Feature highlights-June 20, 2009-November 18, 2009

June 23, 2008

June 24, 2008

June 25, 2008

June 26, 2008

The Vitamin Cure for Alcoholism
Andrew W. Saul
www.doctoryourself.com

June 27, 2009

Green tea may affect prostate cancer progression
Cancer Prevention Research 2, 673, July 1, 2009

Excess pounds, but not too many, may lead to longer life
By Roni Caryn Rabin. The New York Times, June 26, 2009

Anatomy of health effects of Mediterranean diet
doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2337 (Published 23 June 2009)

Female soldiers benefit from iron supplements
Am. J. Clinical Nutrition, Jul 2009; 90: 124 - 131.

Your arteries on wonderbread
Dr. Michael Shechter, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, June 25, 2009

Implications of the emergence of a novel H1 influenza virus
NEJM, June 18, 2009

Depression linked with accumulation of visceral fat?
Psychosomatic Medicine, May 2009

Gas appliances may affect kids' brain development
American Journal of Epidemiology, June 2009

June 29, 2008

June 30, 2008

July 1, 2008

What the Drug Companies Won't Tell You and Your Doctor Doesn't Know: The Alternative Treatments That May Change Your Life--and the Prescriptions That Could Harm You
Dr. Michale Murray
Hardcover on Amazon.com

July 2, 2008

July 3, 2008

July 4, 2009

Aerobic activity may keep the brain young
American Journal of Neuroradiology, July 9, 2009

Purple sweet potato means increased amount of anti-cancer components
Presented at the Experimental Biology Meeting in New Orleans, April 2009

Wet ear was, body odor may signal breast cancer risk
The FASEB Journal, June 2009

Quercetin may boost exercise endurance
International Journal of Sports Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, June 24, 2009

Carrots cooked whole are better for your health
Newcastle University and the University of Southern Denmark

Omega-3 deficiency causes 96,000 US deaths per year
Public Library of Science Medicine Journal, April 2009

July 6, 2008

July 7, 2008

Leyla Muedin, MS, RD
Lecture at the Hoffman Center, "Defensive Eating"

July 1, 2008

July 8, 2008

July 9, 2008

July 10, 2008

The Spiritual Anatomy of Emotion: How Feelings Link the Brain, the Body, and the Sixth Sense
Marc Micozzi, M.D., Ph.D.
www.emotiongateway.com
1 800-246-8648 (Toll-free number for publisher, Inner Traditions, Bear & Co.)

July 11, 2009

From weight loss to cancer fighter, the avocado is a must in your family's diet
By Jasmine Jafferali, www.examiner.com, July 1, 2009

Leading Eating Disorder Specialist Weighs in on Calorie Counting and Menu Labeling Laws and Says Menu Label Laws can create Disordered Eating
Stacey M. Rosenfeld, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist with a private practice in New York City. She is also a staff psychologist at Columbia University Medical Center and the Chief Psychologist for the New York City Triathlon. She specializes in the treatment of eating disorders, addictions, anxiety and depression, and relationship issues, as well as sports psychology.

Magnetic Brain Stimulation Improves Skill Learning
ScienceDaily. Retrieved July 14, 2009

Sugar substitute may prevent cavities in toddlers
Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, July 2009

More mammograms may mean more 'harmless' cancers
BMJ, July 9, 2009

Prostate cancer screen still unproven: report
CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, July/August 2009

Study Finds Low-Calorie Diet Extends Lifespan of Monkeys
By Keith Winstein, The Wall Street Journal. July 10, 2009

Antibiotic delayed aging in experiments with mice
By Nicholas Wade, The New York Times. July 8,2009

Multivitamins linked to younger biological age
Am J Clin Nutr 89: 1857-1863, 2009

July 13, 2008

Critical Conditions...The Essential Hospital Guide to Get Your Loved One Out Alive
Martine Ehrenclou
www.criticalconditions.com

July 14, 2008

Don't Swallow Your Gum, Myths, Half-truths, and Outright Lies About Your Body and Health
By Dr. Aaron E. Carroll and Dr. Rachel C. Vreeman
www.dontswallowyourgum.com

July 15, 2008

The Optimal Health Revolution: How Inflammation Is the Root Cause of the Biggest Killers
Dr. Duke Johnson
www.dukejohnson com

July 16, 2008

July 17, 2008

July 18, 2009

Amino acid may curb hair-pulling disorder
Archives of General Psychiatry, July 2009

DHA supplementation improves memory in older individuals
The Alzheimer's Association 2009 International Conference

Pycnogenol's anti-inflammatory effects
www.pycnogenol.com

Statins given to prevent pneumonia in elderly actually increase pneumonia risk by 61 percent
British Medical Journal, June 20, 2009

