| 02/28/2007 - Bad for the Brain |
| Excess uric acid gives gout patients fits by forming sharp crystals in the tissue that surrounds joints. But pain is only part of the problem. A new study shows that uric acid may also produce an unwanted effect on cognitive function. |
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| 02/28/2007 - Redheaded Extinction? |
| I admit it - I was a bit shaken by a Sydney Morning Herald report on the probable extinction of a species on the decline: natural redheads. |
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| 02/27/2007 - Rabbit Power |
| "Rabbit food" is the familiar derogatory term commonly used by devoted steak & potatoes guys to dismiss the thought that they'd ever waste time eating lettuce leaves tossed with sunflower seeds and grated carrots. |
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| 02/27/2007 - Is your coffee dysfunctional? |
| The time has come to ask yourself this daunting question… |
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| 02/26/2007 - Guidelines? Good Grief! |
| Infuriating, annoying, preposterous, laughable… That pretty much sums up the new guidelines for heart disease prevention in women, released last week by the American Heart Association (AHA). |
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| 02/22/2007 - Are Mammograms Really Safe and Effective? |
| A feud between two researchers has sparked controversy in the European medical community. Hopefully this feud will escalate and rage long and loud… |
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| 02/22/2007 - I have two laughs to share with you today. |
| We'll start with this amusing comment from Steve James, Chairman of the California Milk Processor Board: "Milk's a simple solution to a common problem." |
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| 02/21/2007 - Heart & Health Benefits from Napping |
| If you're a busy person, you might feel like a slacker if you indulge in a weekday afternoon nap. And heaven help you if you get caught napping at work - you'll probably never live it down. |
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| 02/21/2007 - Factory-Made Meat? |
| Here's some news that might turn a few meat eaters into strict vegetarians. |
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| 02/20/2007 - What a Bee Wants |
| There's a type of bee in South America that could have a significant impact on your cognitive health. |
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| 02/20/2007 - The Supplement Report |
| If you want to present a TV "news" report on dietary supplements, here are three points you MUST remember to include… |
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| 02/15/2007 - Blood Sugar Under Control |
| Patients who have been diagnosed as pre-diabetic, or have already developed type 2 diabetes, know how vitally important it is to control blood sugar levels. |
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| 02/15/2007 - Obesity now has a theme song |
| You may have heard it. It's featured in a current Burger King TV commercial that opens in an upscale restaurant where a young man takes one look at few tidbits of food artfully arranged on a plate… |
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| 02/14/2007 - Pollution and Heart Disease |
| February is American Heart Month. So after you quit smoking, and start exercising, and include more vegetables and whole grains in your diet, and… |
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| 02/14/2007 - Chocolate Lover's Special |
| In an e-Alert I sent you on Valentine's Day a couple of years ago, I told you about the Centara Spa in Bangkok, Thailand, that offered a special Valentine's Chocolate Lover's Special… |
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| 02/13/2007 - Osteoarthritis and Exercise |
| Exercise may aggravate pain associated with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee, but it doesn't contribute to the development of this serious knee problem. |
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| 02/13/2007 - H202 Mouthwash? |
| You're teeth aren't truly clean until bacteria is addressed. And there's a simple way to take care of that. |
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| 02/12/2007 - Hearing Loss and Folic Acid Supplements |
| I have a friend named Richard who admits he used to turn the music up as loud as it would go in his carefree youth… |
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| 02/12/2007 - Menopause and Blood Pressure |
| "Do you know if there is any correlation between menopause and high blood pressure?" |
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| 02/08/2007 - Chemotherapy and Herbal Remedies |
| If you didn't catch Grey's Anatomy last week, let me bring you up to speed on a fascinating subplot. |
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| 02/08/2007 - Texas HPV Vaccine Mandate |
| Is "travesty" too strong a word? Maybe "sham" would be less dramatic. Or "mockery" might be more accurate. |
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| 02/07/2007 - Keep Out of Reach |
| The other day I was browsing a web site and noticed an advertisement for a new, chewable, spearmint-flavored Tylenol product called Go Tabs… |
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| 02/07/2007 - Caretakers of dementia patients |
| When you assist someone who's ill, in most cases a patient will respond with gratitude. But for many who care for dementia patients, just the opposite is true. |
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| 02/06/2007 - A Beautiful Mind |
| "It's unsettling to think of all the people who are suffering from schizophrenia who are not receiving the vitamin supplement that could help them control their deplorable condition." |
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| 02/06/2007 - Shoot-from-the-hip |
| A friend of mine named Sallie called the other day to tell me one of those "this you won't believe" stories. |
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| 02/05/2007 - School programs sponsored by Pharma? |
| Here's a chilling comment I came across in the HSI Healthier Talk forum. |
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| 02/05/2007 - Hold the Hydrogen! |
| Cue the brass bands! Launch the fireworks! McDonald's is eliminating trans fats! That announcement was greeted as "good news" last week. And you have to wonder why… |
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| 02/01/2007 - As time goes by |
| As the old song goes: You must remember this…folic acid helps keep your cognitive faculties sharp. |
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| 02/01/2007 - The Big Apple |
| Do you live in New York State, or do you have a friend or family member who lives in New York? If so, you can do them a favor by sending a simple e-mail. |
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