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Beware of doctors bearing bad news about your T-score May 31, 2017

Losing bone mass is a normal part of aging. Yet Big Pharma has managed to turn it into a billion-dollar industry, one that unbelievably had its start in a hot conference room in Rome 25-years ago. That’s when a magic number called a “T-score” was pulled out of thin air. And now, thanks to new […]

New findings on BPA make avoiding it more urgent than ever May 25, 2017

Two years ago, scientists in California voted unanimously that the toxic plastic additive BPA should be immediately added to the list of chemicals that are known to cause birth defects. That should have meant that soup, veggies and other canned foods whose packaging includes BPA (which is typically used to coat the inside of can […]

Diabetes drug can double your chances of losing a limb May 24, 2017

The risk of an amputation is one of the scariest complications of having diabetes. The good news about that, however, is that diabetes-related amputations have dropped by around half over the last two decades. That’s said to be due to better foot and wound care and better “diabetes management.” But if you or someone you […]

Is eating chicken about to get a whole lot riskier? May 22, 2017

What came first, the chicken or the beef? If that sounds like a trick question, it is. A way to trick us into serving up some Chinese chicken for dinner! No, I’m not talking about chicken chow mein, but chickens from China. Don’t we have enough chickens in the U.S., you might ask? Yes, of […]

Newly approved drugs can be the riskiest ones of all May 17, 2017

It’s fun to try the latest and greatest, be it a big purchase or even some crazy new gadget. But here’s something “new” you never want to take a chance with: Big Pharma’s drugs. It seems like every month or so, the latest Pharma invention is being heavily advertised on TV for diabetes or psoriasis […]

How to wind back the clock on the health of your arteries May 17, 2017

It was a couple of decades ago when we first heard about that “French Paradox,” and the amazing compound in red grapes called resveratrol. At the time, a lot of those reporting on it would joke that this was just a ploy to get people to drink more red wine! But the power of resveratrol […]

Lyme disease may be no match for this sweet little herb May 16, 2017

Could an unassuming little shrub actually be a superhero in disguise — one with the power to overwhelm a pathogen that’s been making the lives of millions of Americans miserable for decades? It turns out that extracts made from the leaves of the stevia plant are powerful enough to zap the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria — […]

Shingles shot blamed for illnesses, injuries and deaths May 11, 2017

Of all the drug commercials that seem to play nonstop on TV, the ones that try to scare us the most are for Merck’s shingles vaccine Zostavax. The drugmaker has used almost every trick in the book, from spooky music to actors wearing makeup so they appear to have shingles blisters all over them. The […]

Med students get medical info from the same place you do! May 2, 2017

If you’ve ever admitted to your doctor that you were using Google to check on your symptoms or treatments, I’ll bet he rolled his eyes or slowly shook his head. And he may have even warned you to stop consulting with “Dr. Google.” Patients look up so many health concerns (and then, of course, worry […]

How to triple your risk of dementia with one common habit April 27, 2017

For something so seemingly innocent, there sure are a lot of ways diet soda can do you in. Several years ago we told you about a study that found women who regularly drank just two or more diet drinks a day were upping their chances of a heart attack or stroke by 30 percent. Plus […]

Why do you have such a hard time getting to sleep at night? April 17, 2017

Turns out, it’s not just getting up to use the bathroom at night or worrying about things you need to do the next day — as we age, it does become harder and harder to get a good night’s sleep. According to a newly-published report by UC Berkeley researchers, various biological changes in our brain […]

Urgent: What you need to know before receiving an MRI test April 11, 2017

Paul Decker was 61 when his doctor ordered an MRI scan. That was the day his life changed forever. Not because of anything the scan found, but because of what it did to Paul’s body. It turned his skin thick and hard, like “wood or granite” — something that makes it very difficult for him […]

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