Archives: 2008 March

Intense spring cleaning may actually be hazardous to your health

Contrary to what many of our mothers believed (and passed down to us), for most areas of the house, vacuuming and wiping down surfaces with warm soapy water is plenty.

The road to recovery, paved with magnets

Physicians at various MME centers have seen patients make complete recoveries from incapacitating seizures and crippling pain brought on by accidents.

Half of doctors prescribe placebos to their patients

According to a study published earlier this year in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, almost 50 percent of physicians surveyed admitted to prescribing placebos to their patients.

Splitting hairs

Hair mineral analysis tests check for between 30 and 50 minerals, and the total cost is almost always less than $75.

Results of a study on a new class of synthetic estrogens

No sooner had Wyeth and the FDA launched their campaign to restrict our access to bio-identical hormones, a new study came out, once again extolling the supposed "virtues" of synthetic versions.

Breaking a sweat

Head sweating is one of the symptoms of rickets, a severe vitamin D deficiency disease that usually occurs in childhood.

All-natural lollipop fights cavities

Apparently, a professor from UCLA has invented an all-natural lollipop than can fight cavities.

Mood management

In addition to its numerous other benefits, fish oil can also help ease bipolar disorder.

Nutrient known for eye-health may help with weight loss

A recent study measured astaxanthin's effects on fighting fat, not free radicals or vision loss.

Send arthritis pain on the run

My first suggestion to all osteoarthritis sufferers is to eliminate nightshade vegetables from the diet.

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