Cholesterol Lowering and Lowfat Diets for Children
“The pharmaceutical industry seems intent on putting growing children on cholesterol-lowering drugs, with a carefully orchestrated campaign that first targets children…”

Opening Pandoras Bread Box
“Now that celiac disease has been allowed official entry into the pantheon of established medical conditions, and gluten intolerance is no longer entirely a fringe medical concept, the time has come to draw attention to the powerful little chemical in wheat…”

Sex steroid hormones – bone mineral density and risk of breast cancer
“The objective of the study is to determine if older women with high BMD are likely to develop a more aggressive form of breast cancer, as defined by mortality.”

Swine Flu a Faked Pandemic
“The truth is out. More than half of the experts advising the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare swine flu a ‘pandemic’ are linked to drug-makers that have reaped huge profits from untested vaccines and flu drugs.”

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Phthalates Affect Way Young Boys Play
“Mothers exposed to high levels of chemicals known as phthalates during pregnancy may have boys who are less likely to play with trucks and other male-typical toys or to play fight, according to a new study.”"

Child Food Allergies on the Rise in U.S.
“Pediatric food allergies, which can sometimes be life-threatening, are increasing at a dramatic rate in the United States, new research shows.”

Statins do not eliminate risk of low HDL-cholesterol levels
“Low levels of HDL cholesterol, even among statin-treated patients, are associated with a significantly increased risk of cardiovascular disease, particularly the risk of MI, a new study has shown.”

White House healthcare accord with drug industry may be going sour
“Legislation passed by the House challenges the deal that pharmaceutical companies made with the Obama administration. They’re prepared to make a stand in the Senate.”

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Fatty foods may help pilots concentrate
“That was the surprising finding of a new military-funded study that sought to figure out what types of foods were best for pilots when missions restricted when or what they could eat.”

Drug Treatment of Hyperlipidemia in Women
“Several clinical trials have evaluated the effects of lipid-lowering medications on coronary heart disease (CHD). Many of the trials have not included enough women to allow sex-specific analyses or have not reported results in women separately.”

The Dangers of Texting While Driving
“Imagine a 23% greater risk of crashing if your texting while driving. With people calling for stiff penalties for texting while driving, this video shows some startling statistics of how serious this really is.”

Cooking Made Us Human
“On the other hand, raw diets cause health problems. They include low bone mass in the back and hips, low levels of vitamin B12, low levels of the good HDL cholesterol and high levels of homocysteine, which may cause heart disease.”

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Food Label Program to Suspend Operations
“Under pressure from state and federal authorities who feared consumers would be misled, the food industry on Friday started backing away from a major labeling campaign meant to highlight the nutritional benefits of hundreds of products.”

Why This Doctor Questions Flu Vaccination
“2009 may be the year of the vaccine show-down, the moment when enough of us start questioning all we’re being told about vaccines.”

Eating Less to Live More
“Caloric restriction is the practice of limiting calorie intake without causing malnutrition, with the goal of improving health and slowing the aging process.”

Thigh circumference and risk of heart disease and premature death: prospective cohort study
“A small thigh circumference was associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular and coronary heart diseases and total mortality in both men and women.”

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No Deaths From Vitamins or Minerals
“Poison Control Statistics Prove Supplements’ Safety”

Interacting with women makes men stupid
“Some people think having large breasts makes a woman stupid. Actually, it’s quite the opposite: A woman having large breasts makes men stupid.”

In Shift, Cancer Society Has Concerns on Screenings
“We don’t want people to panic. But I’m admitting that American medicine has overpromised when it comes to screening. The advantages to screening have been exaggerated.”

How to Stay Healthy in Retirement: Keep Working
“Though many people look forward to retirement as an absolute end to their working days, new research shows that people who transition to temporary or part-time work after retiring often experience better health.”

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A brain in the head, and one in the gut
“Two brains are better than one. At least that is the rationale for the close – sometimes too close – relationship between the human body’s two brains, the one at the top of the spinal cord and the hidden but powerful brain in the gut known as the enteric nervous system.”