July 20, 2008

July 21, 2008

July 22, 2008

July 23, 2008

July 24, 2008

Pet Food Politics: The Chihuahua in the Coal Mine
Dr. Marion Nestle
Hardcover on Amazon.com

July 25, 2008

Vitamin C and E supplementation associated with reduced five year mortality
American Journal of Epidemiology, July 13, 2009

Prescribed calcium and vitamin D post-hip fracture linked to reduced mortality
Drugs Aging, 2009; 26(5): 409-21

Swearing can make you feel better, lessen pain
NeuroReport, 20(12):1056-1060 , August 5, 2009

Blocking the fat gene
http://tinyurl.com/mediasource

Grapefruit extract may prevent metabolic syndrome
Diabetes, July 10, 2009

Fructose linked to memory problems
Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, July 22, 2009

Multivitamins may lower heart disease death risk
American Journal of Epidemiology, July 2009

July 27, 2008

July 28, 2008

July 29, 2008

July 30, 2008

August 1, 2008

August 3, 2008

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August 7, 2008

August 8, 2008

For gelotophobes, even good-natured laughter can sound a lot like ridicule
By Susan Gaidos, Science News. August 1, 2009

Reduced omega-3 and elevated trans-fatty acid levels predict nonfatal heart attack better than established risk factors
British Journal of Nutrition, June 9 2009

The prisoners of drywall
By M.P. McQueen, The Wall Street Journal, August 6 2009

Beetroot juice boosts stamina
Journal of Applied Physiology

Fatal intracranial bleed potentially due to a warfarin and influenza vaccine interaction
Annals Pharmacotherapy 2009 Apr;43(4):754-60

Moving to the US increases cancer risk for Hispanics
Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 18, 2162, August 1, 2009

Olive extract may have obesity, diabetes benefits
Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, March 12, 2009

Common household pesticides linked to childhood cancer cases in Washington area
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, August 4 2009

Probiotics may reduce cold and flu symptoms for children
Pediatrics, 2009, Volume 124

The possible roles of solar ultraviolet-B radiation and vitamin D in reducing case-fatality rates from the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic in the United States
Dermato-Endocrinology, 2009; 1 (4)

Hip, back fractures raise risk of death
Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), August 4, 2009

Studies find no benefit to popular spine procedure
By Joseph Pereira and Keith J. Winstein, the Wall Street Journal, August 5 2009

Green tea extract linked to healthier bones
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, October 2007

Vitamin D-curcumin combo offers brain health potential
Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, Volume 17, Number 3, pages 703-717

Number of Americans taking antidepressants doubles
By Liz Szabo, USA Today, August 4, 2009

Green tea may protect against blood cell cancer
American Journal of Epidemiology, July 2009

August 10, 2008

August 11, 2008

August 12, 2008

August 13, 2008

August 14, 2008

August 15, 2008

August 18, 2008

The Medicine Cabinet of Curiosities
Nick Bakalar
Paperback on us.macmillan.com

August 19, 2008

August 20, 2008

August 21, 2008

Every Patient Tells a Story
Dr. Lisa Sanders
Hardcover on amazon.com

August 22, 2008

Even modest fitness may extend lifespan
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, August 2009

The Rise of Tyranny
by Jonathan W. Emord, Sentinel Press, Washington, DC, 2008

Court rules against FTC in supplement ad case
By Lorraine Heller, August 17, 2009

Canada examines vitamin D for swine fly protection
By Lorraine Heller, August 10, 2009

Friendly gut bacteria lend a hand to fight infection
www.utsouthwestern.org/digestive

Have a healthy mind-a newsletter for complementary treatments
www.haveahealthymind.com

Doctor forced out for disparaging doughnuts
By Tara Parker-Pope, The New York Times, August 17, 2009

August 24, 2008

Discussion of the health care controversy
Dr. Kent Holtorf
www.holtorfmed.com

August 25, 2008

August 26, 2008

The Wisdom and Healing Power of Whole Foods
Patrick Quillin, Ph.D.
www.PatrickQuillin.com
1-800-247-6553 OR 760-804-5703

August 27, 2008

August 28, 2008

August 29, 2008

The Menopause Thyroid Solution
Mary J. Shomon
www.menopausethyroid.com

Buy me some peanuts and nectarines
By Manny Fernandez, The New York Times, August 29 2009

$1000 per day fine and 30 days in jail for refusing the swine flu vaccine in Massachusetts
thebirdflupandemic.com

Many health workers won't take swine flu vaccine
BMJ August 25, 2009; Emerging Health Threats Journal 2009

