Archives: 2009 October

Getting enough folic acid

A lack of folate raises your risks of cancer, heart and blood vessel disease, depression, dementia, and having children with birth defects. Fortunately, folate deficiency is easy and inexpensive to diagnose and easy to prevent or correct — without government “help.”

Difficult-to-treat condition blamed on patients

When you have a condition that’s deemed difficult to treat, what’s the reason? Is it the condition itself? The fact that treatment with patent medicine leaves something to be desired (to say the least)? Nope! Turns out, it’s all your fault!

Facts about oolong tea

Oolong tea is part of the “real” tea family that also includes black, green, and white varieties.

Warfarin increases risk of death from trauma

You have to know just how risky warfarin is—and just how much it increases the risk of death after a traumatic injury.

Is too much vitamin A dangerous?

Vitamin A is an essential nutrient that humans need in order to survive. Still, it’s a good idea to know what the symptoms of vitamin A overdose are, just in case.

Red yeast rice for LDL cholesterol

We all know statins are…well…terrible. They can bring on muscle pain, liver damage, and weakness, yet they remain the darlings of the mainstream. So I have to say I was shocked when I saw one of the newest studies in a major mainstream journal.

Unstuff that stuffy nose without drugs

The best way to eliminate a stuffy nose is to determine what’s causing it.

Cancer treatment worse than the disease

Researchers have finally taken a look at the long- term effects of treatment for testicular cancer, and the news is pretty bleak.

Clearing up toenail fungus

If it turns out that fungus is the culprit behind your problem, there are several things you can try.

Nurses saying no to flu vaccine

Think everyone in health care is falling in lockstep for the flu shot and we’re the only sensible ones left? Not so!

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