Men being treated for prostate cancer using hormone therapy maybe under-recognized for their risk of developing osteoporosis, according to a new study.
Researchers writing in the January 2005 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, say few patients get tested for osteoporosis during treatment. Moreover, even men with other risk factors for […]
The inactive ingredients in over-the-counter and prescription medications, as well as vitamins and supplements, could be troublesome for some allergic individuals.
If symptoms still exist after avoiding known allergens, check any supplements or medications you are taking for inactive ingredients. You may be ingesting the troublesome food or ingredient without knowing it.
Are Your Medications Making You […]
A large number of traditional remedies associated with an ancient South Asian form of healing are laced with lead, mercury or arsenic, potentially posing a significant health risk, according to a new report in Wednesday’s Journal of the American Medical Association.
The finding is sure to be of interest to Chicago’s fast-growing Indian and Pakistani […]
Like many milestones, reaching age 55 has its benefits. For example, weight-loss research shows that American women gain an average of 16 pounds of body weight from age 25 to age 54. Only at about age 55 does their weight decline.
Men gain an average of 10 pounds of body weight from age 25-45. They too […]
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) announced today that consumers can be confident that chromium picolinate is a safe dietary supplement, revising earlier recommendations ( http://www.food.gov.uk). The new advice, based on the balance of scientific evidence, states that there is “no need to avoid chromium picolinate.” The FSA update stems from conclusions reported by the […]
Men being treated for prostate cancer using hormone therapy maybe under-recognized for their risk of developing osteoporosis, according to a new study. Researchers writing in the January 15, 2005 issue of CANCER (http://www.interscience.wiley.com/cancer-newsroom), a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, say few patients get tested for osteoporosis during treatment. Moreover, even men with other […]
Another disease that’s caused by poor food choice is diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is the natural physiological and metabolic result of a person consuming refined carbohydrates and added sugars in large quantities without engaging in regular physical exercise that would compensate for such dietary practices.
The name “diabetes” is meaningless to the average person. The disease […]
A poster touting a new drug for osteoporosis was written by a drug company and it said exactly this: “Osteoporosis is a disease that causes weak and fragile bones.” Then, the poster went on to say that you need a particular drug to counteract this “disease.”
Yet the language is all backwards. Osteoporosis isn’t a disease […]
World Image Naturals, Inc. announces WIN-Daily – a daily, additive-free multivitamin supplement that provides a full spectrum of vitamins, digestive enzymes, ionic minerals, and super-nutrients.
Portland, OR (PRWEB) December 10, 2004 — Nutritional professionals and medical doctors agree that taking a daily multi-vitamin supplement can be an inexpensive and effective way to safeguard your health. World […]
Much of the U.S. public has a deep, and seemingly unshakable, faith in the health benefits of nutritional supplements (1). Use of these products has increased so rapidly in recent years that a third of all adults, and half of those older than 55 years of age, report taking at least 1 supplement daily (2). […]