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 So wrote John Ioannidis, PhD, an epidemiologist affiliated with the University of Ioannina school of medicine in Greece and Tufts University school of medicine in Boston, in the August 2005 issue of the journal Public Library of Science Medicine.
"For most study designs and settings, it is more likely for a research claim to be false than true," he stated in the study's summary. "Moreover, for many current scientific fields, claimed research findings may often be simply accurate measures of the prevailing bias. |
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| Cole, associate director of the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at the David Geffen school of medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, says that although Morris's study "also finds reduced cognitive decline associated with increased fish intake, it doesn't find much evidence to relate this to greater omega-3 fatty acid intake.
"One problem is that the questionnaires on fish intake were not that highly correlated with actual blood levels of omega-3," Cole says. |
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 Hamilton-Miller of the Department of Medical Microbiology at the Royal Free Hospital school of medicine in London, noted that tea extracts have been shown to inhibit the growth and reproduction of many species of bacteria, and outright kill them, especially the kinds that cause diseases of the diarrhea type. Furthermore, the amount of tea extract required to achieve these antibacterial effects is generally equivalent to what a person consumes when drinking tea as a beverage. |
Too Profitable to CureBrent Hoadley, Ph.D.
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| Patrick Lustman, a psychologist at Washington University school of medicine in St. Louis, stated (regarding symptoms of depression in diabetics), "If you've got both (conditions) and you treat both, then both will improve."7 This does not answer the question regarding tight control. Does blood sugar control that is "too tight" cause depression? Lust-man mentioned that in managed care doctor/patient visits — which now are constrained to about 5 minutes —it is the patient's responsibility to mention to the doctor any symptoms of depression. |
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| Blum, MD, president, American College of Emergency Physicians, and professor of emergency medicine, pediatrics and internal medicine, West Virginia University school of medicine, Morgantown.
Stephen Epstein, MD, emergency physician, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and instructor, Harvard Medical School, both in Boston.
National Report Card on the State of Emergency Medicine.
Emergency care in the United States has been given a "C-" grade by the American College of Emergency Physicians on the first-ever National Report Card on the State of Emergency Medicine. |
| Kissing and Peanuts Can Be Deadly Combo
Scott Sicherer, MD, associate professor of pediatrics, Mount Sinai school of medicine, New York City.
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology annual meeting, Miami.
People who are allergic to peanuts might be taking a big risk if they kiss someone who has just eaten a peanut producteven if that person has brushed his or her teeth, according to research by the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. |
| Allen, a postdoctoral researcher at the David Geffen school of medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles.
"Cat allergens can be smaller particles than normal allergens, such as pollen or flowers, and [they can] reach deeper into the airway of the lungs," Allen explains.
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Allen started this study after noticing that asthmatics often complain of symptoms even days after exposure to the triggers—such as cats or cat hair—that had spurred the attack. |
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 University of North Carolina school of medicine, Chapel Hill. Since then, further studies by McLeod and others have confirmed the effectiveness of chromium picolinate in depression that involves overeating. Take 400 meg daily or 200 meg twice daily with meals.
5-HTP. Technically known as 5-hydroxytryptophan, 5-HTP is the immediate precursor to serotonin. The supplement increases serotonin levels, whereas antidepressant drugs try to maintain higher levels (which may be difficult if there is not much serotonin to work with). |
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| Jennifer Kim, MD, attending physician, division of allergy, Children's Memorial Hospital, and clinical instructor of pediatrics, Feinberg school of medicine, Northwestern University, both in Chicago.
Michael Blaiss, MD, immediate past president, American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, and clinical professor of pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Sciences, Memphis.
American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology annual meeting, Anaheim, CA. |
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| Satoshi Umemura from the Yokohama City University school of medicine in Japan, reported that green tea lowered blood pressure in rats with hypertension, but he found even better blood pressure-lowering effects with a green tea processed to make it especially rich in GABA, an inhibitory neurotransmitter involved with blood pressure regulation. (The processing involved oxidizing fresh tea leaves under nitrogen.) Dr. |
Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D.
