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Aug 24, 2008 |
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The effects of magnesium prophylaxis in migraine without aura – Source: Magnesium Research, Jun 2008
Study associates magnesium supplementation with reduction in frequency and severity of migraine without aura – brain imaging detects increase in cortical blood flow vs. placebo group. [Source: Magnesium Research, Jun 2008] |
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Aug 23, 2008 |
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New reasons to avoid fruit juices and fruits when taking certain drugs
Common fruit juices, including orange, apple and grapefruit, can block the absorption of important antibiotics, beta blockers, antihistamines, and cancer drugs, potentially wiping out their beneficial effects. |
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Aug 15, 2008 |
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25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels and the Risk of Mortality in the General Population - Source: Archives of Internal Medicine, Aug 11, 2008
Long term tracking of 13,331 US adults found those in the lowest vitamin D quartile were 26% more likely to die of any cause than those in the highest D group, report researchers at Johns Hopkins & Albert Einstein. [Source: Archives of Internal Medicine, Aug 11, 2008] |
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Aug 13, 2008 |
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From vitamin D to hormone D: Fundamentals of the vitamin D endocrine system essential for good health - Source: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Aug 2008
Suggesting the nutritional guidelines for vitamin D3 intake be reevaluated, since our understanding of its “biological sphere of influence” has broadened at least 9-fold, from the target organs required for calcium homeostasis (intestine, bone, kidney, and parathyroid), to at least 36 organs. [Source: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Aug 2008] |
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Aug 04, 2008 |
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Plasma Vitamin C Level, Fruit and Vegetable Consumption, and the Risk of New-Onset Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: The European Prospective Investigation of Cancer–Norfolk Prospective Study [Source: Archives of Internal Medicine, Jul 28, 2008]
12-year tracking of 22,000 adults strongly links higher vitamin C level in blood (and to a lesser degree, greater fruit and vegetable intake) to a substantially lower risk of type 2 diabetes. [Source: Archives of Internal Medicine, Jul 28, 2008] |
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Aug 04, 2008 |
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Low-Fat dietary Pattern and Risk of Treated Diabetes Mellitus in Postmenopausal Women: The Women's Health Initiative Randomized Controlled Dietary Modification Trial - Source: Archives of Internal Medicine, Jul 28, 2008
An 8-year low-fat diet among 19,541 generally healthy postmenopausal women showed no evidence of reducing type 2 diabetes risk vs. usual diet. But weight loss may be an important risk-reducer. Source: Archives of Internal Medicine, Jul 28, 2008 |
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Aug 04, 2008 |
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Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in African American Women - Source: Archives of Internal Medicine, Jul 28, 2008
Long-term tracking of 44,000 women finds: Type 2 diabetes risk rises with a combination of higher sugary soft drink consumption & greater body mass index. Higher fruit drink consumption (except for orange and grapefruit juice) is linked to higher diabetes risk regardless of body mass index. Full article available free online. [Source: Archives of Internal Medicine, Jul 28, 2008] |
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Aug 04, 2008 |
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What initiates the formation of senile plaques? The origin of Alzheimer-like dementias in capillary hemorrhages - Source: Medical Hypotheses, Sep 2008
The proposal that plaques form at the sites of bleeding from the brain's tiny blood vessels explains many things: e.g., why oxidative stress/cardiovascular disease are associated with Alzheimer's, why antioxidants and other vascular-protective factors protect against dementia. [Source: Medical Hypotheses, Sep 2008] |
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Aug 04, 2008 |
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dietary Calcium Intake and Risks of Stroke, Its Subtypes, and Coronary Heart Disease in Japanese. The JPHC Study Cohort I - Source: Stroke, July 17, 2008
13-year study of 14,526 people ages 40 to 59 (in four groups based on amount of calcium intake) found 31% lower stroke risk in highest dairy calcium group vs. lowest. No significant calcium-cardiovascular disease association was found. Source: Stroke, July 17, 2008 |
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Aug 01, 2008 |
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Deficiency of Sunlight and Vitamin D
"Fortification of foods and advice on sensible sun exposure are urgently needed," states Dr. Holick, an endocrinologist and vitamin D expert at Boston University Medical Center. |
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