The Year in Medicine, from Time
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Linda MacDonald GlennPosted
Mon 29 Dec 2008 4:51pm
A Synopsis of The Year in Medicine 2008: From A to Z
The financial world blew itself up, the political world turned upside down, but in 2008 the world of medicine just kept chugging. In good times and bad, science doesn't sleep, and every year brings breakthroughs, setbacks, reasons for worry and reasons for joy. TIME' s annual alphabetical ro ...
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Days 1, 2 & 3: 6 Week Body Makeover Plan
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Denise B.Posted
Sun 24 Aug 2008 5:19pm
Day 1
Tuesday May 27, 2008
I had gone grocery shopping on Sunday and the only protein food I had in the house was eggs and canned tuna fish. I had a head of iceberg lettuce and I was anxious to get started on my plan.
My first day was extremely boring since I didn't have a lot of fresh fruit or veggies in the house. W ...
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Davis: Wanna Cut Plaque In Your Arteries? Slash Your Carbohydrates!
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Jimmy M.Posted
Thu 11 Sep 2008 6:18pm
Dr. William Davis says modern-day heart care "tragically off track"
Heart health in the United States and around the world is that much more pronounced nowadays in light of the fact that obesity rates and and so-called "high" cholesterol have risen to the level of being labeled diseases that require a pharmaceutical response. But the ...
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Thank you, Crestor
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Dr. William D.Posted
Fri 20 Mar 2009 3:11pm
I'm sure everyone by now has seen the Crestor ads run by drugmaker, AstraZeneca. TV ads, magazine ads, and the Crestor website all echoing the same message:
" While I was busy building my life, something else was busy building in my arteries: dangerous plaque."
While previous drug trials with Mevacor, Pravachol, Zocor, and Lipitor have f ...
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Dietary Fat, Cholesterol---Good for Your Brain
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Diane S.Posted
Tue 26 Aug 2008 12:41pm
I was doing some online research for my dad. He is 79 and still works a full time job in a foundry no less. He has been taking Zocor for a number of years for high cholesterol---no history of heart disease for him though. This is not a rant about how bad drugs like Zocor are for people. And they most definitely are. But while doing this resear ...
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Leading MD Talks About Natural Cancer Cure!
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Total Health BreakthroughsPosted
Sat 18 Jul 2009 11:47pm
In This Issue:
“I Feel Like the Medicine is Killing Me Instead of Helping Me”
By Carolyn Dean, MD, ND
With the forced chemotherapy treatment of young Daniel Hauser from Minnesota in the news r ecently, the 15-year-old story of Billy Best and his survival from cancer has returned to mainstream media.
Billy Best suffered cancer of ...
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The Cholesterol lie?
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Krizia MissKPosted
Sat 27 Feb 2010 9:00am
*** Cholesterol facts: this is a long and detailed post***
It’s true that I focus 99% of my efforts at providing as much useful information on healthy eating and adopting a healthy lifestyle and I usually leave any medical stuff to well, medical professionals, but there are a few sentences I read from Dr. Dwight Lundell’s new book “ Th ...
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Wacky statin effects
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Dr. William D.Posted
Tue 26 Aug 2008 4:16pm1 Comment
In general, I try to exhaust possibilities before resorting to the statin drugs. But we still do use them, both in general practice and the Track Your Plaque program.
There are indeed a number of ways to reduce, minimize, or eliminate the need for these drugs. For instance, if your LDL is 150 mg/dl but comprised of 90% small particles ...
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Health Insurance Underwriting procedures – Data Mining to Cherry Pick and some are listed on the Web
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Medical QuackPosted
Sun 29 Mar 2009 3:49pm
With the Ingenix story in the news the last few weeks, there are a couple of other data sources out there that are used to mine your medication and health records data. Part of the reason that is is all coming to light is due to the fact the data is now trying to be used in a constructive basis, for good healthcare and with all of this comes out ...
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results of lupus survey
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Carla U.Posted
Wed 18 Jun 2008 6:08pm
I set up a survey about lupus on surveymonkey.com, with a limit of 100 respondents.
Well, the results are in.
First of all, I sent the results to my husband. It
really hit home with him, after reading everyone's
comments, about how important it is to rest, sleep,
and not have too much stress. he let me off the hook
for a big family gatherin ...
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