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6 deaths were linked to diabetic drug Byetta

Sergey Kalitenko MD — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:33:52 +0000

FDA approved diabetic drug Byetta was linked to the cause of 2 patients deaths. As per Amylin and Eli Lilly 4 additional death are reported to FDA which was not made public yet. The cause of deaths is acute pancreatitis. Altogether there are 6 cases of pancreatitis reported so far. In my understanding it is much better to avoid processed food, then to subject yourself to the risks of medications side effects. What do you think?

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New study proves the power of hormone replacement for insomnia

Sergey Kalitenko MD — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:24:07 +0000

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? (more…)

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Does exercise prevents breast cancer? Or another solution?

Sergey Kalitenko MD — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:19:54 +0000

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? So do we need to rush to the gym and run a few hours a day to protect yourselves from cancer? I doubt it. Because as per my knowledge the most powerful cancer fighter is

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Meal planning to lose weight: breakfast issue

Sergey Kalitenko MD — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:01:02 +0000

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 popper. 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

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Cancer prevention, breasts and vitamin D

Sergey Kalitenko MD — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:52:07 +0000

I was alway wondering why in order to get active form of vitamin D we need sun exposure? Quite unusual for our body! In order to function we need only a few micro elements, vitamins, amino acids and fats. Most of our body chemical substances are made within our body. But not active form of vitamin D. So what is the reason?

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What bra is good for you?

Sergey Kalitenko MD — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:22:02 +0000

Most of my female patients wear bras. So far no objections. But according to the recent study from University of Portsmouth irreparable damage to the breast ligaments can be done by wrong bra size of type. Apparently the biggest problem is (more…)

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Asthma patients now have another tool to protect themselves

Sergey Kalitenko MD — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 00:08:02 +0000

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. Until recently there was no way to find out easily the degree of contamination. Now we have a online pool, provided by medical data company Surveillance Data: www.azma.com. In this site you can check the air pollution according to your zip code. Check it out!

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Mexican serrano peppers may be dangerous to eat

Sergey Kalitenko MD — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:50:34 +0000

FDA warned public, that serrano peppers from Mexico may be infected with Saint Paul salmonella strain. The same can be applied to jalapenos. The reason: apparently water from at least one mexican farm was infected with swalmonella, resulting in jalapenos and serrano peppers contamination. So at least at this time no mexican jalapenos or serranos!
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Vytorin is linked to increased cancer risk

Sergey Kalitenko MD — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:38:48 +0000

FDA was asked by House Energy and Commerce Committee to turn over the results of so called Seas study from Oxford University. The reason is obvious: this study shocked medical society as well as investors. The researchers from Oxford University found that (more…)

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Viagra for women?

Sergey Kalitenko MD — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:53:52 +0000

Have you ever suffered from depression? If yes, then you probably had your libido decreased. THe new study showed, that women, suffering from depression and who are taking antidepressants, may benefit, from Viagra. But probably this is not the only way to help with libido loss. (more…)

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