I couldn’t believe my eyes. I blinked and read the headlines again. “Vitamins harming, not helping, the heart.” “Study throws doubt on safety of antioxidants.” “Antioxidant vitamins useless.” Now I’ve seen a lot of reports lately putting a negative spin on supplements – w

Gray isn’t my favorite color, especially when it’s on my head. Sure, I tried yanking out the occasional gray hair during my thirty-something years. But by the time I reached my forties, it was becoming increasingly hard to keep up. So, like many other middle-aged women, I de

Maybe you saw the story on 60 Minutes II last February regarding Eli Lilly’s latest marketing strategy for Prozac. But if you didn’t, get ready for a real corker. Recently, I told you how antidepressant manufacturers skew clinical data to make dangerous drugs appear safe

Recently, several readers sent me articles questioning the health claims of soy. According to these articles, the simple soybean – and soy-based foods like tofu and soy milk – should have us worried. Conflicting reports about soy’s estrogenic effects have caused concern a

The other day, when I was grocery shopping, I couldn’t help but notice all of the new low-carb convenience foods littering the shelves of my local Albertsons. They seemed to be everywhere – salad dressings, pasta sauce, bread, even ice cream! Since label reading is secon

I’m the kind of person who has trouble saying no when someone calls and asks me to take on a new assignment. Never mind that I already have more work than I can handle. So here I am, with a half-dozen research articles due by the end of the week. Not to mention a project I’v

A few weeks ago, President Bush came to town. As I watched our local news coverage, it was clear that he was fairly bursting with pride as he announced that Medicare reform had been passed by both the House and the Senate. Now, I’ve been following the war over Medicare

Just when I had thought that the whole HRT issue was deader than a doornail, along comes a new study that claims that HRT can rekindle a woman’s sex life. The study was commissioned by the Women’s Health Concern in Britain. Of course, this pro-HRT group would like you to

The last time I saw my mom, I was amazed at how well she was moving. She told me it was all due to glucosamine, which she started taking about a year ago, after discovering that she suffered from osteoarthritis (OA). What a difference! Today, Mom’s back to climbing stairs an

A few years ago, a family friend was diagnosed with colorectal cancer at the age of 48. Now, admittedly, this is a bit young to be stricken with this form of cancer. But it proved to be deadly. Within months, he was gone. Colorectal cancer is the second most common cause

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