Archives: 2009 March
Your post-polio survival guide
Post-polio syndrome occurs in people who once had the virus, and it is characterized by fatigue, slowly progressive muscle weakness, and muscle and joint pain.
A simple, at-home test can predict heart attack risk
Researchers have found that resting heart rate is one of the strongest indicators of heart attack risk.
Fruit fears
When it’s in its original form within a fruit, fructose is naturally accompanied by vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients that make it good for you.
New research shows that a vitamin may hold the key to warding off colds and the flu — but it's not the one you might expect…
The latest vitamin D study shows that this essential nutrient might just be a natural cure-all, right down to the common cold.
Why you don't want a dose of "ose"
Basically, anything ending in “ose” on an ingredient label has had its natural goodness removed.
New research tested statins' ability to prevent breast cancer.
Researchers have been theorizing that statins may help prevent breast cancer. According to a new study, there is a definitive answer to this question…just not the one the pharmaceutical industry was hoping to hear.
The trouble with Tums
Tums are mostly calcium carbonate, the least well-absorbed form of calcium.
British study on stroke risk offers some "new" insights.
According to a recent study — published in the prestigious British Medical Journal, mind you — “unhealthy lifestyle boosts stroke risk.”
The formula for success
The best possible nourishment for an infant and toddler is breast milk, and this is the best diet for him until the little one starts demanding to eat what everyone else is eating.
New study cements the link between synthetic HRT and increased cancer risk.
They’ve been arguing against the risks of HRT uncovered by the Women’s Health Initiative study ever since they were released. But a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine could cement its fate once and for all.
