Spinach, Lettuce, and Irradiation
8/22/2008On August 22, 2008, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a final ruling that allows food producers to zap...
Read MoreKids, Dairy, and Bones
8/21/2008A new study has found that when kids consume high levels of dairy, they develop greater bone density and more...
Read MoreSoy Lowers Sperm Count
8/19/2008A recent study at the Harvard School of Public Health found that eating even moderate amounts of soy significantly reduces...
Read MoreProtein, Part 2 – Comparing Proteins
8/18/2008Many people think that the usability of protein is a question of animal versus vegetable. In fact, that's one of...
Read MoreMonkey Medicine & Health Alternatives
8/15/2008Helen Morrogh-Bernard, a primatologist from the University of Cambridge in Great Britain, reported in the International Journal of Primatology that...
Read MoreEvery American Will be Fat in the Future
8/13/2008A government funded study has determined that if current trends continue, 100% of Americans will be obese within 40 years...
Read MoreMarinated Meats Less Toxic
8/11/2008 A new study out of Kansas State University has confirmed that marinating meat sharply reduces the level of cancer causing...
Read MoreAncient Herb Wormwood/Artemisinin Kills Cancer
8/8/2008A 2001 study published in Oncology found that by pre-loading cancer cells with iron and then administering artemisinin, the cancer...
Read MoreExercise at Least an Hour a Day to Lose Weight
8/5/2008A recent study found that only those who maintained an exercise regimen of an hour a day managed to maintain...
Read MoreProtein, Part 1
8/4/2008There are a number of questions that need to be addressed when you're thinking about what protein to supplement with...
Read MoreStevia Approved, Sort of
8/1/2008As soon as Coke and Cargill were ready to patent stevia, the FDA miraculously produced research it can believe in.
Read MoreRemoving Ovaries Proven Ineffective
7/28/2008A new study reveals that there's no evidence supporting the common practice of removing the ovaries during a hysterectomy and...
Read MoreNut-Induced Asthma in Infants
7/24/2008A new study has found a strong link between eating nuts when pregnant and having asthmatic children.
Read MoreWorld’s Greatest Medical Failures
7/21/2008There is great failure in health care today -- and, as a result of that failure, great pain and unnecessary...
Read MoreOsteoporosis Drugs Not a Good Answer
7/19/2008A series of studies and plenty of anecdotal evidence have found a relationship between bisphosphonates and spontaneous fractures, often preceded...
Read MoreContaminated Beef and the FDA
7/17/2008The Agriculture Department has labeled the recent reality of 5.3 million pounds of E.coli contaminated ground beef as Class I,...
Read MoreTake Antioxidants with Meals
7/15/2008A new study finds that if antioxidants (polyphenols) arrive in the stomach at the same time as free radical rich...
Read MoreProstate Cancer Therapy Proven Useless
7/12/2008A new study out of the Cancer Institute of New Jersey on early-stage prostate cancer found that hormone therapy treatment...
Read MoreKids, Cholesterol, and Drugs
7/10/2008The American Academy on Pediatrics just recommended new guidelines that would subject more than 30 percent of all kids between...
Read MoreFat Doctors, Fat Patients?
7/8/2008When it comes to skyrocketing obesity rates, everyone seems to have a theory: go low-carb, high-carb, high-protein, raw, cut portions,...
Read MoreWorld’s Greatest Medical Advancements
7/7/2008In this issue of the newsletter, we examine some of medicine's greatest achievements and see how they stack up when...
Read MoreOvereating Trumps Inactivity as Cause of Obesity
7/2/2008Researchers have found that subjects in the US and Europe burned an equivalent number of calories on a daily basis...
Read MoreDeadly Vinyl Shower Curtains
7/2/2008A new report indicates that chemicals used in vinyl shower curtains can cause serious damage to the liver as well...
Read MoreDepression Causes Diabetes – Diabetes Causes Depression
6/30/2008A study out of Johns Hopkins in Baltimore has shown that depressed people have a stunning, 42- percent increased risk...
Read MoreHefty Breakfast Leads to Long-Term Weight Loss
6/27/2008A study out of Virginia Commonwealth University found that eating a large breakfast rich in carbohydrates, protein, and fat leads...
Read More