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Keith Connects The Dots: Monthly Archives for July 2008

Nanoparticles + Light = Dead Tumor Cells

Obesity Predisposition Traced To The Brain's Reward System

The Insiders View of a Humane Society

Chronic body-wide pain prevalent, impacts work

Risk of metabolic syndrome rises near menopause

Assisted Fertilization Risks May Be Due to Infertility

Exercise in a Pill? Not So Fast

Frankincense Provides Relief for Osteoarthritis

Moms With Alzheimer's May Pass on Risk to Kids

Obesity increases risk of certain ovarian cancers

Potassium may help lower blood pressure

Sleep apnea tied to nighttime urination in men

Garlic supplements help lower high blood pressure

Pediatricians nix heart tests before ADHD drugs

Prescription drug addictions rise

Pre-pregnancy diabetes tied to more birth defects

Dunkin' Donuts to offer healthier menu items

Mediterranean Diet Becoming Less Popular in Countries of Origin

Heart patients often have unhealthy lipid levels

Gestational diabetes raises risk of type 2 diabetes

A little stretching may not dampen muscle strength

Thyroid Hormone May Boost Women's Alzheimer's Risk

US lawmakers to ban toxins from toys

Obesity not a contraindication to knee replacement

U.S. surgical errors cost $1.5 billion a year

Deaths from drug misuse skyrocket

High omega-3 diet of Japanese linked with significantly lower heart disease risk compared to Americans

Experts Urge Research on Sleep Apnea-Heart Disease Link

Hospitalizations for Heart Failure Skyrocketing

Rates of Mild Cognitive Impairment Higher Than Expected

Diet Key to Diabetes Risk

Diabetes Risk Higher in Men With Depression, Anxiety

Low-fat diets per se do not curb diabetes risk ***

Diabetes may threaten tuberculosis control efforts

Prostate cancer therapy may impair cognition

Bone density may help determine breast cancer risk

U.S. facing possible hearing loss epidemic

Dual diabetes drugs help stave off Alzheimer's

Artificial pancreas just years away

Sugary drinks boost black women's diabetes risk

More exercise helps heavy women keep weight off

Fish may explain Japan's low heart disease rate

Pharmacy Study Finds Current Recommended Daily Intake of Vitamin D Not Sufficient in Seniors

Vitamin E and breast cancer

Nutrition Q&A

Ten super foods

Dietary magnesium intake is related to metabolic syndrome in older Americans

Powerful Heart-protecting Herbs

Tea May Improve Attention and Focus, Keep Brain Cells Healthy, & Influence Genetics in Cancer-Findings

Boost your psychological well-being to help reduce stress and disease

Diabetes, Heart Disease and oxidative stress

Most Americans Don't Know 'Better Fats' Benefit Heart Health

Diabetes linked to male infertility; excess sugars in the body have direct effect on sperm quality

New findings on erectile dysfunction

Breast cancer risk associated with less sleep in large study population

Cranberries create barrier against urinary tract microorganisms

Tea intake linked with reduced risk of cognitive impairment and decline in older men and women

Most Fit Have Less Brain Atrophy From Alzheimer's

NYC adds double dutch rope jumping as school sport

McCain vows to back changes to disabilities law

Licking Your Wounds: Scientists Isolate Compound In Human Saliva That Speeds Wound Healing

Blue Light And Hydrogen Peroxide May Effectively Treat Biofilms That Cause Cavities And Gum Disease

Does Too Much Sun Cause Melanoma?

