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Drug Research · August 20, 2012
RANDOMIZED TRIALS STOPPED EARLY FOR BENEFIT – (12-06-05)
Randomized Trials Stopped Early for Benefit There are times when researchers feel that the benefits for a product or drug they are testing are showing strong enough during earlier phases of research for the researchers…
Hormone · August 20, 2012
OXYTOCIN PLAYS A LARGE ROLE IN SOCIAL BEHAVIOR – (12-06-05)
Pervasive social deficits, but normal parturition, in oxytocin receptor-deficient mice Understanding that this is a mouse study, there is an important take home message. The induction of labor with pitocin here in the…
Colic · August 20, 2012
NURSING MOTHERS BE AWARE OF WHAT YOU EAT – (12-06-05)
Effect of a Low-Allergen Maternal Diet on Colic Among Breastfed Infants Many would not think that the foods a nursing mother takes in would have a large impact on certain conditions her infant may be experiencing, but…
Migraine · August 20, 2012
MIGRAINE PATIENTS NEED FULL ATTENTION TO MANAGE THEIR LIFESTYLE – (11-21-05)
Comparison of the effects of amitriptyline and flunarizine on weight gain and serum leptin, C peptide and insulin levels when used as migraine preventive treatment This definitely goes into the “we’re mismanaging…
Diabetes (Type 2) · August 20, 2012
INSULIN RESISTANCE AND RISK OF DIABETES – (12-06-05)
Prevalence of Impaired Fasting Glucose and Its Relationship With Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in US Adolescents Are you sitting down? Get ready for the onslaught. The prevalence of impaired fasting glucose (a…
Vitamin E · August 20, 2012
IMPORTANCE OF A BALANCE OF TOCOPHEROLS – (12-06-05)
Importance of tocopherols beyond tocopherol: evidence from animal and human studies It’s nice to see a review illuminating the importance of a balance of tocopherols. Remember that what we normally consider as vitamin E…
Miscellaneous · August 20, 2012
HOW TO PREVENT UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS? – (11-21-05)
Prevention of Upper Respiratory Tract Infections by Gargling Wow. This one surprised me a little. Merely gargling with water several times per day drastically cut the risk of upper respiratory infections (about a 40%…
Asthma · August 20, 2012
FAST FOODS – A RISK FACTOR FOR ASTHMA – (12-06-05)
Fast foods – are they a risk factor for asthma? While this may come as a shock to some, eating fast food is generally not good for our health. This has been a public service reminder to avoid fast food… Read entire…
Oxidative Stress · August 20, 2012
EFFECTIVENESS OF IRON SUPPLEMENTATION – (12-06-05)
Effectiveness of Iron Supplementation in a Young Child With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder While this is only one case study, it does suggest that there are nutritional factors that may play a role in the…
Diabetes (Type 2) · August 20, 2012
Diabetic Food Chart and the Grapefruit Diet Plan
Diabetes IS the enemy of human physiology. Understanding a diabetic food chart is important, but did you know the grapefruit diet plan may play a role? So why is the grapefruit diet plan so unique? It all boils down to…
Oxidative Stress · August 20, 2012
DECREASED OXYGEN LEADS TO INCREASED OXIDATIVE STRESS – (12-06-05)
A Prospective Study of Anemia Status, Hemoglobin Concentration, and Mortality in an Elderly Cohort Iron deficiency results in decreased oxygen delivery to tissues. Decreased oxygen leads to increased oxidative stress…
Diet Choices for Your Best Health · August 20, 2012
BENEFITS OF OMEGA-3 SUPPLEMENTATION – (12-06-05)
Cognitive and physiological effects of Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation in healthy subjects While we have seen studies like this before with wonderful benefits of omega-3 supplementation, the question…
Insulin · August 20, 2012
AVOIDING MILK REDUCES RISK OF INSULIN RESISTANCE – (12-12-05)
Avoiding milk is associated with a reduced risk of insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome I hear frequently out in the community that the message of what’s good for you constantly changes, so what’s the point?…
Cancer · August 19, 2012
WHAT ARE THE FACTORS THAT INCREASES RISK OF ESOPHAGEAL CANCER? – (11-21-05)
Nitrate and nitrosative chemistry within Barrett’s oesophagus during acid reflux I personally think we are severely mismanaging reflux disease. Despite lack of evidence for too much stomach acid production, we prescribe…
Vitamin E · August 19, 2012
VITAMIN E PROVIDES LONG LASTING PROTECTION – (11-07-05)
A transient treatment of hippocampal neurons with alpha-tocopherol induces a long-lasting protection against oxidative damage via a genomic action While this is a rat study, it does illustrate the potential problems…
Vaccination · August 19, 2012
REFUSING PREVENTATIVE APPROACH IS DEVASTATING – (11-07-05)
Dismissing the Family Who Refuses Vaccines This is interesting. Vaccination is viewed as preventative by the medical profession. So refusal of a preventative approach is devastating enough to the doctor patient…
Migraine · August 19, 2012
PATIENTS WITH MIGRAINE HAVE A HEART DEFECT – (11-21-05)
Nearly half of patients with migraine with aura are found to have a heart defect, study finds This one has created quite a stir in the cardiologist community. Many have moved on this information and are doing septal…
Diabetes (Type 2) · August 19, 2012
NORMAL FASTING PLASMA GLUCOSE LEVELS – (11-07-05)
Normal Fasting Plasma Glucose Levels and Type 2 Diabetes in Young Men Remember that progression to diabetes is a continuum–a patient is not normal on Thurs and then diabetic on Friday when their labs finally tip over to…
Stress · August 19, 2012
LACK OF EXERCISE, STRESS IS ALWAYS UNDERLYING – (11-07-05)
Signs of chronic stress in women with recurrent candida vulvovaginitis While we offhandedly use the phrase “stress kills” we don’t often think of how accurate that phrase is. Much like insulin resistance and lack of…
Inflammation · August 19, 2012
INSULIN RESISTANCE LEADS TO INFLAMMATION – (11-21-05)
Plasma IL-6 concentration is inversely related to insulin sensitivity, and acute-phase proteins associate with glucose and lipid metabolism in healthy subjects What a tangled web we weave…It is known that insulin…
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