| 02/29/2008 - Four score and seven—and a few years more |
| If you want to hit the "Centenarian mark," listen up: Only 25 percent of your chances depend on your genes. The other 75 percent you have some degree of control over it. |
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| 02/29/2008 - Natural depression aid |
| An adaptogen that I'm fond of, Rhodiola rosea, has been the subject of a new clinical trial to see if it would prove useful in treating mild to moderate cases of depression. |
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| 02/28/2008 - Dementia prevention a balancing act |
| Folate isn't important just for pregnant women. You need to get adequate amounts, too, if you hope to fend off dementia. And not just folate, but also its cousin B12, could be helpful in preventing the development of this dread brain disease. |
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| 02/28/2008 - Getting to the root of BP control |
| If you're serious about reducing your blood pressure, then consider drinking a glass of beetroot juice every day. |
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| 02/26/2008 - Burn fat while napping |
| You want to get rid of that tire around your middle and fend off diabetes, but you don't have the stamina to run a mile to help you in your fat-burning effort... |
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| 02/26/2008 - Shooting the messenger |
| Now Congress has some questions. It seems this particular Pfizer ad isn't sitting too well with them. |
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| 02/22/2008 - Risk factor for sleep disorder: aging |
| Age—along with its gifts of wisdom and emotional maturity—also brings you sleep problems. |
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| 02/22/2008 - Bean those statistics |
| More and more adults are being diagnosed with diabetes—especially among older folks. |
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| 02/21/2008 - Western diet=metabolic syndrome |
| A recent study published in the journal Circulation proves that fact yet again. Researchers found that eating a "typical Western diet" increases your risk of developing heart disease and diabetes. |
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| 02/21/2008 - Over the river and through the woods—for groceries |
| While I'm talking about healthy versus unhealthy food choices, imagine for a moment this scenario... |
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| 02/19/2008 - Skipping the vaccine line |
| According to CDC calculations, you and a number of your friends and neighbors aren't rolling up your sleeves for CDC-recommended adult vaccines. |
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| 02/19/2008 - Vigilance while virally-afflicted |
| If you're diabetic, you need to be particularly vigilant if you catch either the cold or flu. Diabetics have a greater risk of serious complications—and hospitalization—from bouts with these viruses. |
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| 02/15/2008 - A license to drug |
| How would you like an annual payment plan to make sure you get your yearly supply of prescriptions? You could pay one lump fee, or break it up into monthly payments. |
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| 02/15/2008 - What price vanity? |
| Imagine, toxins being deadly! It seems that there are a group of folks in the world who have overlooked this little fact in the quest for a youthful—albeit frozen—appearance. |
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| 02/14/2008 - Don't let a co-pay get in your way |
| Researchers have found that when Medicare patients, asked to pay $10 to $20 toward their mammogram screening, 8 percent of them declined to have the screening done at all. |
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| 02/14/2008 - Ruffling the doc's feathers |
| It seems some docs have gotten their feathers ruffled by patients who may be a little more vocal, shall we say, in their input when it comes to their care and treatment. |
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| 02/12/2008 - Can you get a refund? |
| It's bad news for the makers of the oft-prescribed Vytorin, a drug designed to lower cholesterol. You probably heard by now that a study found there's no benefit to anyone who's prescribed it. |
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| 02/12/2008 - Soothing your savage—and much beloved—beast |
| Who doesn't enjoy the soothing sounds that emanate from a harp? Evidently, even your pet will benefit from it. |
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| 02/08/2008 - Solar power |
| A study has finally come out supporting the idea that the benefits of sun exposure just may outweigh the risks. |
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| 02/08/2008 - Cleaning house |
| How many large trash bags do you think it would take to clean out all of the drug- company-logo'd paraphernalia from your doctor's office? |
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| 02/07/2008 - Cherry picking the data |
| Clinical depression is a serious illness that shouldn't be taken lightly—least of all by the drug companies pushing their wares. |
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| 02/07/2008 - Statins still not found to be a cure-all |
| Alzheimer's is just one of several of the latest diseases at which those good ol' statin-makers are aiming their marketing guns. Well, holster those weapons, boys, because there's no shot to be had here. |
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| 02/05/2008 - The statin web widens |
| If you breathe, you should be on a statin drug. Just in case, of course. You have a heart, right? If so, you could be in danger of it one day stopping! |
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| 02/05/2008 - Exercise improves arthritis symptoms |
| If you suffer from arthritis, you don't need me to describe to you the chronic—and often debilitating—pain. And a lot of times, that pain prevents you from keeping up with your normal activities. |
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| 02/01/2008 - Grocery list: Fish, fish and especially, fatty fish |
| I've told my patients—and you—for more years than I can count to eat fatty fish for essential omega-3s—especially if you want to stave off Alzheimer's disease. |
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| 02/01/2008 - Omega options |
| I may as well let you know that omega-3s are just as effective whether it's the natural form found in fish or the supplement form. |
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