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Vitamin C

November 29, 2004 If you're a woman with diabetes, you might have been alarmed to come across news reports stating simply that vitamin C may increase mortality in diabetic women. But it turns out there's a lot more to it than that. And a lot less too... Read More >

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Food for good thoughts

November 18, 2004 Parents of depressed adolescents and teens may feel at a loss in choosing a treatment for their kids. If antidepressant drugs increase suicide risk, where do they turn? We'll tell you about the key dietary factors that every depressed person - young... Read More >

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Salt and blood pressure

November 2, 2004 Everyone knows that you should avoid salt, right? Because salt can cause high blood pressure, correct? The answers to those questions: No and No. We'll take a look at recent research that shows how older people who choose a sodium-free diet may be... Read More >

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Undetected kidney disease

October 28, 2004 At HSI we strongly believe that aging should not be equated with... Read More >

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Vioxx

October 18, 2004 Tremors & Aftershocks When the pharmaceutical giant Merck removed Vioxx from the market earlier this month, I had a hunch there would be aftershocks as more details emerged. And that hunch was correct: aftershocks have been arriving right on schedule. For anyone who’s been using either Vioxx or Celebrex (the... Read More >

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Smoke and mirrors

October 5, 2004 proposed moratorium that would ban as many as 5,000 NIH scientists from acceptin... Read More >

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Sugar shock

September 28, 2004 Chicken or egg - which came first? Even though it's an intriguing... Read More >

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Lowering risk of heart attack

September 21, 2004 Your relative risk of heart attack may be lowered by as much as 80 percent by doing just three things: eating plenty of fruits and vegetables, getting regular exercise, and avoiding smoking... Read More >

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Heart health and statin drugs

September 20, 2004 But for those who are long-time HSI members and e-Alert readers, no wake-up call was required, because the Lancet study revealed specific details about heart disease risk that we first told you about nearly three years ago... Read More >

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Zinc and your bones

September 16, 2004 Now I've come across a study that shows how an adequate intake of dietary zinc may help men maintain a healthy bone mass density (BMD... Read More >

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Fat chance

August 25, 2004 There may be an effective way to help manage your triglyceride levels without dr... Read More >

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Snoring and sleep apnea

August 14, 2004 But as serious as daytime fatigue can be (resulting in ineffectiveness at work and accidents on the road), a new study released at the end of July reveals that sleep apnea can have far more serious consequences than just fatigue... Read More >

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