First, there was Fen-Phen with its promises of weight loss, but which carried the additional benefits of valvular heart disease and pulmonary hypertension. Then there was Vioxx, an NSAID which delivered great benefits in treating arthritis, but only if you weren’t too concerned about the minor risks of heart attack and stroke. And [...]
The bedroom is for two things and TV watching isn’t one of them. Teens Who Have TV In Their Bedroom Are Less Likely To Engage In Healthy Habits, Study Shows - “Girls with a TV in their bedrooms spent less time in vigorous activity each week than girls without TVs in their rooms (1.8 [...]
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This is a guest post by Skyler Tanner. Skyler has been in the health, fitness, and physical performance field for nearly a decade. On top of constant self-experimentation, he maintains a large training client load in which to further test and improve theories. He recently started a website in which [...]
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I have an appointment with my chiropractor today. I haven’t been in several months, though I typically try to go ever 3 or 4 weeks. I thought I would explore some of the supposed benefits and criticisms of chiropractic care, along with some personal anecdotal evidence. Disclaimer: My grandfather was my chiropractor [...]
I have some stuff going on in my personal life that I’m sorting through, so I’m going to be MIA a bit here. But I do have a bunch of articles I tagged to look at and thought I’d throw them out here for your perusal and discussion. Enjoy…I’ll be around, but not [...]
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WebMD had this article a few weeks ago about people taking antibiotics for colds.
How many times have you asked your doctor for an antibiotic to treat a cold? A lot of people do that, even before the doctor has performed a physical exam or made a diagnosis, and doing so can create major problems. A [...]
Dr. Briffa posted an article on his blog today titled Scientists appear reluctant to admit that a serious blow has been dealt to the cholesterol hypothesis regarding this study.
First, a comment on the opening line of the Forbes article.
The link between high cholesterol and heart disease is clear to most in the medical community, but [...]
Here is one that I’ve been sitting on for awhile - Influence Of Drug Companies On Medical Literature; The Short Media Version; The Full Text
In extreme cases, drug companies pay for trials by contract research organizations (CROs), analyze the data in-house, have professionals write manuscripts, ask academics to serve as authors of those manuscripts, and [...]
Here are two articles on weight loss drugs. The first one is about Histalean, a new drug that makes weight loss safer. The makers believe that it targets the H1 and H3 receptors to reduce the desire to eat fatty foods. According to the article, the study was conducted on men and [...]
Here’s a nice twist of government and media scaremongering: House aides visiting racetrack advised to get immunized.
The House Homeland Security Committee planned a fact-finding trip about public health preparedness at mass gatherings and decided to conduct the research at two of the nation’s most heavily attended sporting events, NASCAR’s Bank of America 500 event this [...]
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