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Gene Rearrangement Involved In Prostate Cancer

post from Optimum Nutrition on 04 April 2006 04:44:00 PM. © Optimum Nutrition

Scientists at the University of Michigan Medical School have identified a third gene involved in prostate cancer, expanding their groundbreaking announcement, published last October in Science, that the majority of prostate cancers carry a malignancy-inducing fusion of genes never before seen in solid tumors........

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Nutrition and Depression

post from The Nutrition and Food Web Archive Nutrition Blog on 04 April 2006 12:31:00 PM. © The Nutrition and Food Web Archive Nutrition Blog

Depression is a real illness which affects so many people. In fact, many people will, at some stage in their life feel the effects of some form of depression. Depression usually occurs when there is a chemical imbalance in the brain. The imbalance occurs with serotonin - an important neurotransmitter, which helps to transfer messages throughout [...]

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Gastric Bypass Surgery - A Successful Alternative

post from The Nutrition and Food Web Archive Nutrition Blog on 04 April 2006 12:22:00 PM. © The Nutrition and Food Web Archive Nutrition Blog

?Obesity can damage the body by its mechanically and metabolically adverse effects on normal bodily function; not to mention the psychological anguish it can also bring.? Gastric bypass surgery is a very successful alternative to normal dieting for the obese and overweight, and is an operation that makes the stomach smaller and causes food to bypass [...]

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Psychiatric Drugs - Engineering Children

post from Health Supreme on 04 April 2006 11:55:00 AM. © Health Supreme

New Scientist just days ago came out with an article Prescribing of hyperactivity drugs is out of control that discusses the mind boggling figures of child drugging at the hands of psychiatrists in the U.S.A. ADHD is the diagnosis that accounts for close to 4 million prescriptions of mind-altering drugs such as methylphenidate, marketed as Ritalin, to "treat" the "condition". Vera Hassner Sharav of the Alliance for Human Research Protection - AHRP, in her article An Out of Control Profession - New Scientist / Infant Mental Health Now Targeted by Psychiatry - MSNBC describes the often permanent damage these drugs do: Scientists have known that as with chronic use of...

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Apr 4, New Technology Boosts Fiber in Foods

post from High Fiber Foods - Blogging for Health on 04 April 2006 11:30:10 AM. © High Fiber Foods - Blogging for Health

Researchers continue to look at ways to boost fiber in foods.

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Is potassium deficiency a common problem in
athletes

post from Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin on 04 April 2006 09:49:00 AM. © Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin

Not unless they are trying to control weight by vomiting. A few years ago, one of the best female long-distance runners in the country came to me to find a cause for her sudden drop in performance. All tests I ordered were normal except for a low blood level of potassium. The most common cause of potassium deficiency is vomiting, but she repeatedly denied doing this. I then requested that she collect her urine for one day, and the laboratory reported that it contained three times as much potassium as normal. This proved that she was bulimic. To control her weight, she was sticking her finger down her throat and making herself throw up. After she was able to accept the diagnosis, she got help, stopped vomiting and went on to win several long distance running titles.

The kidneys and sweat glands conserve potassium so effectively in response to low body levels that potassium deficiency rarely occurs in healthy athletes. Even with prolonged exercise in very hot weather, potassium needs can be met by eating a normal diet because potassium is found in virtually all foods except refined sugar. On the other hand, potassium deficiency can be caused by drugs, such as diuretics and corticosteroids. It can also be caused by diarrhea or repeated vomiting. With diarrhea, potassium is lost in the stool. With vomiting, potassium is lost in the urine. In both athletes and non- athletes, the most common cause of low potassium blood levels and high potassium urine levels is vomiting.

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Local Honey and Allergies

A friend and I were talking yesterday, and she commented that her allergies have been a lot worse since February. I have been cooking for her since then, and she asked if I have been using local honey. I had intentionally been using local honey from our local produce stand, then I discovered [...]

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Only way to go is down

post from reneegetsfit.com // Health & Fitness Blog on 04 April 2006 07:46:00 AM. © reneegetsfit.com // Health & Fitness Blog

Now that the sweat beads have no where to hide? ...they've found a new home. My t-shirt... Oh, but that's not big picture, b/c you must see the big picture to fully appreciate what it is I'm trying to convey....

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