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Prescription drugs and their TV treatment

NEW YORK: Years ago, a large poster featuring an appealingly sweaty and smiling young man climbing a mountain appeared in my subway station, directly across from my usual waiting spot. Purportedly he had been invigorated by one of the first AIDS drugs marketed directly to the public. He looked magnificent on top of his mountain, […]

Fatty Acid Catabolism Higher Due To Polyphenol Intake

Polyphenols, dietary substances from vegetables, fruits and green tea, bring about a change in the energy metabolism. Dutch researcher Vincent de Boer has discovered that polyphenols increase the fatty acid breakdown in rats and influence the glucose use in fat cells.
De Boer carried out his doctoral research at RIKILT - Institute of Food Safety in […]

Tuberculous Colitis Mimicking Crohn Disease.

Tuberculous Colitis Mimicking Crohn Disease.
Case Reports Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition. 45(5):607-610, November 2007.
Myers, Angela L; Colombo, Jennifer; Jackson, Mary Anne; Harrison, Christopher J; Roberts, Charles R

For lonely hearts, 1 can be an unhealthy number

Loneliness might speed the aging process and trigger killer health problems. That’s the conclusion of studies put together in an analysis out this month that suggest lonely people churn out damaging stress hormones in response to life’s challenges.
Over time, the toxic stress response might lead to high blood pressure, sleep disorders and other health […]

Woman dies from bird flu in tourist hotspot Bali

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An Indonesian woman has died from bird flu in Bali, the first human death from the virus on the resort island hugely popular with foreign tourists.
A health ministry official said the 29-year-old woman came from west Bali. She died on Sunday in hospital after suffering from high fever. Her five-year-old daughter also died […]