Natural Pharmaceuticals
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Phytoestrogens. The Claims and the Truth.
Natural products are getting more and more press concerning their usage and effectiveness. What truth is there in the stories about them and how much is truth and how much is hype?
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A Question and Answer On Taking SAMe
This is an answer to a reader who was concerned about taking certain food supplements with medications. The answer takes the complexity out of the question and presents a simple statement of fact.
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Cholesterol, The Basics
The Cholesterol debate rages on but there are still too many people out there who haven't any idea what cholesterol is. Worse, too many have a vague idea but haven't a clue of the importance of it. In this article we try to offer the basics for all to understand.
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Zinc and the Common Cold
What possible good can the use of Zinc be in the treatment of cold and flue? What are the actions?
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Potpourri
A collection of facts about hypertention measurements, the consumption of fruit juices and swallowing medications.
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Effects Of Toxins On the Human Body
Surprising findings have emerged from a recently reported study on the effects of chemicals on the human body. Here is a brief summary of the findings.
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New Alzheimer's Research
There has been much research on the Alzheimer's front and the news has been favorable. Till now! Suddenly, there's remarkable findings that can eventually lead to a long-term treatment. Perhaps there might even be a cure. Read the details in this article.
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ADHD
What is ADHD? What are the symptoms? What are the available treatments? This article offers a brief overview of the disorder and how it is treated.
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Potpourri - Wild Claims
Many claims are made about supplements, most of which are overblown or just plain false. In this article we will discuss three such claims and expose them to the facts. See if you don't agree that there's more fiction and fantasy to the claims than found in Aesop's fables.
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Medications Improving Bone & Joint Outcomes
Bone & Joint diseases are among the most painful and debilitating that afflict people. The battle against the ravages of these diseases continues and recent pharmaceutical and medical breakthroughs offer hope for a less painful future for the patients.
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What is a Heart Attack? The Basics.
What is a Heart Attack? This is a very basic explanation of what constitutes an attack, what the symptoms are and how to recognize the onset before any serious damage will result.
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UROD - A Treatment for Addiction.
There is a new, virtually painless treatment for addiction that works! The success rate is great, but the requirements to enter the program are stringent - and immutable.
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Diet 101 - The Atkins Diet.
What is the diet of choice for the obese patient? Which does the most for a dieter while on it and after diet maintenance? The Atkins method has proven to be one of the most consistent and successful diets both for loss and maintenance, plus, its medical benefits are beyond the norm.
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Diet 101 - part 2
Why do high carbohydrate low fat diets fail? What is it about high carbohydrates that causes weight gain rather than loss? What are the health hazards involved?
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Dieting 101
Since overweight and obesity have become so prevalent in the United States and other parts of the world, a comprehensive look at dieting and diet plans seems in order. In this and the next few articles, we will examine plans, explain the healthy points and debunk myths concerning each.
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The Diabetic & Foot Ulcers
What causes a diabetic to develop ulcers and what does one do to treat an ulcer once it appears? Are there methods one can use to prevent them.
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Asthma, Genes and Prospects
Recent research has uncovered gene variations that can lead to better treatment of asthma patients. Whad does that mean to the average asthma sufferer?
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When You Get Hives
What are hives? What causes them and how are they treated? Simple questions for a rather uncomfortable, albeit common problem. Look here for some answers.,What are hives? What causes them and how are they treated? Simple questions for a rather uncomfortable, albeit common problem. Look here for some answers.
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Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's Disease is a progressive, debilitating malady. This article offers an encapsulation of how it affects the body, its symptoms and current treatment.
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More Hope for Alzheimer's Patients
At a recent meeting of the World Alzheimer's Congress, several remarkable developments have rekindled hope for a cure in the forseeable future.
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Obesity - What are the causes?
We've heard the term - we know vaguely what it means. But what exactly is obesity? What causes it? What does it do to the body? Here is a brief overview of obesity. We can call it Overweight 101.
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Ephedra - Is it Really Good For You?
Ephedra-containing products are taken by millions, but are they really good for you? Can you rely on the labeling to honestly disclose the dosage stated? Here are some of the facts about the drug and the inherent danger in taking it.
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Migraine Notes
New drugs and aggressive treatments have become the mainstay of migraine therapy. The unfortunate fact is, however, that too few sufferers get adequate treatment either mitigating or preventative.
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Zyvox - the newest antibiotic
A new antibiotic is on the horizon, one that is effective against mutated bacteria. What is the drug and how effective is it?
