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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Byron J. Richards

New Insights on Tinnitus



Several studies published this month offer a new understanding and hope to those suffering from the ringing in the ears known as tinnitus. This condition affects up to 40 million Americans, including 10% of senior citizens and 40% of military veterans. Wh... Read >



Early Antibiotic Use Increases Asthma Risk



Asthma in our children is an epidemic. I have long argued that the asthma epidemic in American children is a result of the incompetent practice of medicine that relies on the use of highly toxic antibiotics in children. My position is now confirmed by a n... Read >



Can High Good Cholesterol Be the Sign of a Problem?



The simplistic notion that LDL cholesterol is "bad" and HDL cholesterol is "good" has only one purpose in public health dogma: scaring people into taking toxic statin drugs to lower their LDL cholesterol. A new study shows that some people with high HDL ... Read >



The New Role of Glucosamine in Human Health



Glucosamine supplements are popular for joint health and the health of all connective tissues in your body. The availability of glucosamine for any body tissue is rate limiting in terms of the ability of that tissue to repair or rejuvenate itself, meanin... Read >



Vitamin E Protects Lungs from Damage



A new study in women over the age of 45 has shown that long-term, regular use of vitamin E can lower the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by about 10 percent in both smokers and non-smokers.

"The findings from our study suggest th... Read >



Quercetin Reduces Pain, Anxiety, and Depression



Corticotropin-releasing hormone/factor (CRH, also called CRF) is released by your hypothalamus gland to coordinate the production of adrenal hormones and your stress response. Chronic stress can lead to excess CRH production, in turn directly causing anx... Read >



Olive Leaf Extract Offsets Stress of High Calorie Intake



It is ironic that food, which is so vital to survival, when consumed in excess is literally poison to your metabolism. Excess consumption of fat and carbohydrates rapidly leads to cardiovascular malfunction, liver malfunction, and numerous metabolic chan... Read >



Vitamin K Reduces the Risk for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma



Researchers at Minnesota's Mayo Clinic have found that people who have higher intakes of vitamin K have a lower risk of developing Non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Those in the top quarter of vitamin K-1, from diet and dietary supplements, had a 45% less risk for d... Read >



BAMLET AND HAMLET – A New Play or a Cure for Cancer?



There are two new actors on stage in the war on cancer, BAMLET AND HAMLET. It was a fluke discovery; HAMLET was stumbled onto by researchers trying to figure out why breast milk kills bacteria. Instead they found a potent cancer-killing compound that do... Read >



Maximizing DHA Intake Supports Weight Loss



DHA is now recognized as a superior nutrient for cardiovascular health, cognitive function, memory, mood, learning, vision quality (including protection against macular degeneration), bone health, fertility, cancer prevention, and inflammation reduction. ... Read >



Poor Response to Exercise in Young Type 2 Diabetics



Type 2 diabetes is a difficult health problem because multiple aspects of calorie utilization simply don't work properly. A study with young adults (ages 18 - 25) shows the cellular problem is worse than thought. Normally exercise conditions cells to ma... Read >



The Addictive Nature of Compulsive Eating



Is there any difference between obsessive eating and drug addiction? The answer, as far as brain circuitry is concerned, is no. Both problems are about reward circuitry in the brain gone awry. Pleasure is required for survival and pleasure is required ... Read >



Blood Pressure Therapy Called Into Question



The nightmare for those writing prescriptions for drugs and those taking them continues. The medication debacle in America highlights the blatant failure of Western medicine to improve the human condition and reverse disease in millions of Americans whos... Read >



Statins Impair Immune System Function



The statin drug Zocor (simvastatin) has been shown to directly compromise the immune response to an opportunistic infection. This is not good news for any person taking any statin, as the type of impairment involved seriously compromises basic immune sys... Read >



Bone Drugs Proven to Cause Poor Bone Quality in Humans



Two studies from the Special Surgery (HHS) and Columbia University Medical Center have confirmed the recent media attention on the extreme dangers to bone from the long-term use of bone drugs (bisphosphonates). The researchers found that after four years... Read >

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