| 04/29/2008 - Chemical companies to go under the microscope |
| How safe is the face cream you'll be putting on before bed, or the hand soap you'll wash your hands with before making dinner? |
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| 04/29/2008 - Fungus helps fight cancer—with a boost from green tea |
| You could do a lot worse than a steaming bowl of reishi mushroom soup and a mug of green tea—especially if you want to fend off cancer. |
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| 04/25/2008 - Clearing the air on inhaled insulin |
| Big Pharma poster-child Pfizer is taking a deep breath after deciding to pull the plug on its inhaled insulin product, Exubera -- it's too bad many of Exubera's patients can't do the same thing. |
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| 04/25/2008 - How to stay young at heart |
| Before you pick up a greasy bag of fast food from the local burger joint, think about your heart. Your food choices affect a lot more than how your pants have been fitting lately. |
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| 04/24/2008 - Study throws cold water on depression-Alzheimer's link |
| I regularly treat patients who suffer from depression, and others who are in varying stages of Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Scientists have long suspected a link between the two conditions, but a new study is casting doubt. |
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| 04/24/2008 - Don't let this happen to you! |
| A recent news story caught my eye because it highlights the need to concede a few things as we age -- like that we're not as nimble or strong as we used to be. |
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| 04/22/2008 - Drug companies claim they are above the law |
| The latest culprit is Johnson & Johnson, currently under scrutiny due to its Ortho Evra patch, heavily marketed as lower in estrogen than more commonly used birth control pills. |
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| 04/22/2008 - Try this traditional brain booster |
| When it comes to nutraceutical brain supports, one of the most promising is huperzine A, or Chinese Club Moss. |
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| 04/18/2008 - A burning problem that can get out of control |
| Heartburn is a common—and highly treatable—condition, but I've seen too many of my patients ignore it. If you're not taking your heartburn seriously, you could be jeopardizing your health. |
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| 04/18/2008 - Worried about high blood pressure? Relax |
| If you have hypertension, there's no need for your doctor to jump the gun and start pushing blood pressure pills. The reality is that hypertension can be normalized by making some simple lifestyle changes. |
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| 04/17/2008 - Got pills on the brain? Try this natural remedy instead |
| As worried as you might be about your aging brain, trust me when I tell you the drug companies are giving it even more thought. They're just itching to sell you a little "miracle pill" that promises to keep you sharp as a tack well into your golden years. |
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| 04/17/2008 - Keep muscles strong by lifting… your fork |
| Some of my female patients over the age of 65 often complain that they have to work much harder to build muscle and stay in shape than their male counterparts. |
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| 04/15/2008 - Fishing for cholesterol remedies? Don't get hooked by Vytorin |
| If you were (or still are) taking Vytorin, here are the only possible things you got for your money: headaches, colds and flu, increased liver enzymes and trouble breathing—not to mention the increase in arterial plaque we saw in this study. |
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| 04/15/2008 - Love, honor and diet with your spouse |
| If you have ever blamed a spouse for a diet ultimately failing, I have some good news for you (and potentially bad news for your spouse)—you might have been right. |
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| 04/11/2008 - Hormone therapy: The risks continue even when the doses stop |
| If you've ever taken hormone replacement therapy—or are considering taking it—you should be aware of a recent analysis that shows why HRT is even more dangerous than we thought. |
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| 04/11/2008 - Free drug samples can cost you plenty |
| When you walk through the food court at the local mall, you may notice employees handing out samples of some type of mystery meat on a toothpick. Some of those folks could have made good mainstream doctors. |
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| 04/10/2008 - Tell your doctor to stop leaving you breathless |
| The results of a new study show that guidelines for prescribing inhalers aren't being followed, and that doctors may be a little "too cautious" when it comes to prescribing. |
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| 04/10/2008 - Your walk says a lot about you |
| The next time you go in for a check-up, your doctor may ask you to take a walk. |
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| 04/08/2008 - Bone builders linked to breaks |
| The latest reports show that long-term use of Fosamax, a popularly prescribed bisphosphonate, has been linked to what's described as "unusual" fractures of the femur (located in your thigh). |
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| 04/08/2008 - Natural aspirin |
| Those little chalky, white pills can be hard on your stomach. But many doctors push their patients to take aspirin to help: their hearts. |
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| 04/04/2008 - Flog brain fog—before it progresses |
| We've all had those silly "senior moments." But for one in 5 of us over the age of 70, it's actually a form of memory loss. |
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| 04/04/2008 - Who's running the asylum? |
| A new car, updated furnishings, the latest clothes of the season, a bottle of prescription meds… How does that last one fit in there? |
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| 04/03/2008 - Steam up this anti-aging remedy |
| Your immune system ages along with everything else in your body. That's why you begin to succumb to various disease processes as you get older. We've all been trained to believe that it's inevitable, it's a part of aging—and just get used to it. |
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| 04/03/2008 - Bone drugs belong in the Boneyard |
| If you're taking one of the bone drugs from the class of bisphosphonates, I hope your doctor got the message: They may be causing you excruciating bone pain. |
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| 04/01/2008 - Is the FDA above the law? |
| The FDA is mandated with protecting us. But the FDA has, by its own actions— and sometimes inaction—become the willing accomplices of those very forces they're supposed to protect us from. |
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| 04/01/2008 - You don't have to "just deal with" pelvic floor disorder |
| According to a new study, over a third of women suffer from one or more forms of pelvic floor disorder. |
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