Are We Aware How Contaminated our Mobile Phones with Nosocomial Pathogens?
“In total, 94.5% of phones demonstrated evidence of bacterial contamination with different types of bacteria.”

Will Drinking Make You Do It?
“For a while, it looked as if quercetin might be the next super-supplement, one of the few legal substances able to improve athletic performance. “

Multivitamins linked to younger ‘biological age’: Study
“The cells of multivitamin users may have a younger biological age than cells from non-users, according to new research from the US.”

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Warning: Too much aspirin caused 1918 flu deaths
“In 1918, the US Surgeon General, the US Navy, and the Journal of the American Medical Association recommended use of aspirin just before the October death spike.”

Trail of E. Coli Shows Flaws in Inspection of Ground Beef
“She is struggling to regain some basic life skills and deal with the anger that sometimes envelops her. Despite her determination, doctors say, she will most likely never walk again.”

Health Insurance Exchanges: Will They Work?
“Despite all the disagreement in Washington, every proposal now before Congress to overhaul the nation’s health care system includes creation of an insurance “exchange” — a marketplace that would operate something like a Travelocity Web site for insurance policies.”

Mercury/blood-pressure link should guide fish choices
“An association seen between mercury levels and blood pressure (BP) in a recent analysis has researchers warning physicians and consumers about the need to weigh the risks and benefits of fish consumption and to choose with caution the type of fish they eat.”

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CDC Warns Neurologists To Watch For Nerve Disease Following Swine Flu Shots
“The CDC has followed in the footsteps of British health authorities by warning neurologists to look out for cases of the nerve disease Guillain-Barre syndrome caused by the swine flu vaccine.”

Health Concerns Over Popular Contraceptives
“The oral contraceptives Yaz and Yasmin are the top-selling pharmaceutical line for Bayer HealthCare, largely as a result of marketing that presents them as much more than mere pregnancy prevention.”

Study: Bad economy may be good for your health
“Are you finally ready for some good news about the recession? As it turns out, a shaky economy might actually be good for your health.”

Social Isolation Adversely Affects Breast Cancer
“A socially isolated, stressful environment can speed up the growth of breast cancer, researchers studying the effects of stress in animal models reported Tuesday”

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Smoking bans cut heart attacks by a third

“Smoking bans in public places can reduce the number of heart attacks by as much as 36 percent, offering fresh proof that the restrictions work, U.S. researchers said on Monday.”

More active kids have easier time falling asleep

“If you’re one of those parents who likes to let their kids run themselves ragged so they fall asleep more easily, you may be onto something: the more activity kids get, the faster they’ll drop off to sleep, according to a new study.”

Toxic Waters: Clean Water Laws Are Neglected, at a Cost in Suffering

“In the past five years, companies and workplaces have violated pollution laws more than 500,000 times. But most polluters have escaped punishment.”

Preventing Loss of Muscle Strength with Aging

“As you age, you lose muscle size and strength much faster than you lose endurance or coordination.”

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Study Suggests Chiropractic Reduces Health Care Costs, Need for Surgery
“Findings from the Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield 2008 Physical Medicine Pilot on Quality, a one-year pilot program designed to measure patient quality of care, suggest significant clinical outcomes and health care cost reductions attributable to the use of chiropractic and other physical medicine services.”

45% Of Doctors Would Consider Quitting If Congress Passes Health Care Overhaul
“Two of every three practicing physicians oppose the medical overhaul plan under consideration in Washington, and hundreds of thousands would think about shutting down their practices or retiring early if it were adopted, a new IBD/TIPP Poll has found.”

Activity Adds Years to Life, Even for Octogenarians
“Old people who are physically active are apt to live longer than their couch-potato peers, and are more likely to maintain their independence, new research from Israel shows.”

In One Study, a Heart Benefit for Chocolate
“People who eat chocolate have increased survival rates after a heart attack, researchers in Sweden found in an observational study.”

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