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Fighting breast cancer

August 21, 2002 It's a concept almost too good to be true: a supplement that women could take daily to help prevent breast cancer... Read More >

Categories: breast cancer immune system oxomate prevention sulforaphane supplement

Effects of Canola Oil

August 20, 2002 I received an e-mail last week from HSI Panelist Allan Spreen, M.D. who suggested I read a new article titled "The Great Con-ola" - an in-depth piece that could be subtitled "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Canola Oil (but Were Afraid to Ask)."... Read More >

Categories: alternatives canola oil cardiovascular system omega 3 fatty acids rapeseed trans fatty acids

Nutrients in cooked corn

August 13, 2002 There's something about fresh corn out of a truck that just feels like summer. But with the bad news about carbs and starches in recent years, it's easy to wonder whether we should be eating corn at all. Now a new study gives us a reason to stop and grab... Read More >

Categories: antioxidants cooking corn high fructose corn syrup nutrients

Folate and colon cancer

August 12, 2002 Researchers at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast, Northern Ireland, studied the effects of a folate supplement on 6 subjects, each of who had recurrent colon polyps... Read More >

Categories: colon cancer folate

Chemotherapy drugs

August 1, 2002 It's like an episode of Judge Judy. The parties enter the courtroom. The plaintiff: the Attorney General of Ohio (on behalf of Ohio and 28 other states). The defendant: the pharmaceutical giant Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS... Read More >

Categories: Bristol Myers Squibb Cancer controversy generic lawsuit taxol

Eat for your health

July 31, 2002 Just Monday I told you about an amazing new technique for detecting prostate cancer that's being developed at UCLA. Today, I wanted to quickly share another prostate cancer study I just came across... Read More >

Categories: Cancer mediterranean food polyphenols prostate health wine

Overdiagnosis of prostate cancer

July 29, 2002 Earlier this month the health news was dominated by seismic shifts in the safety of hormone replacement therapy. Now it seems like everywhere I turn I'm finding new information on prostate cancer... Read More >

Categories: cell detection imaging light luciferase prostate cancer therapy virus

Cancer patients using alternative treatments

July 24, 2002 According to the market consulting firm Datamonitor, an astonishing 80% of cancer patients in the U.S. supplement their medical care with alternative treatments ranging from special diets and supplements to herbal remedies and acupuncture... Read More >

Categories: alternative health Cancer natural therapy treatments

Under the knife; under the gun

July 23, 2002 It's probably one of the biggest fears doctors face…overlooking cancer... Read More >

Categories: Cancer overdiagnosis overlooked prevention prostate PSA screening supplements

Is there room on the bandwagon for everyone?

July 22, 2002 In the last few weeks we've seen some dramatic reversals in the status quo of nutrition and health care. More than once I thought of that familiar image in old movies where a courtroom verdict or a news flash would send a horde of reporters running for a bank of... Read More >

Categories: alternative health atkins diet flouride food pyramid hormone replacement therapy HRT low fat

Playing knee games

July 18, 2002 When a subject in a study has a response to a treatment he believes he has received (but in fact has not), we see just how easy it is for the mind to control our perceptions. This is the placebo effect. And now we know that when it comes to... Read More >

Categories: arthroscopic surgery chondroitin sulfate effectiveness glucosamine joints osteoarthritis placebo effect surgery

Little big horn

July 17, 2002 Just yesterday, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) reported the results of a research study with conclusions that I hope will prompt every woman taking estrogen to reassess her treatment... Read More >

Categories: Cancer estrogen hormone replacement therapy HRT risks side effects
Allan Spreen, M.D.
Dr. Allan Spreen, Chief Medical Advisor

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