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How dietary polyphenols fight Alzheimer’s by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Researchers discover how polyphenols from grape seed extract block toxic Alzheimer’s plaque formation. UCLA.edu - The so-called “French paradox” refers to Fr ... Read on »

Bad LDL cholesterol slows fat burning by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Ki.se - The so called bad cholesterol (LDL) inhibits the breakdown of fat in cells of peripheral deposits, according to a study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska ... Read on »

Hairspray exposure during pregnancy linked to penis birth defect by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Ehponline.org - Maternal on-the-job exposure to hair sprays, some of which contain chemicals known as phthalates, has been linked to hypospadias in newborn boys, according to ... Read on »

Overusing migraine medication can make migraines worse by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Aecom.yu.edu - A team of researchers has determined that certain commonly-prescribed headache pain medications may have the unintended consequence of increasing the frequency ... Read on »

Attending religious services lowers death risk 20 percent by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Aecom.yu.edu - A NIH-funded study of over 92,000 post-menopausal women strongly suggests that regular attendance at religious services reduces the risk of death by approximate ... Read on »

Weekly weight checks might help overweight teens with weight control by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine HBNS.org - Overweight teens who weigh themselves at least once a week are more likely to engage in other healthy weight control measures than teens who step on the scale less ... Read on »

No genetic damage found from ADHD meds in children by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine NIEHS.NIH.GOV - In contrast to some prior findings in pilot studies, two of the most common medications used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) do not ap ... Read on »

Ginkgo biloba found ineffective for dementia prevention in elderly by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine JAMA - Use of the herb Ginkgo biloba, claimed to have beneficial effects on memory and cognition, was not effective in reducing the rate of dementia or Alzheimer’s disea ... Read on »

Why antihistamines can worsen restless leg syndrome by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine People with restless leg syndrome often have found that sleep-inducing allergy drugs (commonly antihistamines) worsen their symptoms. Now, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Uni ... Read on »

Grape powder flavonoids fight joint inflammation pain by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Flavonoids in grapes reduce arthritis pain, improve anti-inflammatory response of NSAID meloxicam. Table grapes are high in flavonoids, which are thought to have strong antiox ... Read on »

Curcumin may protect against Parkinson’s disease by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Curcumin, a component of the curry spice turmeric, has strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Both oxidative damage - damage caused by oxygen - and inflammation ... Read on »

Calcium needs magnesium to protect against colon cancer by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine AACR.org - According to data presented at the Seventh Annual American Association for Cancer Research International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research, an u ... Read on »

How minor child behavior problems grow to teen violence by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor

2 Comments Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine How do minor behavior problems and experiences early in life lead to serious acts of violence in teenagers? A group of researchers has found that the answer may lie in a casca ... Read on »

Unhappy people choose TV more than socializing, reading by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Television watching provides short-term reward, but displaces activities with long-term benefit. UMD.edu – A new study by sociologists at the University of Maryland conc ... Read on »

Super brains of mentally sharp elderly have few Alzheimer’s tangles by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Maybe you have an 85-year-old grandfather who still moves quickly through the newspaper crossword puzzle every morning or a 94-year-old aunt who never forgets a name or a face ... Read on »

Spider veins, varicose veins, cellulite - a dermatologist’s view by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine AAD.org - While spider veins, varicose veins, cellulite and pedicures gone awry may sound like the makings of a modern-day horror flick, the scary part is these dermatologic c ... Read on »

High-normal phosphate level may promote coronary artery calcification by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine ASN-online.org - Healthy adults with higher levels of phosphate in the blood are more likely to have increased levels of calcium in the coronary arteries - a key indicator of ... Read on »

Cell phones, head injury, neurological problems by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Different writers have speculated over the last few years about whether cell phones increase the risk of developing a brain tumor. The majority of studies that have been publi ... Read on »

How red meat boosts cancer-triggering inflammation by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine UCSD.edu - Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine have shown a new mechanism for how human consumption of red meat and milk products could co ... Read on »

Nanoparticles - taken with tea - induce cell death by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine TUT.fi - Nanoparticles that are one milliard of a meter in size are widely used, for example, in cosmetics and food packaging materials. There are also significant amounts of ... Read on »

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