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Omega-3 fatty acids

August 15, 2002 For most of us, this will be the only time today we talk about infant monkeys, mental well-being, fish, and the heart in one breath... Read More >

Categories: behavioral cardiovascular health depression fish fish oil heart attack mental omega 3 fatty acids supplements

Sleep apnea and sexual function

August 15, 2002 A new study from Haifa, Israel, shows that males who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), produce lower levels of testosterone during the night, resulting in decreased libido and sexual activity... Read More >

Categories: depression effects energy libido sexual function sleep apnea

While you were sleeping

August 14, 2002 As a health problem, snoring doesn't seem like much to get excited about. Husbands, and mostly wives, get annoyed, we complain, and eventually we find ways to cope. And of course snoring gets laughs on TV and in movies. But chronic snoring is often due to sleep apnea, a disorder... Read More >

Categories: cardiovascular disease heart health homocysteine sleep apnea snoring treatment

Heart attack and stroke

August 8, 2002 Reading cholesterol levels is not the most effective way to measure cardiovascular health. Your homocysteine level is a far more comprehensive indicator. Nevertheless, a new set of guidelines from the American Heart Association demonstrates how the homocysteine issue continues to be ignored by the mainstream... Read More >

Categories: cardiovascular health diet folate heart attack homocysteine prevention stroke supplements

Filling the gap in medical education

August 1, 2002 There isn’t a single medical school or teaching hospital in this country that provides the kind of clinical training needed to produce well educated, properly supervised and competent integrated complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) physicians... Read More >

Categories: alternative medicine physicians Dr. Milner medical education nl-2002-08 osteopaths
Newsletter Issue: August 2002

The critical second cup

July 1, 2002 The June issue of "Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association" reports on a study conducted by researchers at the University of Kuopio in Finland. Knowing that vitamin C had been shown to reduce hardening of the arteries, they set out to determine a correlation between vitamin C intake and... Read More >

Categories: diet prevention stroke vitamin C

Therapy of the Gods

June 25, 2002 For those of us who enjoy an occasional glass of wine in the evening, it's good to know that a little "cocktail therapy" probably does have a few genuine therapeutic qualities... Read More >

Categories: benefits moderate consumption wine

Thrombolytic therapy

June 19, 2002 Thrombolytic therapy is a widely used medication that dissolves blood clots in coronary arteries. When administered at the outset of heart attack symptoms it may increase the flow of blood and oxygen to the heart and prevent the death of tissue... Read More >

Categories: death elderly patients heart attack risks stroke thrombolytic therapy

An inside look

June 13, 2002 X-rays showing CAC are a reliable indicator of increased risk for both serious cardiac events and strokes... Read More >

Categories: carotid artery calcification dental dentist heart attack stroke x rays

Dangerous liaisons

May 23, 2002 At least 125,000 people each year die from prescription drugs their doctors never should have given them - because they had pre-existing conditions that are clearly contraindicated in the drugs' packaging... Read More >

Categories: deaths drug interactions metformin prescription drugs Type II Diabetes

Statin drugs to manage high levels of LDL

May 21, 2002 Every day, more than five million Americans take statin drugs to manage high levels of LDL, the "bad" cholesterol. But at what cost? News of the side effects of statins abound: liver damage, sexual dysfunction, and decreased insulin sensitivity to name just a few. Now new research confirms yet... Read More >

Categories: cardiovascular problems LDL lower cholesterol neuropathy statin drugs

Save a Samurai

May 20, 2002 And looking forward to summertime, warm weather, and late dinners in the back yard, I thought this might be a good moment to stop and linger over some summer fruits that, besides being refreshing and delicious, according to new research, also offer us substantial health benefits... Read More >

Categories: antioxidants berries black raspberry cardiovascular health fruit health benefits nitric oxide plums tumors umeboshi
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