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Repetitive Motion
Repetitive stress injury is becoming more prevalent with the advent of the popularity of the computer. One of the most common of those is carpal tunnel syndrome. Here is a brief overview of that complaint, means of prevention, and relief.
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Endometriosis & its treatments
The questions have been posed - what is endometriosis, how is it diagnosed, what causes it, and is there an effective treatment? This article seeks to answer these questions.
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Is There a Cure for The Common Cold In Our Future?
The common cold is one ailment that scientists have sought a cure for since alchemy days. Now, a drug is in the testing stage that shows promise of being the drug that can deliver that "cure." Is there truth to the rumbling that finally, the cold is doomed?
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The Soy Situation
The discussion about whether soy and soy products are beneficial to people rages on, but are there any new findings to support either side? The U S government thinks so. Find out why in this article.
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The New Weapon Against Insomnia, Valerian
Valerian has been shown, in many studies, to be far more effective than placebo's and as effective (sometimes more so) than valium and similar products in relaxing a patient and promoting sleep.
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Can Spinal Cord Injury be Repaired?
A gene named NOGO has been found that produces a protein that inhibits the regeneration of cells in the Central Nervous System. Armed with that knowledge, a team of scientists has produced a specific protein inhibitor that allows regeneration, thus offering hope to hundreds of thousands of paralized people.
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Herbs and Surgery
Herbals and surgery don't always mix, and are not always good together. It is always best not to take herbals prior to procedures, and here's why.
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New Treatment for Asthma
A New drug, developed by scientists from Genentech, Novartis, and Tanox has proven to be of immense value in the treatment of asthma. The drug, Anti-IgE relieves symptoms with a minimun of side effects.
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Cyber Pharmacy
What are the pro's and con's of doing your medicine shopping over the internet.
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Vitamin B-12
A basic knowledge of vitamin B12, its usage in the body, and the effects of its deficiency are discussed.
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Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)
A brief description of Vitamin B6 - its value and functions to, and the effects on the body of its deficiency
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Riboflavin - vitamin B2
Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) is described, deficiency symptomology is explored, and some recent research is explained.
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Vitamin B1 (Thiamin)
Vitamin B1 (thiamin) is an essential part of the B-complex vitamin system. This article briefly examines its uses, sources, and what occurs when there is a deficiency.
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Vitamin A (continuation)
A is an important vitamin. It is part of an antioxident group that aids in alleviation of numerous complaints and new research is showing more uses with each new study.
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Vitamin A - the myths and the truths.
Lay people know alot about vitamin A, but what they don't know or have forgotten will fill volumes. This is a brief overview of the vitamin and its functions.
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An Introduction to Vitamins
A brief overview of vitamins, their purpose and actions. A forerunner to a long series covering each vitamin and mineral, what they do, how, and where to obtain them.
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More on the Heart
More basic facts concerning the heart and its health. A discussion of heart attack victims and the medications now being used to prolong life and its quality
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Xenical - Good Product or New Fad?
What is Xenical? Is it really the overweight patient's answer to his/her dietary problems? This column attempts to give the facts, both pro and con concerning the newest dietary product.
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Drug Safety
A frank discussion on the good and bad points of today's pharmaceuticals, including reasons why drugs that have had deaths associated with them shouldn't be removed from the market.
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Viagra Works!
Viagra works. That is, it works when certain criteria are met. All jokes and snide remarks aside, the drug was developed to help those in need. For them it works. For the others; maybe not!
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Heart to Heart
A brief discussion of the value of proper nutrition in the health of the heart and circulatory system.
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Oh, Beans, Soy that is.
Soy offers many benefits to the consumer, but none is more important than its cholesterol reducing properties. Recent research, however, is uncovering many others as well.
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Pain and the Lethal Drug Abuse Prevention Act
Pain, legislators, and the medical profession as a whole are all entwined in a struggle that can change the way people can live, or die. The outcome of the struggle will impact us all.
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How To Be An Informed Drug Consumer
Some common sense procedures to follow that will help you to protect yourself from common medication errors that could make you very ill, or prove fatal.
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That's a Mouthful
Some basics about oral hygeine that will preserve the health of your gums and the beauty of your teeth. Following lthese basics will help you retain that lovely smile.
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Heartfelt News
Heart healthy bioceutical Pycnogenol is rapidly becoming the largest selling alternative heart medicine in the botanical market. The whys make compelling reading
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An Alternate Route to a Healthy Liver
A New? Old Drug For Liver Health. Studies for the last 40 years both in the US and Europe have shown some remarkable results from taking Milk Thistle.
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