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How Sound Is the Basis for Statin Therapy?

Thursday, February 01, 2007 2:30:00 PM

Over the last decade or two, it seems that increasing pressure has been put on us to have our cholesterol levels measured, and to do something about them if these turn out to be raised. Elevated chole ... Full Story

Why Is Some Exercise Research Unfit?

Thursday, January 25, 2007 2:30:00 PM

January is typically a time when individuals seek to adopt healthier habits, and activity and exercise often feature here as part of the plan. While it is often said that exercise is healthy, actually ... Full Story

Industry-Sponsored Research: A Can of Worms

Wednesday, January 17, 2007 2:25:00 PM

When the food industry funds research can favorable outcomes always be trusted? Full Story

Green Tea May Lower Breast Cancer Risk

Thursday, January 11, 2007 2:30:00 PM

The last few years have seen a rush of studies, which point to green tea as an eminently healthy beverage. Much of this research has focused on the apparent ability of green tea to help ward against c ... Full Story

Olive Oil May Protect Against Cancer

Thursday, January 04, 2007 2:40:00 PM

For some years now, the Mediterranean diet has been said to have broad advantages to health, particularly with regard to cardiovascular diseases such as heart disease and stroke. A key element in the ... Full Story

Why Bigger May Be Better

Friday, December 22, 2006 2:30:00 PM

I make no secret of the fact that I think a lot of health information and advice that comes at us is not only unsupported by science, but also seems to have been contrived with profit in mind. Full Story

What Is Medicine For?

Thursday, December 14, 2006 2:30:00 PM

What are doctors and medicine for? To help people achieve better health, and maybe even save some lives, right? I've noticed over the last decade or so that certain factions within the medical est ... Full Story

High Fat May Be Best for the Breast

Sunday, December 10, 2006 2:30:00 PM

Recently, one of my articles in The Epoch Times dissected a piece of research, which purported showed a link between eatin ... Full Story

What's the Beef with Red Meat?

Thursday, December 07, 2006 2:30:00 PM

Many of you will be aware that red meat has some bad press again, this time because of a supposed link with an increased risk of breast cancer. A study published recently in the Archives of Internal M ... Full Story

Vitamin D and Winter Wellbeing

Monday, December 04, 2006 2:30:00 PM

The contracted days come as part and parcel of this time of year and leave us short on sunlight. One important effect of sunshine is that it drives the body's production of vitamin D—a key nutrien ... Full Story

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