Hard on the heels of the COX-2 debacle, the US Food and Drug Administration, which somehow seems to have developed a conscience, has recently issued a Public Health Advisory targeting all non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) as worthy of...
A new study has found that lycopene - found in tomatoes - protects against cancer only when the entire fruit is eaten rather than when taken as a dietary supplement. One study found that rats fed on tomato powder developed fewer cancers
Although vasectomies do not increase your risk of dying from heart disease, another study shows an increased risk of cancer, mainly of the lung, among those who'd had their vasectomies done 20 yea ...
A major HRT trial in the US has been halted because the combination of conjugated equine oestrogen (0.625 mg/ day) and medroxyprogesterone acetate (2.5 mg/day) (Prempro) simply did more harm than good.
Whether or not your homocysteine levels are elevated depends upon the total methionine content of dietary protein and the amount of vitamin B6, B12 and folic acid in your diet. .. ...
HRT: Its days as a ‘just-in-case’ are numbered
Six months ago, I was anaemic and diagnosed with angina. Although not very severe, I was told I would have to stay on beta-blockers for life!
KEEP ON WALKING: a simple remedy for postmenopausal women
Synthetic progesterone taken for therapeutic purposes such as dysfunctional uterine bleeding may increase the risk of heart disease, according to new data. ...
For more than 50 years, medicine has claimed that a diet high in cholesterol and fat is responsible for coronary artery disease. However, growing evidence shows that heart disease may simply be a marked case of scurvy. Repairing blood vessels could...
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