Tea consumers may have young biological age
British Journal of Nutrition, Published online ahead of print, doi:10.1017/S0007114509991383

Low-carb beats low-fat for heart risk factors
Cardiovascular Diabetology, July 18, 2009

Could wheat allergy play a role in diabetes development
Diabetes, August 2009

Sweet surrender: sugar curbs urged
By Ron Winslow. The Wall Street Journal, August 25, 2009

Elements of Danger-the case of medical imaging
By M.S. Lauer. The New England Journal of Medicine, August 27, 2009

Exposure to low-dose ionizing radiation from medical imaging procedures
By R. Fazel and Other. The New England Journal of Medicine, August 27, 2009

September 1, 2008

Happiness & Health: 9 Choices That Unlock the Powerful Connection Between the Two Things We Want Most
Rick Foster
Paperback on amazon.com

September 2, 2008

September 3, 2008

September 4, 2008

Deborah Ray
Host of healthy talk Radio and Vice President for American Association for Health Freedom

September 5, 2008

Alcohol a motivator for exercise?
American Journal of Health Promotion, September-October 2009

For your health, Froot Loops
By William Neuman, New York Times, September 5, 2009

A doctor's plan for legal industry reform
By Richard B. Rafal, the Wall Street Journal, September 4, 2009

Thin thighs may actually put you at risk for heart disease
Published 3 September 2009, doi:10.1136/bmj.b3292

Bigger butt may mean fewer hip fractures
www.redorbit.com, August 26, 2009

Pfizer to pay record $2.3B penalty for drug promos
By Devlin Barrett, Associated Press, September 2, 2009

Enzyme injections unlock bent fingers
New England Journal of Medicine, Volume 361:968-979 September 3, 2009 Number 10

Seven ways to reduce unnecessary medical costs
George D. Lundberg, Medscape Internal Medicine, August 24, 2009

1. Intensive medical therapy should be substituted for coronary artery bypass grafting

2. Intensive medical therapy should be substituted for angioplasty and stenting

3. Nonindicated prostate-specific antigen screening for prostate cancer should be stopped

4. Screen mammography should be stopped for women younger than 50 with no clinical indication

5. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging is unnecessary to guide therapeutic decisions most of the time

6. We must stop paying for chemotherapeutic false hope

7. Death, which comes to us all, should be as dignified and free from pain and suffering as possible

September 7, 2008

September 8, 2008

Critical Condition...The Essential Hospital Guide to Get Your Loved One Out Alive
Martine Ehrenclou
Paperback on amazon.com

September 9, 2009

September 10, 2009

Aged Garlic
Dr. Mathew Budoff
www.kyolic.com

September 11, 2009

Optimal Health Revolution
Duke Johnson
Paperback on amazon.com

September 12, 2009

Anthocyanin supplementation improves serum LDL-and HDL-cholesterol concentrations associated with the inhibition of cholesteryl ester transfer protein in dyslipidemic subjects
Am J Clin Nutr 90: 485-492, 2009

One-carbon metabolism-related nutrients and prostate cancer survival
Am J Clin Nutr 90: 561-569, 2009

Omega-3 deficiency causes 96,000 US deaths per year
Public Library of Science Medicine Journal, April 2009

Omega-3 test to determine heart disease risk
By Shane Starling, August 19, 2009

How broccoli can protect your arteries
Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, Published Online on September 3, 2009

Green tea slashes heart disease death risk
Annals of Epidemiology, volume 19, issue 10

Studies show olive leaf extract fights influenza virus
Antiviral Research, 2009

Proton-pump inhibitor therapy induces acid-related symptoms in healthy volunteers after withdrawal of therapy
Gastroenterology, July 2009

Big Food vs Big Insurance
By Michael Pollan, The New York Times, September 10, 2009

French study says organic food is healthier
Agron. Sustain. Dev. (2009), DOI: 10.1051/agro/2009019

Blood test narrows down need for antibiotics
JAMA, September 9 2009

City turns on sugary drinks
www.amny.com, August 31, 2009

September 14, 2009

September 15, 2009

September 16, 2009

The Brown Fat Revolution
Dr. James Lyons
www.thebrownfatrevolution.com

September 17, 2009

September 18, 2009

September 19, 2009

Traffic noise linked to high blood pressure
Environmental Health, September 9, 2009

Middle age meat eating may protect later abilities
Gerontology, August 28, 2009

Prospective study of meat intake and dietary nitrates, nitrites, and nitrosamines and riks of adult glioma
Am J Clin Nutr 2009;90:570-7

Meat, eggs, dairy products, and risk of breast cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohort
Am J Nutr 2009; 90:602-12

