacteria. But what happens when a natural antibiotic is used? |
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| 07/22/2004 - Prozac and Placebos |
| It's people like Kelly who have been messing up the
results of clinical trials for antidepressant drugs. In some cases the
positive results in these trials were stronger among placebo
subjects than those taking the drugs. |
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| 07/22/2004 - Vitamin C Terminology |
| Vitamin C terminology is the subject of a recent e-mail, signed by
HSI members Ginger and Larry. |
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| 07/21/2004 - strong muscles |
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| 07/20/2004 - Tonight's Top 20 |
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| 07/20/2004 - Atkins May Inhibit Chances Of Pregnancy |
| You may have heard about a recent study that came to the
conclusion that high protein diets like Atkins may inhibit chances
of pregnancy. |
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| 07/19/2004 - Alliance for Natural Health |
| Dietary Supplements will reclassify vitamin supplements as medical drugs, mandate low dosage levels, and outlaw many supplement ingredients that are currently widely available. |
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| 07/19/2004 - chicken pox |
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| 07/16/2004 - after stroke therapies |
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| 07/15/2004 - vitamin E helper |
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| 07/15/2004 - Eating Fish May Lower Cancer Risk |
| Now a new study from a team of Canadian and Australian researchers reveals that fish consumption may also lower the risk of certain cancers. |
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| 07/14/2004 - aspirin and heart attacks |
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| 07/13/2004 - Vitamin Supplement Regulations |
| Is your government doing enough to protect you from the dangers of vitamin supplements? |
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| 07/13/2004 - Morning Exercise for Better Sleep |
| If you're having trouble sleeping, one small adjustment might help.
According to researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, the time of day you do your exercises may affect your sleep-wake cycle. |
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| 07/12/2004 - Risks Associated with Taking Hormone Replacement Therapy |
| Over the past couple of years I've told you about several major studies that have been shut down in order to protect the health of study subjects who were taking either estrogen or a combination of estrogen and progestin to address symptoms of menopause. |
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| 07/12/2004 - Freedom to Choose Your Own Health Care Options |
| I was thinking about our freedom to choose from a wide variety of health care options, which in a larger sense is the subject of every day's e- Alert.
Unfortunately, there are a few powerful people who believe we'd be better off with fewer options. |
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| 07/09/2004 - cholesterol and triglyceride levels |
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| 07/08/2004 - Vitamin D Deficiency and Type 2 Diabetes |
| If you have type 2 diabetes, or if you've been diagnosed with a pre-diabetic condition, you may be deficient in one vitamin that could help make a big difference in your health. |
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| 07/08/2004 - Avoid High-Mercury Fish |
| If you bump up your fish intake to get more vitamin D, there's one potential drawback: mercury content. |
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| 07/07/2004 - Autism and Childhood Vaccines |
| When health topics become controversial, the human voice sometimes gets lost in all the ruckus. |
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| 07/07/2004 - nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs |
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| 07/06/2004 - world health organization |
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