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 Yale University school of medicine. This can result in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), which affects an estimated 5 to 10 percent of women of childbearing age and is a leading cause of infertility, according to the International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination. The syndrome is the most common endocrine disorder among reproductive-age women.
Dr. Feinberg describes PCOS (which he refers to as "Syndrome O") as "World War III on a woman's ovaries and many other organs of the body." The ovaries may bubble up with characteristic cysts. |
| Antonio Convit of the Center for Brain Health at New York University school of medicine amplifies: "You need more insulin to do the same work, as your tissues basically become resistant to your own insulin. That's what happens first. That can start very, very inconspicuously. But after you've been doing this for a while and don't exercise more or lose weight, and you have the genetic predisposition, you can get more insulin resistance or impaired glucose tolerance (which is the same thing as prediabetes)."
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| Yale University school of medicine and author of The Way to Eat and The Flavor Point Diet.
"But," Dr. Metzger maintains, "if you go on a diet and eliminate refined carbs, very often insulin sensitivity returns, and hypoglycemia, prediabetes, or diabetes could go away." (Remember, you don't want insulin resistance; you want insulin sensitivity.)
The Sequence of Blood Sugar Disorders
"Ideally, we use insulin to soak up available food energy like a sponge. Insulin helps us use food for fuel now and store it as fuel for later. |
| Tufts University school of medicine and a scientist for the Nutritional Epidemiology Program at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging.
"So many things happened at that time," Dr. Must says, noting that in the 1970s, Americans consumed food in smaller portion sizes and totaling several hundred fewer calories a day than today. But then, the shift began: People started eating fewer meals at home, average portion sizes grew substantially, and fast-food restaurants popped up in strip malls, in the heart of the city, and in the suburbs—in short, just about everywhere. |
| Yale University school of medicine researchers reported in the New England Journal of Medicine that half of the 439 obese youngsters studied developed various Syndrome X risk factors, including insulin resistance, unhealthy cholesterol, and other metabolic abnormalities.
Now, let's take a look at some not-so-sweet developments and trends that researchers, nutritionists, and junk food critics believe have contributed to our country's obesity epidemic and concurrent health crisis. |
| Center for Brain Health at New York University school of medicine, and researcher at the NYU-affiliated Nathan Kline Institute.
"In fact, the brain is a virtual glucose hog, gobbling more than two-thirds of the circulating carbohydrates in the bloodstream while you are at rest," points out biotechnology pioneer Barry Sears, Ph.D., in his bestselling book Enter the Zone.
Where do we get this necessary glucose? We get it from carbohydrates. They provide our main and most easily accessible source of glucose, although it also can be manufactured, though not as easily, from proteins and fats. |
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| Rochester school of medicine and Dentistry in upstate New York, certain tonal patterns promote relaxation and sleep, whereas others encourage mental clarity and concentration. Dailey asks all of his surgical patients to listen to specific CDs that are designed to reduce pain. He has found that patients who listen to the CDs need less pain medication and recover more quickly after surgery. |
| Loma Linda University school of medicine, California, found that laughing led to significant reductions in hormones and stress-related neurotransmitters. In later experiments, Berk reported that laughter boosted the activity of immune cells, which help you fight colds, flus, and other diseases.
Laughter is a good way to gauge the mental health of other people, and I often say that you can't trust anyone who doesn't laugh. It's also important to pay attention to what someone finds funny. |
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| Allen, PhD, postdoctoral researcher, David Geffen school of medicine, University of California at Los Angeles.
David Mendelson, MD, associate professor of radiology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York City.
Radiological Society of North America annual meeting, Chicago.
Acat and its dander can trouble people who have asthma long after the animal has left the room, according to a new study.