Dietary fiber intake and risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women: the National Institutes of Health-AARP Diet and Health Study
Am J Clin Nutr;90:664-71

Green tea and death from pneumonia in Japan: the Ohsaki cohort study
Am J Clin Nutr 2009;90:672-9

September 21, 2008

September 22, 2008

September 23, 2008

The Promise Of Low Dose Naltrexone Therapy: Potential Benefits in Cancer, Autoimmune, Neurological and Infectious Disorders
Elaine Moore
Paperback on amazon.com

September 24, 2008

Dr. John Cannell
vitamin D Council

September 25, 2008

September 26, 2009

Defibrillators may not save women
Julie Steenhuysen, Reuters, September 14, 2009

No clear benefit for aspirin in primary prevention of cardiovascular disease
Lancet, May 30, 2009

Nationwide campaign in France to reduce antibiotic use
PLos Med, June 2, 2009

New York health care workers resist flu vaccine rule
Donald G. McNeil, Jr. and Karen Zraick, The New York Times, September 21, 2009

New report argues for tax on soft drinks
By Betsy McKay and Valerie Bauerlein, The Wall Street Journal, September 16, 2009

General Mills Cheerios cereal is a drug says FDA
By Lorraine Heller, May 13, 2009

September 28, 2008

September 29, 2008

September 30, 2008

October 1, 2008

Power Up: Unleash Your Natural Energy, Revitalize Your Health, and Feel 10 Years Younger
By Woodson Merrell, MD with Kathleen Merrell
Paperback on amazon.com

October 2, 2008

October 3, 2009

Vitamins can be useful, says FDA
FDA's office of Nutritional Products, Labeling, and Dietary Supplements, October 2, 2009

Wild meat raises lead exposure
Scientific American, September 28, 2009

Pycnogenol for joint health
www.pycnogenol.com

Majority of US parents wary of H1N1 vaccine
By David Morgan, Reuters Health, October 1, 2009

28 pregnant women dead from H1N1 flu in U.S.
By Daniel J. DeNoon, WebMD Health News. October 1, 2009

Aspirin misuse may have made 1918 flu pandemic worse
Clinical Infectious Diseases, October 2009

President Obama endorses US soda tax plan
By Mike Stones, Decision News Media SAS, October 1, 2009

Eating sweets every day in childhood increases adult aggression
British Journal of Psychiatry, October 2009

Energy drinks have no effect on exercise performance
Annals of Emergency Medicine, October 2009

October 5, 2008

Leyla Muedin
Joint lecture with Dr. H about immunity and the flu

October 6, 2008

The Weight Loss Plan For Beating Diabetes
Frederic Vagnini
www.vagnini.com

October 7, 2008

The Rise of Tyranny
Jonathan Emord
www.emord.com

October 8, 2008

Dr. Kenneth Bock
Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma and Allergies
www.rhinebeckhealth.com

October 9, 2008

October 10, 2009

High folate intake associated with lower incidence of hearing loss in men
The 2009 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting

Retrovirus linked to chronic-fatigue syndrome
By Amy Dockser Marcus, The Wall Street Journal, October 8, 2009

Mafia, violent criminals turn to Medicare fraud
By Kelli Kennedy, The Associated Press, October 6, 2009

Vitamin D good for breast cancer patients
American Society of Clinical Oncology-breast cancer symposium, San Francisco

October 12, 2008

October 13, 2008

Eleanor Hynote, President of ACAM
www.acam.org
www.phoenixwellcare.com

October 14, 2008

October 15, 2008

October 16, 2008

October 17, 2009

Maximixing flu protection
www.ahccflu.com

Cardiomyopathy and selenium
www.mybodylanguage.co.uk

Olive leaf extract as an antibacterial agent
intelegen.com

Does the vaccine matter?
www.theatlantic.com

NAC to the rescue for flu
Biochemical Pharmacology 2009 Sept 2

How vitamin D activates immune response to flu
BMC Genomics

Mental disorders more widespread than estimated
By Bruce Bower, Science News. October 10, 2009

New studies find that most men aren't told about the benefits and risks of PSA screening
BMJ, September 25, 2009

Intake of antioxidants may protect against ionizing radiation-induced DNA damage
Am J Clin Nutr, 2009 Sept 30

Increased omega-3 fatty acid intake may reduce the risk of age-related blindness
Am J Clin Nutr, 2009 Oct 7

Cocoa consumption may reduce inflammation in patients at high risk CVD
Am J Clin Nutr, 2009, Sept 23

Vitamin D status may be inversely associated with risk of breast cancer
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev, 2009; 18(10): 2655-60

