| 11/29/2007 - Double Exposure |
| I've got a hunch that generations to come will look back on our era of health care and wonder at the irony of using radiation (which causes cancer) to treat and diagnose cancer. |
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| 11/29/2007 - Abilify for adolescent schizophrenia? |
| Earlier this month, the FDA approved the use of Abilify for schizophrenia patients as young as 13 years. |
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| 11/28/2007 - Working Without a Net |
| One day in the summer of 2003, an insurance broker walked into a hair salon in Southern California and convinced 51-year-old Patsy Bates that she could save some money if she switched her insurance carrier to Health Net... |
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| 11/28/2007 - Beware of MRSA |
| That super bug – the MRSA bacterium we've been hearing about lately – has proven to be deadly in hospital settings, but MRSA can be spread in any environment where many people gather. |
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| 11/27/2007 - The Usual Suspects |
| "We can do this the easy way or the hard way, but it's got to get done." |
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| 11/27/2007 - Donate eyeglasses |
| If the world were a blur and you had no access to eyeglasses, you wouldn't be able to read, television viewing would be largely irrelevant, and you might not even recognize the faces of your friends and family. |
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| 11/26/2007 - Easy Breezy |
| Would you believe there's a vaccine in the works that may treat symptoms related to negligence and denial? |
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| 11/26/2007 - Support for servicemen |
| It seemed like a good idea, but there was a hitch... |
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| 11/21/2007 - On Guard |
| Polyps are routinely removed during colonoscopy. But now the patient is on notice: Regular follow-up screening to monitor development of polyps is a must, making sure none turn into tumors. |
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| 11/21/2007 - A healthy ingredient for your Thanksgiving feast |
| For those of you who will be heading up kitchen command centers to produce a classic Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow, there is one ingredient you can include that might help make the meal healthier for all the hearts gathered around the table. |
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| 11/20/2007 - Get the Lead Out |
| High lead levels in some Chinese-made toys has been a hot news topic lately. But if you don't have children and you don't have toys in your home, you might have noted this issue and thought, "Not my problem." If so, you don't know lead. |
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| 11/20/2007 - Smoking may trigger psoriasis |
| Although the exact cause of psoriasis is a mystery, a study from a team of American and Canadian researchers reveals a potential trigger of this condition: cigarette smoking. |
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| 11/19/2007 - Meat of the Matter |
| Meat can kill you. That's one of the key points that came out of a major review of 7,000 studies. |
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| 11/19/2007 - How old is your alarm? |
| You know the drill: When we change from daylight savings to standard time (and again in the spring when we change back again), it's a good idea to replace batteries in smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors. |
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| 11/15/2007 - Stranger Than Fiction |
| Here's a pitch for a low-budget comedy. A college student, mistaken for a consultant, is contracted by the FDA to coordinate an oversight program to monitor the safety of human drug trials. Sure – it could happen. It's Hollywood. |
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| 11/15/2007 - "Is stevia safe for diabetics to use?" |
| An HSI member sent us that question in response to the e-Alert "Tangerine Dream" (10/9/07), which looked at the absurd treatment the FDA has given this South American herb that's been used as a sweetener for hundreds of years. |
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| 11/14/2007 - El Caliente |
| You might not like the idea of taking an opioid painkiller such as morphine, but if you ever have a painful surgery, such as knee replacement, no one will blame you if you quickly change your mind. |
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| 11/14/2007 - More good news for garlic lovers... |
| Garlic is good for the heart, as we saw in the recent e-Alert "Garlic To Go" (11/7/07). New research reveals that this spicy vegetable might also be a cancer fighter. |
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| 11/13/2007 - Can We Talk? |
| I've been disturbed by studies and reports that suggest a possible link between cell phone use and cancer. Now the first long-term studies are in, an analysis has been done, and the results are disturbing to say the least. |
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| 11/13/2007 - The Smart Bra |
| Women, if your bra doesn't alert you that you may have breast cancer, you might want to upgrade to a Smart Bra. |
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| 11/12/2007 - Don't Look Back |
| Say you have a health problem you've tried to address with dietary supplements, but you've had little success... |
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| 11/12/2007 - How much mercury is in that tuna sandwich you had for lunch? |
| There's an easy way to find out... |
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| 11/08/2007 - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes |
| I couldn't believe how excited my friend Sandy was. She called me one Saturday afternoon after having spent one hour with a hypnotist, and now – for the first time in 15 years – she had no desire to light up a cigarette... |
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| 11/08/2007 - The crazy FDA |
| Would you be willing to take a prescription drug if it reduced your risk of developing breast cancer? |
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| 11/07/2007 - Garlic To Go |
| You may have heard that garlic provides some heart health benefits – especially for management of high blood pressure. But you may have also heard that garlic studies tend to vary widely in their results – some showing benefits, others not. |
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| 11/07/2007 - Something sweet might tame the Super Bug |
| A few days ago, when I sent you the e-Alert "Super Bug" (10/31/07), I heard from Alicia Potee, Managing Editor of the HSI Members Alert... |
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| 11/06/2007 - Eye to the Future |
| A simple dietary change could reduce the number of cases of advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD) by eight percent over five years. |
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| 11/06/2007 - Here's an unsettling phrase: "toxic load." |
| You just know that can't be good. |
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| 11/05/2007 - Be Still My Heart |
| A flutter in the heart may be an exciting feeling when you're a teenager in love, but when you're an adult…not so much. As one HSI member name Lily reveals, a flutter is not the least bit appealing. |
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| 11/05/2007 - Tracking Multiple Sclerosis |
| Multiple Sclerosis patients may soon have a very effective new tool to help track the progression of their disease. |
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| 11/01/2007 - Take These Patients Seriously! |
| An HSI member named Dave writes, "You talk about all kinds of things, but I have not seen anything on fibromyalgia. Any comments?" |
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| 11/01/2007 - Sleep hormone helps your heart |
| At night, when your body is at rest, blood pressure drops as your body's natural production of the hormone melatonin rises. According to Italian researchers, these two functions are interrelated. |
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