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Flaxseed may protect against the damaging effects of radiati

admin — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 12:58:50 +0000

Flaxseed may protect against the damaging effects of radiation, whether from a terrorist’s dirty bomb or a routine cancer treatment, a new study in mice suggests. Mice that ate flaxseed either before or up to six weeks after receiving a large radiation dose to the chest were more likely to survive and had fewer lung [...]

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If you’re planning a cookout this weekend, don’t be afra

admin — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 12:58:42 +0000

As a doctor, I get a lot of questions from patients in my practice and in my email inbox. Here’s one that was sent to me recently by a viewer: Dr. Manny, are there any health benefits to drinking beer? Which beers are the ‘healthiest’? – Brian Well, Brian, this is what I have to [...]

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There are health benefits in eating raw vegetables, but ther

admin — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 09:19:45 +0000

Remember back in the day when you went to grandma’s and she served you brown, boiled broccoli–yuck! That’s a great example where all the nutrients were probably boiled out, leaving the limp cruciferous vegetable looking dull and inedible. There are certainly some health benefits in eating raw vegetables, but cooking doesn’t take out all the [...]

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A fresh look at the medical evidence shows women who eat mor

admin — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 09:10:06 +0000

A fresh look at the medical evidence shows women who eat more fiber are less likely to get breast cancer. Chinese researchers found those who ate the most of the healthy plant components were 11 percent less likely to develop breast cancer than women who ate the least. Their findings don’t prove fiber itself lowers [...]

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Drugs used in the hope of slowing multiple sclerosis progres

admin — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:37:47 +0000

Drugs used in the hope of slowing multiple sclerosis progression may help some patients, but at a very high cost, according to a study out Wednesday. The medications in question are the so-called disease-modifying drugs (DMDs) that have been available since the 1990s to treat multiple sclerosis. The drugs include beta interferons (brand-names like Avonex, [...]

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As much as we are surrounded by sexy images and movies and w

admin — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:37:35 +0000

As much as we are surrounded by sexy images and movies and websites, sex can still be a difficult subject to discuss, sometimes even with the people we are closest to. That seems to be especially true when one is looking for answers to very specific, very personal questions. The truth is, there’s nothing wrong [...]

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July is Cord Blood Awareness Month, and I’d like to take t

admin — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 08:22:52 +0000

July is Cord Blood Awareness Month, and I’d like to take this opportunity to help clear up some of the misconceptions regarding umbilical cord blood collection. First, let’s start with cord blood itself. Cord blood is the fetal blood that is found in the umbilical cord and in the placenta of a newborn child. Typically, [...]

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Baby boomers say their biggest health fear is cancer. Memory

admin — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 07:22:14 +0000

Baby boomers say their biggest health fear is cancer. Memory loss comes in second. But heart disease and diabetes should be atop that list, too, given the size of boomers’ waistlines. A new poll finds baby boomers are more obese than other generations, setting them up for unhealthy senior years. An Associated Press-LifeGoesStrong.com poll indicates [...]

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The title of Best Hospital in the United States goes to …

admin — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 07:22:11 +0000

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Black men are half as likely to die at any given time if the

admin — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 20:31:53 +0000

Black men are half as likely to die at any given time if they’re in prison than if they aren’t, suggests a new study of North Carolina inmates. The black prisoners seemed to be especially protected against alcohol- and drug-related deaths, as well as lethal accidents and certain chronic diseases. But that pattern didn’t hold [...]

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A U.S. advisory panel backed an experimental drug from Seatt

admin — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 20:31:48 +0000

A U.S. advisory panel backed an experimental drug from Seattle Genetics Inc for treating two rare types of blood cancer, but recommended stricter labeling than the company sought. The move could restrain Seattle Genetics’ plans to expand use of the medicine, which is currently proposed for two types of blood cancer—Hodgkin’s lymphoma and anaplastic large [...]

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It doesn’t take a doctor to know that the medical field ha

admin — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 20:31:41 +0000

It doesn’t take a doctor to know that the medical field has more than it’s fair share of germy situations — but some recent findings about germs at the dentist, in places you may not expect, could really gross you out, and may even be dangerous. While sitting in the dentist chair, gloves, masks, eyewear [...]

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Keeping your doctor up-to-date on cancers in your family cou

admin — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:25:22 +0000

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Japan grappled with a fresh radiation scare Tuesday, as auth

admin — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:25:20 +0000

Japan grappled with a fresh radiation scare Tuesday, as authorities found that beef contaminated with radioactive cesium had been shipped to shops and restaurants throughout the country. The beef, from six cattle raised on a farm near the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, registered radioactive-cesium levels up to seven times that permitted by Japanese food-safety [...]

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What a difference a sledge hammer can make in your life –

admin — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:25:18 +0000

I underwent another PET Scan this week. Once again it was time to face the music. I just finished my third round of an eight-week course of chemo. Us cancer patients always face our fears before getting into any one of many machines that scan various parts of our body, but I approach this scan [...]

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