| 11/30/2005 - The Doctor-Patient Relationship is a Partnership |
| We rely on doctors to help guide our health care, but it's important to remember that the doctor-patient relationship is a partnership. If your doctor believes you're fine, but in your heart you don't really buy it... |
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| 11/30/2005 - Difference Between Margarine and Butter |
| We rely on doctors to help guide our health care, but it's important to remember that the doctor-patient relationship is a partnership. If your doctor believes you're fine, but in your heart you don't really buy it... |
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| 11/29/2005 - The Value of Goat Milk |
| Elaine writes: "When I was three month's old, I weighed less than my birth weight. Mom was feeding me cow's milk. They switched to goat's milk and I did fine after that. I'm 58 and still have trouble with cow's milk." |
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| 11/29/2005 - Vitamin B use among stroke victims |
| You don't always get a chance for a "do over." But when researchers took a second look at a large study that examined vitamin B use among stroke victims, they found something important that was missed the first time. |
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| 11/28/2005 - Morning-after psychomotor impairment |
| Here's a phrase that's new to me: "morning-after psychomotor impairment." The phrase may be new, but the feeling is not. At some time or another most of us have experienced that fleeting sensation that the floor is the deck of a ship in choppy water. |
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| 11/28/2005 - Are Women At Greater Risk for Lung Cancer? |
| She never smoked a cigarette in her life, but just two days after ABC anchorman Peter Jennings died of lung cancer, Dana Reeves - the widow of Christopher Reeves - announced that she'd been diagnosed with lung cancer |
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| 11/25/2005 - Laughter may improve blood flow |
| If Jim's statistics gave you a laugh, you might have just experienced a slight improvement in blood flow (especially if you add a few more laughs) |
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| 11/24/2005 - Interactive Voice Response Cheat Sheet |
| But I recently came across a blog page that can help. It's called "IVR Cheat Sheet to Find a Human." (IVR is an acronym for Interactive Voice Response.) |
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| 11/23/2005 - Any Soldier, Inc |
| Last year around this time I first told you about Any Soldier, Inc. As I said then, don't let the "Inc." fool you - this is a grassroots organization started more than two years ago... |
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| 11/23/2005 - Laughs for the Dinner Table |
| Here's a funny 1975/2005 list I received from a friend this week. Maybe you can get some laughs with it at the dinner table. |
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| 11/22/2005 - Prostate Health |
| Every man wants it, but few men actually want to talk about it.
The "it" is prostate health. And a precursor of arthritis may hold the key to treating a pre-cancerous prostate condition. |
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| 11/22/2005 - Prostate Health |
| Every man wants it, but few men actually want to talk about it.
The "it" is prostate health. And a precursor of arthritis may hold the key to treating a pre-cancerous prostate condition. |
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| 11/21/2005 - Several types of cancer are considered silent killers |
| Several types of cancer are considered "silent killers." Colon, bowel, lung, stomach, rectal, liver and pancreatic cancers are often in advanced stages by the time their symptoms finally develop into red flags. |
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| 11/21/2005 - Emergency Contraceptive Pill Over The Counter? |
| I'm not going to debate whether or not such a pill should be available OTC. I'll leave that to TV pundits and politicians to scream over. |
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| 11/18/2005 - Should people with gout stay away from cod liver oil? |
| For instance, cod liver oil is an excellent source of vitamin D, omega 3 fatty acids and other key nutrients. But codfish is high in protein, which makes it one of the primary triggers for gout. |
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| 11/17/2005 - Take good care of your skin |
| Today we'll look at a couple of ways to take good care of your skin so you can help it take good care of you. |
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| 11/17/2005 - Take good care of your skin |
| Today we'll look at a couple of ways to take good care of your skin so you can help it take good care of you. |
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| 11/16/2005 - Reducing Inflammation with Olive Oil |
| A recent study from the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia demonstrated how four teaspoons of extra-virgin olive oil taken daily for 12 weeks reduced pain and morning stiffness... |
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| 11/16/2005 - Should the Pharmaceutical Industry Advertise Directly to Consumers? |
| The FDA advisory committee discuss issues concerning direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising for prescription drugs. |
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| 11/15/2005 - Echinacea Effective In Fighting Off The Common Cold |
| Little did I realize just how versatile echinacea can be.
I subscribe to the Merriam-Webster Word of the Day, and last Tuesday the featured word was "vulnerary." That was a new one to me (which, of course, is why I subscribe to WOTD). |
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| 11/15/2005 - Goat milk vs. Cow milk |
| But if you're looking for healthy milk products, you can forget about dogs and cats, of course - and even cows - because goat milk is truly remarkable in a number of ways that cow milk is not. |
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| 11/14/2005 - Measuring Obesity to Predict a Decline in Heart Health |
| Obesity is one of the key risk factors for cardiovascular disease. This fact is well known. But what's the best way to measure obesity to predict a decline in heart health? |
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| 11/14/2005 - Magnesium deficiency and migraines |
| Magnesium deficiency is a common condition among many migraine patients. Many factors contribute to magnesium depletion. |
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| 11/11/2005 - Grass-fed Beef |
| And with that an HSI member named Naturalway begins a description of how she came to be so enthusiastic about eating meat from animals that are not fattened with grain feed or otherwise "enhanced" with growth hormones and antibiotics. |
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| 11/10/2005 - Let's talk about bladder function |
| Have you ever wondered why a government agency spends so much time and energy (not to mention tax dollars) trying to convince you to get a flu vaccination every year? |
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| 11/10/2005 - Effects of Curcumin on Alzheimer's disease (AD) |
| Could a spice untangle the mystery of Alzheimer's disease (AD)? |
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| 11/09/2005 - Read this before your next flu vaccine |
| Have you ever wondered why a government agency spends so much time and energy (not to mention tax dollars) trying to convince you to get a flu vaccination every year? |
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| 11/09/2005 - Read this before your next flu vaccine |
| Have you ever wondered why a government agency spends so much time and energy (not to mention tax dollars) trying to convince you to get a flu vaccination every year? |
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| 11/08/2005 - Reducing your risk of catching a cold |
| So for the moment, let's put aside those frightening reports about a devastating pandemic and focus on a real world concern: How to reduce your risk of catching a cold. |
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| 11/08/2005 - Reducing your risk of catching a cold |
| So for the moment, let's put aside those frightening reports about a devastating pandemic and focus on a real world concern: How to reduce your risk of catching a cold. |
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| 11/07/2005 - Prescribing The Correct Medication |
| It's bad enough that many doctors believe they're solving health problems by simply writing one prescription after another. But it's far worse when they do this with inappropriate medications. |
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| 11/07/2005 - Eat Mushrooms and Live Longer |
| Outsiders began to wonder what was enhancing the Brazilians' immunity and lifespan. When researchers went looking for an answer, they stumbled upon the "Mushroom of God," a small mushroom that Piedade locals ate regularly. |
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