Archive for August, 2008

Six Deaths Linked to Byetta

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

FDA approved diabetic drug Byetta was linked to the cause of 2 patients deaths.

Continue reading “Six Deaths Linked to Byetta” »

New study proves the power of hormone replacement for insomnia

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

Are you suffering from tiredness, which starts early in the morning after you get up? If yes, then you may not be getting enough sleep. Most of my patients are suffering from lack of good sleep almost every day. The reason: too much cortisol because of estrogen and progesterone decline. So what needs to be done? Continue reading “New study proves the power of hormone replacement for insomnia” »

Does Exercise Prevents Breast Cancer?

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

Good news! The scientists from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Harvard University found, that regular exercise helps preventing breast cancer in women. Explanation?

Continue reading “Does Exercise Prevents Breast Cancer?” »

Meal Planning: Do We Need Breakfast To Lose Weight

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

According to the majority of experts we need to eat breakfast. Somebody even suggests, that breakfast should be the most important meal of the day. Remember: eat breakfast as a king, lunch as a prince, and dinner as a pauper. But when I tried to apply this to my weight loss program I found out that eating breakfast may be not a good idea. What I found was

Continue reading “Meal Planning: Do We Need Breakfast To Lose Weight” »

Don’t Give Up Your Vitamin D

Sunday, August 17th, 2008

Have you ever used sunscreen? Probably yes, because it is good for skin cancer prevention as well as for skin texture. And that’s very true. But it is also true that too much sunscreen can reduce the synthesis of vitamin D by 90 — 95 percent. This is not good at all. Continue reading “Don’t Give Up Your Vitamin D” »

What Bra Fits You Best?

Sunday, August 17th, 2008

Most of my female patients wear bras, but how many of them wear the wrong size?

Continue reading “What Bra Fits You Best?” »

Asthma Patients Now Have a New Way To Protect Themselves

Saturday, August 2nd, 2008

Spring, summer and fall may be dangerous seasons for asthma sufferers because of air pollution. Therefore it is very important to know how contaminated the air is in the area where you are planning to travel, bike or jog.

Continue reading “Asthma Patients Now Have a New Way To Protect Themselves” »

Mexican Serrano Peppers May Be Dangerous to Eat

Saturday, August 2nd, 2008

The FDA has now warned the public that, along with tomatoes, serrano peppers from Mexico may be infected with the Saint Paul salmonella strain.

Continue reading “Mexican Serrano Peppers May Be Dangerous to Eat” »

Vytorin Found To Be Linked To Cancer

Saturday, August 2nd, 2008

The FDA was asked recently by the House Energy and Commerce Committee to turn over the results of the so-called Seas study from Oxford University. The results of this study shocked the medical society as well as investors.

Continue reading “Vytorin Found To Be Linked To Cancer” »