| 07/31/2007 - Life is Good |
| If you've ever suffered from depression, or if you know someone who has, then you're well aware that genuine depression is not "the blues," and it's not "feeling down." |
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| 07/31/2007 - The Good and The Bad |
| I recently visited a cardiologist for the first time, and while waiting for my name to be called I was treated to a cartoon on the waiting room television. It was a cowboy cartoon titled, "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly." |
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| 07/30/2007 - Horse Meat? |
| Some people can't handle the idea of eating raw fish. Sushi? No thanks, they'll say. You eat all the sushi you want - I'll have the teriyaki. |
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| 07/30/2007 - It's a Joke |
| Did you hear the one about selenium supplements causing diabetes? It goes like this: The New York Times, ABC News and Reuters walk into a bar. The bartender says, "Want to buy a half-baked study?" And all three say, "Yes!" |
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| 07/26/2007 - Cancer-Fighting Menu |
| Chicken breast, fish, red meat and beans, along with vegetables and fruits (especially bananas) are the menu items that can help men significantly lower their risk of developing colorectal cancer. |
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| 07/26/2007 - It sounds a little like science fiction. |
| Say you have chronic back pain. No problem. You just wrap your back in a special fabric and the pain is gradually relieved. Feeling better, you return to your job repairing robots on the moon. |
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| 07/25/2007 - Opening Energy |
| Can a ceiling fan cause Bell's palsy? That might seem like an odd question, but under certain circumstances a ceiling fan just might play a role in triggering a bout of Bell's palsy… |
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| 07/25/2007 - Orajel Toddler Training Toothpaste |
| You probably know Orajel as the toothpaste for sensitive teeth. But Orajel actually makes several oral care products, including toothache and denture pain treatments, and products for kids, including Orajel Toddler Training Toothpaste. |
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| 07/24/2007 - Flying Lessons |
| The term "flying off the shelves" always struck me as funny. For instance, according to a Canadian newspaper, "Vitamin D pills are apparently flying off the shelves in Montreal." |
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| 07/24/2007 - High Fish Intake = Stroke? |
| When I read that a new study had found that high fish intake may increase the risk of stroke I knew that one of three things was going on: Either the study was bad, the fish was contaminated, or the fish was fried. |
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| 07/23/2007 - Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Mike? |
| When I sent you the e-Alert "That's Sick!" (7/3/07) with some thoughts about "Sicko!" (Michael Moore's documentary about health care woes) I had a hunch the topic might touch a nerve. |
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| 07/23/2007 - Wine for Dental Health? |
| That glass of wine with dinner just might help fight tooth decay and gum disease, according to a new study. But…there's a catch. |
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| 07/19/2007 - Toxic Tub |
| My friend Harry has an unusual swimming pool - to eliminate bacteria and algae, his pool is treated with a salt ionization processes instead of chlorine. |
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| 07/19/2007 - Lemonade therapy? Sign me up! |
| Sounds pretty inviting, doesn't it? What's not so inviting is the uncomfortable, sometimes excruciating health problem that lemonade therapy is used to address: kidney stones. |
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| 07/18/2007 - One Good Reason |
| I can give you plenty of good reasons to avoid fructose, but all you need is one: type 2 diabetes. |
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| 07/18/2007 - New Gout Study |
| All gout patients and their doctors need to be aware of a surprising new study from the University of Pittsburgh. |
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| 07/17/2007 - Graduation Day |
| Fibromyalgia patients received some good news recently when the FDA approved the use of the drug Lyrica for the treatment of symptoms associated with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). |
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| 07/17/2007 - What is my pet eating? |
| Safe to say, that question has been asked quite often over the past couple of months as we've received one new warning after another about dangerous components that have shown up in various pet foods. |
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| 07/16/2007 - Hot and Colds |
| Q: What's worse than suffering the discomfort and congestion of a common cold? |
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| 07/16/2007 - We may have found a brand new sarcastic catchphrase. |
| When FDA officials recently advised consumers to discard all toothpaste made in China, they inadvertently coined a catchphrase: "…about as safe as Chinese toothpaste." |
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| 07/12/2007 - The Ruling Class |
| Have you ever wondered if the "threats to our health care freedoms" are just a little bit exaggerated? |
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| 07/12/2007 - Antibiotic-helper? |
| You might call cranberry juice an antibiotic-helper - at least where helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) bacterium in female patients is concerned. |
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| 07/11/2007 - Flying Lessons |
| The term "flying off the shelves" always struck me as funny. For instance, according to a Canadian newspaper, "Vitamin D pills are apparently flying off the shelves in Montreal." |
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| 07/11/2007 - Does Fish Cause Stroke |
| When I read that a new study had found that high fish intake may increase the risk of stroke I knew that one of three things was going on: Either the study was bad, the fish was contaminated, or the fish was fried. |
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| 07/10/2007 - Mystery Bees |
| The mystery of the missing honeybees may have a simple solution. But will anyone pay attention? |
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| 07/10/2007 - Get the balance right and survival may be the reward. |
| Three recent studies suggest that the correct balance between omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids could be very beneficial to men with prostate cancer. |
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| 07/09/2007 - Round the Mulberry Bush |
| What's the health secret in the mulberry? Here's how Roman poet Horace described it more than 2,000 years ago: "A man will pass his summers in health, who will finish his luncheon with black mulberries." |
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| 07/09/2007 - Post-Market Surveillance |
| "The U.S. has no rational system for 'post-market surveillance' - the evaluation of drugs after they've been approved." |
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| 07/05/2007 - Panoramic View |
| Healthy women who want to take active steps to promote bone health might have a few questions after reading this headline above a NutraIngredients-USA article: "Dietary Calcium Better for Bones than Supplements - Study" |
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| 07/03/2007 - That's Sick! |
| If you plan to catch a summer movie and you're in the mood for something hair-raising, you can try Stephen King's supernatural thriller "1408," or the zombie virus horror of "28 Days Later." |
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| 07/03/2007 - Eye Safety for the 4th |
| I have a doctor friend whose specialty is eye surgery. When he was chief resident at Johns Hopkins here in Baltimore, there was one night of the year when he was always on call and almost always needed: The Fourth of July. |
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| 07/02/2007 - Reading the Signs |
| I'm not a psychic, but I've got a strong feeling you're not getting enough choline. This "feeling" comes from a new study that suggests choline intake is not up to par for most of us. |
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