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“Bad” LDL Cholesterol May Protect Against Cancer

April 9, 2012 Uncategorized

There may be a link between low levels of “bad” low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol—that is, not enough of it—and increased cancer risk, according to new research. Scientists at Tufts University [2] looked at 201 cancer patients and 402 cancer-free patients. They found that cancer patients who never took cholesterol-lowering drugs on average had lower LDL [...]

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FDA Warns Statin Drugs Linked to Diabetes and Memory Loss

April 9, 2012 Uncategorized

If you’re one of the millions of Americans who take statins to prevent heart disease, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has important new safety information on these cholesterol-lowering medications. According to the agency’s website, the FDA has issued new labeling guidelines for statin drugs warning users that the medications can cause memory loss, elevated [...]

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Surprise: Antibiotics May Be Contributing to the Obesity Epidemic

April 6, 2012 Uncategorized

Worse, their overuse may also increase our cancer risk.
We’ve been telling you about the global threat of superbugs [1]. Much of it comes from handing out antibiotics like medicinal candy to humans or as dietary supplements to animals. Now there’s new evidence of the negative effect of antibiotics on our weight as well as a [...]

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Microflora Have Decisive Role With Autoimmune Illnesses, Some Good, Some Bad

April 6, 2012 Uncategorized

When the right microorganisms are at work, immune cells involved in the development of autoimmune illnesses like psoriasis, multiple sclerosis and arthritis, can develop anti-inflammatory properties. Scientists at Charité — Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Bellinzona, Switzerland, have now made this discovery. The scientists have demonstrated that particular fungi activate the [...]

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Vitamin A Supplements Could Save 600,000 Children a Year

August 25, 2011 News & Research

Children in low and middle income countries should be given vitamin A supplements to prevent death and illness, concludes a study published online in the British Medical Journal.
The researchers argue that the effectiveness of vitamin A supplementation is now so well-established that further trials would be unethical, and they urge policymakers to provide supplements for all [...]

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Pregnant Women in California Have Highest Levels of Potentially Toxic Flame Retardants (PBDEs) in World

August 11, 2011 News & Research

A new study finds that pregnant women in Northern California have the highest PBDE flame retardant exposures reported to date among pregnant women worldwide. It also describes some of the first evidence from humans that certain flame retardants may interfere with thyroid hormone signaling during pregnancy, which is critical to fetal brain development.
The study, described [...]

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