Overweight Elderly Americans Contribute To Financial Burdens Of U.S. Health Care System

Gluten-free Diet Alone Is Enough To Get Bones Healthy In Pediatric Patients With Celiac Disease

Blindness In Old Age May Be Triggered By Hyperactive Immune Resistance

How Cranberry Juice Can Prevent Urinary Tract Infections

Heart Disease Is Linked To Worse Mental Processes That, In Turn, Predict The Onset Of Dementia

Nicholas Gonzalez MD and the Trophoblast Theory of Cancer by Jeffrey Dach MD

Rita Ellithorpe MD and EDTA Chelation with Detoxamin Suppository for Prostatitis by Jeffrey Dach MD

People With GERD More Likely to Develop Asthma

Iced Teas Pose High Risk of Kidney Stones

Family, Friends May Influence Person's Weight

"Reproductive tourism" a growing worry

Breast cancer mortality increases with body mass index

ADHD children have greater risk of being overweight

Mom's abdominal fat linked with birth defect risk

ALA, ALC & Benfotiamine: Super Antioxidants for Nerve Health By Dr. Allen S. Josephs

Why stress is aging by Life Extension

Intestinal Gluten Receptor Is Gateway for Celiac Disease

Antidepressant Scripts Up 16 Million Over 3-Year Period

Sleep Needs May Decline With Age

Smokers Struck by Influenza Face Higher Mortality Rates

Prenatal fish oil may lower child's asthma risk

Mom's smoking may be linked to depression in child

Soy Linked to Low Sperm Count

ADHD increasingly common in older kids

Women and Men Urged to Seek 'Preconception Care'

Coronary Disease Dulls Cognitive Skills

Simple Procedure Improves Male Fertility

Twofold Action Urged for Pre-Diabetes ***

School failure harder on girls than boys

L.A. fast-food moratorium one step closer to reality

Underground Fencing: Is it right for you?

Wonder drugs may treat many conditions

Sleep Apnea Linked to Night Heart Attacks

Study Examining High Cancer Incidence in U.S. South

Depression linked with first stroke

New drug helps shrink prostate tumors

Prizes don't help smokers kick the habit long-term

Good News on Saturated Fat

What if It's All Been a Big Fat Lie?

Using Plants to Grow Lymphoma Vaccines

Savage Stands by Autism Remarks

Deep Brain Stimulation Eases Depression

Study Challenges Stereotypes About Obese Workers

Abnormal sleep patterns in women linked to stroke

Cultural sensitivity may improve diabetes outcomes

Gum disease tied to diabetes risk

Vytorin fails to meet main goal of heart study

World's Greatest Medical Failures by Jon Barron *** (must read)

Resveratrol may block first step in breast cancer development

Improved mineral intake could significantly reduce major heart disease risk factor

Nutrient cocktail could benefit Alzheimer's disease patients

Natural therapies compare with statin in cholesterol study

Resveratrol improves the health of middle-aged mice

What The New “Low Carb” Study REALLY Says by Tom Venuto

Mississippi remains most obese state

NYC chain restaurants posting calories on menus

Ricki Lake Fires Back in Debate on Home Birth

Alzheimer's Early Detection: Biomarkers Identify Early Onset Of Disease, Before Symptoms Appear

Low-sodium Advice For Asthmatics Should Be Taken With A Grain Of Salt

Breast-Fed Babies Have Fewer GI Infections

Heart Blood Vessels Grown in the Lab

Crusades Versus Caution: Part II

Crusades Versus Caution

Autism Cures?

Easing Pain And Numbness Associated With Diabetes

Protein Transports Nutrients Believed To Protect Against Eye Disease

Discovery Of A New Signaling Mechanism May Lead To Novel Anti-inflammatory Therapy

Genetic Variant Increases Triglyceride Levels In Asian-Americans

Gene Produces Hormones That Lead To Obesity

'Snapshots' Of Eyes Could Serve As Early Warning Of Diabetes

U.S. Obesity Epidemic Continues to Grow

A Better Blood Test for Heart Risk?

Many Recovering Alcoholics Depend on Coffee, Cigarettes

Mom's diabetes tied to early diabetes in offspring

Breast-feeding triggers pulses of feel-good hormone

Antidepressants linked to non-Hodgkin lymphoma

The final verdict on coffee

Studies show mixed success in Alzheimer's fight