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Heart Health
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CHD Risk Factors - I |
Risk factors and different ways of
calculating risk for Coronary Heart Disease. What factors should be
considered? What do different estimators say about your risk? Is
cholesterol the only important thing to worry about? |
CHD Risk factors II |
New and emerging risk factors:
homocysteine, CRP, electron-beam measurements,... |
Women's symptoms of Heart Disease | Women have different heart disease symptoms than men. Why, and what are they? |
Cholesterol Skeptics |
Cholesterol Skeptics - Does the
amount of saturated fat in your diet really matter? |
Saturated fat |
Is it really bad for you? |
Statins |
If you don't have Coronary Heart Disease symptoms
should you take statins? |
Trans fats |
Are they really that dangerous? |
Rosuvastatin info |
Questions raised about the safety of
Rosuvastatin. |
Healthy Life Style
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Alcohol |
Is moderate alcohol drinking really good for you? |
Aspirin |
Should you take it regularly (updated 1/06)? |
Exercise |
What is the real impact of exercise on your health? |
Eating and lifestyle |
Impact of "Eating Right" and lifestyle changes |
Fruit and Vegetable
consumption |
What are the real benefits of fruit and vegetable
consumption? |
Mediterranean Diet |
Does it really make a measurable
difference? |
Obesity Risks Updated |
Obesity Risks - Mortality and Health of Obese People. |
Optimists |
Are they healthier? |
Vitamins and Antioxidants | Does the consumption of vitamins and antioxidants prevent major illnesses? |
Vitamin C | Does it impact colds? |
Folic Acid | It may be beneficial! |
Diet and Health
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Fruit and Vegetable
consumption |
What are the real benefits of fruit and vegetable
consumption? |
Mediterranean Diet |
Does it really make a measurable
difference? |
Mehmet Oz |
Questionable Science as Entertainment! |
Natural Remedies |
Do they really make a measurable
difference? |
Low Fat Diets |
Do they prevent cancer and heart disease? |
Polymeal |
Should you eat chocolate and fish, and drink wine? |
Soft Drinks and Diabetes |
Does frequent consumption of soft drinks cause diabetes? |
Vitamins and Antioxidants | Does the consumption of vitamins and antioxidants prevent major illnesses? |
Vitamin C | Does it impact colds? |
Folic Acid | It may be beneficial! |
Water Drinking | Should you drink 8 glasses a day? |
Women's issues
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Breast cancer |
Exercise decreases the risk! |
Hormone Replacement Therapy |
Providing women with the information to make
their own decision. |
HRT Alternatives |
Are there viable alternatives to HRT? (Updated May 06) |
HRT - terminating HRT |
HRT just seems to delay menopausal symtoms! |
Women's symptoms of Heart Disease | Women have different heart disease symptoms than men. Why, and what are they? |
Men's issues
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PSA info |
Prostate cancer risk, PSA values and
increase rate - The rate at which PSA increases is just as important as
its value. |
Saw Palmetto |
Found to be ineffective! |
Stress and Attitude
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Optimists |
Are they healthier? |
Stress |
What does workplace or marital stress do to
you? |
Other Health and Risk Issues
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Autism |
NOT related to vaccination! |
Candida |
What is it, really? |
Cell Phones |
Is there a risk? |
Dogs Sniffing Cancer |
Can dogs detect bladder cancer by sniffing urine? |
Hospital Risks |
Serious risks due to hospitalization! |
Medication Errors |
Protect yourself from medication errors while hospitalized |
Hypertension risks |
What are the real risks of high blood
pressure? |
Power lines |
What, if any, is their impact on health? |
Veteran Physicians | Are they as good as their junior colleagues? |
Water Drinking | Should you drink 8 glasses a day? |