Cat allergens, in fact, can hamper the lung function of asthmatics who are allergic to cats for up to 22 hours after exposure, says Jared W. |
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 Sommers appeared with his impressive qualifications: pathologist and director of laboratories, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, clinical professor of pathology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, clinical professor of pathology, University of Southern California school of medicine, teacher, Cornell Medical School, Tufts-New England Medical Center and New York Medical College, and most recently, research director, Council for Tobacco Research, USA. |
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 Researchers at Northwestern University's Feinberg school of medicine in Chicago found that adding oats to an already low-fat diet helped women cut their blood cholesterol by an additional 8 or 9 mg/dL after only 3 weeks. That came on top of the 12 mg/dL reductions seen with the low-fat diet alone! Antioxidants in oats cut cholesterol by suppressing the molecules that make blood cells stick to artery walls. When these cells stick to artery walls and cause inflammation, plaque deposits build up and narrow the passageways where blood flows, leading to "hardening of the arteries. |
| Holick, MD, PhD, who heads the Vitamin D, Skin, and Bone Research Laboratory at Boston University school of medicine. "It also stimulates your pancreas to make insulin. And it regulates your immune system."
Boost bone density. Getting your calcium from food rather than supplements seems to be best for your bones. A study in Finland compared changes in bone thickness and density in two groups of 10- to 12-year-olds receiving the same amount of calcium. One group consumed calcium and vitamin D in the form of cheese, while the other received supplements. |
| Lutein, an antioxidant found in avocados, oranges, and most leafy green vegetables, appears to protect against colon cancer, especially tumors in the large intestine and in people who developed tumors when they were young, according to a recent University of Utah school of medicine study. Even after the researchers adjusted for dietary fiber (which otherwise might contribute to the results of the study), more lutein was associated with less colon cancer. |
| It's the body's most potent regulator of cell growth, preventing cells from becoming malignant, explains Michael Holick, MD, PhD, head of the Vitamin D, Skin, and Bone Research Laboratory at Boston University school of medicine. How much might be needed to help curb cancer risk? Research suggests around 1,000 IU. And where do you get it? Milk and milk products (and soy products) are often fortified with vitamin D (check the labels to be sure), but you can also find it in eggs and some seafood, like cod, shrimp, and chinook salmon. And don't forget good old-fashioned sun exposure. |
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 Some of the latest information on CFS comes from the Temple University school of medicine in Philadelphia. Dr. Suhadolnik, a professor of biochemistry and a member of the university's Institute of Cancer Research and Molecular Biology, explains, "All CFS patients tested have a new enzyme, while none of the healthy controls do." This newly discovered enzyme is suspected to be inferior to the enzyme that people who do not suffer from CFS have. He feels this explains why CFS patients have a hard time maintaining the energy for cellular growth. |
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 Black Tea Helps Blood Vessels Function, Prevents Stroke and Heart Attack
At Boston University's school of medicine, Dr. Joseph Vita conducted a separate study that supported these results. For four months, sixty-six men either drank four cups of black tea or took a placebo daily. Vita concluded that drinking black tea can help reverse an abnormal functioning of blood vessels that can contribute to stroke or heart attack. Furthermore, improvement in the functioning of the blood vessels was visible within two hours of drinking just one cup of black tea. |
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| According to microbiologists and irnmunologists from the Showa University school of medicine in Tokyo, Japan, in the research they conducted on animals "EGCG showed strong immu-noenhancement of B-cells." EGCG was the most effective of the cat-echins in enhancing B cell activity, although ECG also showed some effectiveness. The researchers also noted that catechins boosted activation of macrophages (cells that consume germs), T cells, and natural killer cells (activated white cells that go on "seek-and-destroy" missions against invasive cells).11
Most blood cells are produced in bone marrow. |
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| Hunt Professor of Anatomy at Yale University School of Medicine; and Peter M. Howley, of the NCI pathology lab.8
An inveterate pipe smoker, Little radically changed his tune from the days when he advocated studies in animals as a vital part of cancer research. He had once written that historians of cancer research would someday erect a statue to the well-bred mouse as the model of study Now, as chief of the TIRC, he argued that research involving even the pure animal strains he had helped develop at the Jackson laboratory was of little use for understanding human cancer. |
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| Japanese researchers at the Nagasaki University school of medicine had similar results in an experiment with rats. When rats were given EGCG in their water, their life span was considerably prolonged. The researchers who conducted this study identified the free radical-fighting abilities of green tea as its longevity-enhancing aspect.2
Most health experts agree that the "free radical theory of aging" holds the most promise for understanding—and slowing—the aging process. |
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