Herbal remedies need real scrutiny
CNN
For those who eat a balanced diet, scientists have found no quantifiable benefit from taking multivitamins. On the other hand, multivitamins probably won't ...

Cherry Picking Science: Chicago Tribune's Shotgun Journalism Strikes with ...
Age of Autism (blog)
We started the gluten-free/casein-free diet and saw great success. Mark had language within a couple of weeks. Methyl B-12 stopped his stuttering and ...

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Text reminders increase sunscreen use
Boston Globe
Those with high LDL decreased from 31.5 percent in 1999 to 21.2 percent in 2006, a drop Kuklina attributed partly to cholesterol-lowering drugs and ...

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Diet could be the key, not drugs, say parents
NEWS.com.au
With a combination of fish oil and a change in diet, Emiley has regained weight and returned to her normal self, but without her attention disorder. ...

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Pacquiao's power? All natural
ESPN
Ariza said the only thing Pacquiao uses for his strength is hard work, a 7000-calorie-a-day diet and approved supplements, which Ariza gives him. ...

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America again cheated by bought-and-paid-for legislators
Heber Springs Sun-Times
But we resent digging into our wallets to support those who choose to ruin themselves through poor diet, drug/alcohol abuse, etc. ...

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Swissinfo
Crackdown targets counterfeit drugs
Washington Post
The crackdown in the United States uncovered more than 700 alleged packages of fake or suspicious prescription drugs including Viagra, Vicodin, and Claritin ...
Police seize illicit medicines from web merchantsGaea Times

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“Miracle” diet pills on the horizon
CalorieLab Calorie Counter News
Recent drug trials have focused on three new diet pills: Qnexa, which combines the appetite suppressant phentermine with an epilepsy drug that is supposed ...

Diet pills: Vivus, Arena and Orexigen in race to market safe weight-loss drugs
Daily Finance (blog)
Unquestionably, the market for diet drugs could be very large, which is why analysts believe there may be room for all three companies: Arena, ...

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Companies Race To Bring Diet Drugs To Market
NPR
Past problems with diet drugs weigh on the drugmakers, particularly the fen-phen debacle and the more recent failure of rimonabant, which was to be sold as ...
Obesity drugs lumber toward marketplaceLos Angeles Times

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Private MD
High cholesterol too common in kids
Cherry Hill Courier Post
Cholesterol levels in children who are overweight or obese usually respond well to diet and lifestyle modifications. Statin therapy, which are drugs to ...
Statin therapy should be used to reach blood cholesterol levels before adding ...HealthJockey.com

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Israelis prominent in online illegal drug sales
Jerusalem Post
Fake or otherwise illegal "lifestyle" drugs such as erectile dysfunction drugs, diet pills and baldness treatments are the biggest sources of income for ...

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Scientists Find Molecular Trigger That Helps Prevent Aging and Disease
Science Daily (press release)
The study examines how dietary restriction and a high-caloric diet influence biochemical responses. Dr. Mobbs and his colleagues unraveled a molecular ...

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Making sense of the new breast cancer guidelines
Newsday (subscription)
Women can lower their risk by maintaining a healthy diet and weight; having adequate vitamin D levels and participating in rigorous exercise can help lower ...

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Deadlier than Cocaine, Heroin, and the Swine Flu?
Food Consumer
Eliminate or radically reduce most grains and sugars from your diet. Avoiding grains and sugars will lower your insulin and leptin levels. ...

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New York Times
From the Lab, a New Weapon Against Cholesterol
New York Times
“They may become part of good anti-atherosclerosis management, along with diet, nonsmoking and statins,” drugs that interfere with the synthesis of ...

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Nearly Half of Patients to Try Experimental Diet Drug Shed 10 Percent of Body ...
FOXNews
The drug demonstrated an even greater improvement in non- weight loss measures in patients considered to be at high risk of heart disease, according to data ...

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HULIQ
New Diet Drugs Could Help Improve Other Health Issues
HULIQ
There is a major race between three drug companies to release their new weight loss drug to the market. All three new potential diet drugs are showing good ...

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Examiner.com
4 cases of drug resistant H1N1 confirmed by CDC
Examiner.com
Tamiflu is one of two drugs most commonly used to treat patients with the flu. If this resistant strain of H1N1 spreads, this could make treating it much ...

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The Local
Arrests made in global drug ring raid
The Local
Three people have been arrested in Stockholm and held on suspicion of the illegal sale of prescription drugs, including diet pills and impotence treatment, ...

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