Monday Edition Archive
| The Monday Edition | October 6, 2008 |
Aging Doesn’t Automatically Snuff Out Your Fires of Desire!
Layne Lowery
Here’s some good news if you’re trying to keep the “vroom vroom” in your bedroom! A study conducted by researchers at the University of Chicago has found that sexual dysfunction is not necessarily an inevitable part of aging.
The study findings show sexual problems among older Americans can be tied to many common life stressors—such [...]
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FDA OKs Zapping Your Greens to Kill Potential Bacteria!
Peyton Posey
In order to get rid of dangerous germs that can hide in lettuce and spinach plants—and then make it to your dinner table—the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will allow food producers to zap the leaves with low amounts of radiation to kill any traces of E. coli, salmonella or other bacterial germs.
Acting on [...]
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Fast Fact
For increased bone and joint health, put your hip into it—rose hip, that is. The natural powder made from a species of rose flower can help reduce the pain and stiffness that plagues those of you with osteoporosis. So, for relief in your knees, hands, back—and yes, hips—get rose hip instead of those dangerous prescription [...]
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Health E-Hint: A Healthy Lifestyle Does What No Cholesterol-Lowering Pill Can Do!
Millions of Americans rely on statin drugs to lower elevated blood cholesterol levels. But troublesome side effects cause as many as three-quarters of patients to stop statin treatment.
In his book, The Hidden Truth about Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs, former pharmaceutical company drug chemist Shane Ellison says the first step toward preventing heart disease is “engaging in healthy [...]
| The Monday Edition | September 29, 2008 |
New Vaccine Shows Promise for Treating Prostate Cancer Patients
Layne Lowery
A new method for administering a prostate cancer vaccine may provide a safe—and possibly more effective—treatment for prostate disease.
A study led by researchers at the National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute (NCI) found the method known as metronomic dosing provides continuous low doses of an immune system booster.
According to an NCI statement, this [...]
