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2010 July

To lower Alzheimer's risk, make sure you're getting ALL your vitamin E

We’ve been telling you about the benefits of full spectrum vitamin E for years. And now we know that adding that icing just might help you avoid Alzheimer’s disease (AD).

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Time for FDA officials to wake up and do what they're supposed to do!

I’m talking about Avandia, of course–the type 2 diabetes drug that makes jumping over canyons on a motorcycle seem like a safe career choice.

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Sweet comeuppance--a drug company executive gets a public scolding

While we’re waiting for the FDA to wake up and do the right thing, we can take at least a little comfort from my favorite moment of the Avandia panel discussions.

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Patients who require opioid painkillers must watch for this important adverse effect

Most opioid side effects are well known: constipation, dizziness, drowsiness, and confusion.Less well known–and less obvious–is the effect opioids can have on your testosterone levels.

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Why does running water give you the urge to urinate?

I asked you if anyone else had a theory. And the theories came pouring in…

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