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Your Alternative Health Newsletter--June 11 Update--www.altmedicine.com

 

" Frank Grazian "

 

*****ALTERNATIVE HEALTH NEWS ONLINE—June 11 Update*****

 

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and by Forbes as a " Best of the Web "

 

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Frank Grazian, Editor & Publisher

06/11/2003

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“Recent research … suggests that the body’s self-healing capacities may be

far more comprehensive than many of us in medical research have ever

suspected”—-from the book “The Break-Out Principle” by Herbert Benson,

M.D. and William Proctor.

 

*********KEY ARTICLES SINCE OUR LAST ISSUE*********

 

NOTE: When you access the articles below, you will see them without our

usual frames. This means that they will spread out widely and be a bit

difficult to read. We suggest that you minimize your screen.

 

 

REDUCE CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE BY REPLACING FATS. A major study has shown

that the risk of coronary artery disease is effectively reduced when trans

fatty acids and saturated fatty acids are replaced with unsaturated fatty

acids.

 

http://www.altmedicine.com/Article.asp?ID=3537

 

AGE 30 OR OVER? YOUR MUSCLES ARE PROBEBLY SHRINKING. If you're 30 years of

age or older, your muscles are probably shrinking--and the erosion will

probably accelerate after 45. The condition, known as " sarcopenia, " leads

to frailty and a loss of independence. More common than osteoporosis,

sarcopenia is being studied in laboratories throughout the world. The

latest word, according to the Mayo Clinic: " Combinations of aerobic,

resistance, and stretching exercise programs have well established

beneficial effects. " But there's more.

 

http://www.altmedicine.com/Article.asp?ID=3534

 

MASSAGE WORKS WELL FOR LOW-BACK PAIN, SAYS NEW STUDY. Massage appears to

be an effective way to treat low-back pain of a non-specific nature,

according to a new, in-depth review of evidence from dozens of studies of

alternative treatments.

 

http://www.altmedicine.com/Article.asp?ID=3536

 

FISH OILS CAN BLOCK IRREGULAR HEART RHYTHMS: EXPERTS. Eating oily fish

like salmon, tuna or bluefish at least twice a week can prevent sudden

cardiac death because fatty acids in the fish block dangerous irregular

heart rhythms, experts say in a review article in Circulation: Journal of

the American Heart Association.

 

http://www.altmedicine.com/Article.asp?ID=3529

 

 

MIXED TOCOPHEROLS INHIBIT BLOOD CLOTTING. Recent studies have failed to

show any beneficial effects of alpha-tocopherol (vitamin E) on

cardiovascular events. However, a new study found that mixed tocopherols

(alpha, beta, gamma and delta) were more potent in preventing blood

platelets from clumping together and causing blood clotting, among other

things.

 

http://www.altmedicine.com/Article.asp?ID=3540

 

CORAL CALCIUM PRODUCT FOUND TO CONTAIN LEAD. A coral calcium product,

widely promoted in infomercials for extraordinary health benefits, was

found to contain amounts of lead in excess of the state of California's

" no significant risk level. " The tests were conducted by ConsumerLab.com.

" We have received many questions from consumers about coral calcium, " said

Tod Cooperman, M.D., president of ConsumerLab.com. " Coral calcium is not

inherently better or worse than other types of calcium. But it is sadly

ironic that the most advertised brand also had the most lead. "

 

http://www.altmedicine.com/Article.asp?ID=3542

 

COMBINATION TREATMENT ADVISED FOR CANCER OF THE LARYNX. Patients with

cancer of the larynx are likely to retain their voice and avoid surgery if

they are treated simultaneously with chemotherapy and radiotherapy, say

investigators who have conducted a nationwide study.

 

http://www.altmedicine.com/Article.asp?ID=3538

 

BBC OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO MORE THAN 130 CLINICAL CONDITIONS. The

BBC has opened its medical notes library, offering a comprehensive guide

to more than 130 clinical conditions. Among the topics are Alzheimer's

disease, anxiety disorder, autism, Crohn's disease, kidney failure,

osteoporosis, ovarian cancer, Parkinson's disease, pre-menstrual syndrome,

and teenage drinking.

 

http://www.altmedicine.com/Article.asp?ID=3531

 

 

LIPID-LOWERING DRUGS DON’T REDUCE SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH RISK: STUDY. A new

study has determined that lipid-lowering drugs--such as statins, niacin

and fibrates--do not reduce the risk for sudden cardiac death.

 

http://www.altmedicine.com/Article.asp?ID=3523

 

 

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