Study shows common pain cream could protect heart during attack
Circulation, Sept 14, 2009

Information on Graves Disease
www.elaine-moore.com
www.elainemoore.net

October 19, 2008

Knockout: Interviews with Doctors Who Are Curing Cancer--And How to Prevent Getting It in the First Place
Suzanne Somers
Hardcover on amazon.com

October 20, 2008

October 21, 2008

The Big Scare: The Business of Prostate Cancer
Dr. Anthony H. Horan
www.anthonyhoranmd.com

October 22, 2008

October 23, 2008

October 24, 2009

Fish oil supplementation may reduce risk of bleeding complications on patients with coronary artery disease taking aspirin and clopidogrel
Am J Cardiol, 2009; 104(8):1052-4

Dose of vitamin D needed to reduce the risk of falls
BMJ, 2009; 339: b3692

Protective effect found for ginkgo against radiation damage
International Journal of Low Radiation, Oct 11, 2009

Cancer risk from coronary artery calcium screening
Arch Intern Med 2009 Jul 13; 169:1188

In shift, cancer society has concerns on screenings
By Gina Kolata. The New York Times, October 21, 2009

Drinking alcohol at the time of brain injury are more apt to survive
Archives of Surgery, September 2009

October 26, 2008

October 27, 2008

October 28, 2008

October 29, 2008

October 30, 2008

October 31, 2009

Social isolation worsens cancer
Cancer Prevention Research 2, 850, October 1, 2009

More MRI machines may mean more back surgeries
Health Affairs, 28, no. 6 (2009): w1133-w1140

Pomegranate's prostate protection potential grows
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, October 26, 2009

Cancers can vanish without treatment but how?
By Gina Kolata. The New York Times, October 27, 2009

Industry years behind on testing approved drugs
By Gardiner Harris. The New York Times, October 27, 2009

Vitamin D lacking in diets of kids aged 1-11, study says
Dr. Jonathan Mansbach, researcher at Harvard Medical School and Children's Hospital

Higher plasma choline levels may be associated with lower levels of anxiety
Am J Clin Nutr, 90(4): 1056-60

Green tea consumption may reduce depression in the elderly
Am J Clin Nutr, 2009 Oct 14

Vitamin D status and intellectual disability in older adults living in nursing homes
J Intellect Disabil Res, 2009 Oct 21

Worst case: choosing who survives in a flu epidemic
By Sheri Fink, MD. The New York Times, October 26, 2009

Supplementation with plant sterols and fish oil may improve lipid profile in mildly hypercholesterolemic subjects
Br J Nutr, 2009 Mar 19

November 2, 2008

November 4, 2008

November 5, 2008

November 6, 2008

November 7, 2009

Omega-3 augmentation of sertraline in treatment of depression in patients with coronary heart disease
JAMA, 302(15):1651-7

Physicians have less respect for obese patients
Journal of General Internal Medicine, Volume 15 Issue s2, Pages 9 - 9

Prenatal exposure to BPA in plastics makes young girls aggressive
Environmental Health Perspectives, October 2009

Consumer reports finds BPA in canned goods
www.consumerreports.org

Low cholesterol may be sign of undiagnosed cancer
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, November 2009

Consumption of egg yolks may improve macular pigment
Am J Clin Nutr, 2009; 90 (5); 1272-9

Antioxidants could offer protection to the lungs during flu season
The FASEB Journal. 2009;23:3829-3842

November 9, 2008

November 10, 2008

November 11, 2008

A discussion on osteoporosis and the medication associated with it verses natural therapies
Leyla Muedin

November 12, 2008

A talk on natural approaches to cancer
Dr. Anthony H. Horan
www.dr-gonzalez.com
www.newspringpress.com

November 13, 2008

November 14, 2009

Children who often drink full-fat milk weigh less
Susanne Eriksson, University of Gothenburg, Oct 28, 2009

Nano curcumin could boost spice's health benefits
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, vol.57, pp 9141-6

Dairy protein may benefit blood pressure
Journal of Functional Foods, November 2009

Lactobacillus helveticus fermented milk reduces arterial stiffness in hypertensive subjects
Am J Hypertension (2005) 12, 1600-1605

Fat in Japan? You're breaking the law
By David Nakamura, GlobalPost, November 10, 2009

Green tea may help protect against oral cancer
Cancer Prevention Research, November 2009

New evidence that green tea may help improve bone health
Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry, 2009; 57(16):7293

Elevated homocysteine associated with doubling of women's Alzheimer's disease
Prosoective Population Study of Women in Gothenburg, Sweden

November 16, 2008

November 17, 2008