Archive | November, 2007

Celebrities Inspire Natural Solutions for Rheumatoid Arthritis

By on November 29, 2007 in CONDITIONS

Stars Speak out about Their Painful Battles with Arthritis Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disorder that causes pain throughout the body, muscle stiffness, limited motion, fatigue, and a variety of other symptoms. A slew of celebrities have revealed their struggles with this debilitating disorder, including Sopranos star Aida Turturro, actress Kathleen Turner and the [...]

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Letterman’s Cholesterol Issues – A Wake-Up Call to Us All

By on November 27, 2007 in CONDITIONS

At the age of 52, late-night talk show host David Letterman underwent quintuple bypass surgery due to a constricted artery – the result of out-of-control cholesterol levels. Letterman frequently joked about his battle with high cholesterol on The Late Show with David Letterman; he even went on an all oat-bran diet for some time, which [...]

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Who’s Behind that Health Study?

By on November 23, 2007 in DISEASE, Vaccines

Medical research took a blow last week when a major AIDS vaccine study sponsored by Merck, an international developer, manufacturer and distributor of pharmaceuticals, was called off after preliminary results showed no decline in HIV-infection among those who received the vaccine. Furthermore, concern that the vaccine actually increased the participants’ risk of infection was brought [...]

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What’s Really On Your Thanksgiving Plate?

By on November 19, 2007 in DIET

Unfortunately for those of us trying to watch our weight or simply eat healthier, most of the upcoming holiday traditions surround food, booze and an overindulgence of the two. If you’re going to indulge anyway, knowing which foods are best for you can help you to decide what to give in to and what to [...]

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Herbal Sweetness Still Banned… For Now

By on November 14, 2007 in DIET

On November 12, 2007 Coca-Cola announced that they will now be tackling the ongoing “Stevia Battle” in the United States in hopes of releasing a stevia-based, high intensity sweetener they’re calling “Rebiana.” Stevia, an herb known for its naturally sweet taste, has been banned in the United States as a sugar alternative since the early [...]

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Does Your Body Deserve Cheap Food?

By on November 6, 2007 in DIET, junk food

The other day I saw a commercial in which two male co-workers were competing with each other to see who had spent the most on the various articles of clothing they were wearing. They were interrupted in this ridiculous game of one-ups man-ship by a female co-worker who stuck a McDonald’s double cheeseburger in their [...]

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Propranolol: The Wonder Drug that May Ease Painful Memories

By on November 4, 2007 in CHEMICALS

We watched in angst as Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet erased painful memories of a difficult past in the film “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.” Are we coming into an age where it is possible to achieve a spotless mind? Ironically, the characters seemed to have anything but eternal sunshine in their minds or [...]

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