| 07/31/2003 - Nuts Can Be Healthy For Your Heart |
| Even when the FDA watchdogs get close to getting it right, they seem to choke at the last minute. That's what happened earlier this month when they announced the shocking news that - are you sitting down? - nuts can be healthy for your heart. |
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| 07/31/2003 - Type 2 Diabetes and Fish Oil |
| Research offers us a word of caution for those who have type 2 diabetes (or a pre-diabetic condition) and who take fish oil capsules to supplement omega-3 fatty acids. |
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| 07/30/2003 - Can Eating Pizza Help Prevent Cancer? |
| It can, according to an article in Italy's La Repubblica newspaper last week. But before you pick up the phone to call Dominos, a closer look at the details might lead to a healthier choice. |
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| 07/30/2003 - Most Effective Form of Vitamin E |
| So to answer a question from an HSI member about a specific type of vitamin E, I called on HSI Panelist Allan Spreen, M.D., to help clear up some of the confusion about which forms of vitamin E are the most effective. |
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| 07/29/2003 - Exploring Irradiated Meat |
| If that sounds like a joke, you won't be laughing when you hear the new information about irradiated meat that appears in the August 2003 issue of Consumer Reports (CR) magazine. |
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| 07/29/2003 - Prostate Cancer Biopsy |
| In last Thursday's e-Alert, "Screen Pattern" (7/24/03), I told you why men and their doctors should NOT be quick to proceed with a prostate cancer biopsy based on a single prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening. |
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| 07/28/2003 - Ephedra and the Supplement Safety Act |
| Last week, Pat Bechler gave a moving testimony about the loss of her son, Baltimore Orioles pitcher Steve Bechler, who died of a heat stroke during spring training. |
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| 07/28/2003 - Ginseng May Help to Manage Diabetes |
| When asked to comment, Dr. Kaufman told WebMD Medical News that ginseng could eventually be an "important strategy" in managing diabetes. |
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| 07/25/2003 - Panic Attacks |
| Could panic attacks be the result of a nutritional deficiency? This question is posed by an HSI member named Ursula in a Forum thread titled "Panic Attacks." |
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| 07/24/2003 - Is Prostate Cancer Screening USELESS? |
| Last week, William Campbell Douglass, M.D., wrote in his "Daily Dose" e-letter: "Prostate cancer screening is USELESS." Typically strong words from an alternative healthcare pioneer who regards the description "firebrand" as a complement. |
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| 07/24/2003 - Use of Arnica for Aches and Pains |
| After playing some basketball with a friend last week, my shoulder felt like it was on fire a few hours later. When I mentioned the pain to my sister, she suggested that I take arnica, which she uses to relieve her bursitis. |
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| 07/23/2003 - The Future of Mainstream Cancer Therapy |
| When it was first conceived of more than 40 years ago, angiogenesis was dismissed as a farfetched idea. Today it's considered the future of mainstream cancer therapy. |
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| 07/23/2003 - The Future of Mainstream Cancer Therapy |
| When it was first conceived of more than 40 years ago, angiogenesis was dismissed as a farfetched idea. Today it's considered the future of mainstream cancer therapy. |
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| 07/22/2003 - Freedom to Make Your Own Health Decisions |
| Simply put: these regulations will seriously inhibit your current freedom to make your own health decisions. But there is something you can do to help prevent this from happening. |
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| 07/22/2003 - Getting Omega-3 From a Vegetarian Diet |
| "With regard to your July 1 alert on macular degeneration…would flax and walnuts be as effective as tuna in fighting m.d.? Or are there other choices for vegetarians?" |
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| 07/21/2003 - The Placebo Effect |
| But the subjects in the placebo group in one study reported almost no effect at all, while in the other study the placebo subjects had almost the same results as the red clover group. |
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| 07/21/2003 - The Placebo Effect |
| But the subjects in the placebo group in one study reported almost no effect at all, while in the other study the placebo subjects had almost the same results as the red clover group. |
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| 07/18/2003 - C-reactive Protein and Liver |
| In the e-Alert "Burst of Inflammation" (11/21/02), I told you how C-reactive Protein (CRP) is produced in the liver in response to inflammation and provides us with a reliable marker for cardiovascular distress. |
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| 07/17/2003 - Dangers of Statin Drugs Outweigh the Possible Benefits |
| The cover of Newsweek magazine last week was an out-and-out valentine from the mainstream media to the pharmaceutical giants that manufacture cholesterol-lowering statin drugs. |
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| 07/17/2003 - Success with the Atkins Diet |
| In many e-Alerts I've addressed the problems associated with a high intake of carbohydrates - such as the increased risk of type 2 diabetes. And, recently, I've told you about my husband taking the Atkins plunge. |
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| 07/16/2003 - Advice for Using Zinc Supplements |
| Some people have found that zinc supplements can be helpful in preventing or shortening the duration of the common cold. But it's important to know when enough zinc is enough. |
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| 07/16/2003 - Red Clover Extract May Prevent Hot Flashes |
| So when a new study was released last week that reported on the "failure" of red clover extract in preventing hot flashes, I'm afraid that many women may have simply filed this news in their ever-growing folder of HRT disappointments. |
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| 07/15/2003 - Pediatricians Prescribing Risperdal to Children |
| Unfortunately, many parents who trust their pediatricians' judgment may be in for a shock. But just as unfortunate are the elderly Alzheimer's patients who are also given Risperdal - with sometimes grave consequences. |
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| 07/15/2003 - baking soda |
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| 07/11/2003 - The Health and Nutrition of Our Dogs |
| Those of us that consider health and nutrition a priority, more and more, are extending the same practices to our dogs. |
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| 07/10/2003 - Proper Vitamin B Intake |
| On the same day I came across an important new B vitamin study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (AJCN), I also received an e-mail from a member named Rosalina with this question: |
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| 07/10/2003 - dry cleaning |
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| 07/09/2003 - polypill |
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| 07/09/2003 - Do Zinc Supplements Increase Risk of Prostate Cancer? |
| As usual, the sound bites and headlines have it all wrong (or at least partly wrong) as they deliver their latest provocative copy along the lines of: "Zinc Supplements Increase Risk of Prostate Cancer." |
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| 07/08/2003 - A Brand New Flu Vaccine |
| But this year there's going to be a twist. Because this year, one company will be offering a brand new flu vaccine. And like anything new, "guinea pigs" are needed for testing. Want to sign up? Sure, it'll be expensive - but the side effects are free. |
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| 07/08/2003 - ringing ears |
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| 07/07/2003 - baldness |
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