As published by FDA MedWatch Safety Alerts in March, 2012, the US Food and Drug Administration announced in two Drug Safety Communications that important changes are being made to the drug labels of a broad range of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs . The safety information for the popular cholesterol-lowering drugs is tied to their effects on liver enzymes, memory, diabetes and muscle damage. (The drug label is the package insert that comes with a prescription medication.). Liver, kidney and muscle damage were t...
read more
The recently published research paper by de Koning and felllow researchers, (Circulation, 2012) demonstrated what I have suspected and cautioned patients about for a very long time - but now we have additional objective evidence that explains the details. Based on data from 42,883 males followed in the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study, between 1986-2008, researchers showed that inviduals who consumed just one 12 ounce serving of a sugar-containing soft drink (not artificially-sweetened ...
read more
Let me begin by stating that you should have a physical exam by your physician every year. This enables your doctor to assess physical aspects of health (blood pressure, pulse, skin lesions, respiratory function, rectal exam, prostate exam, internal exam etc), for which there is no substitute. Your doctor will also order some standard blood work to assess your blood level of cholesterol, triglycerides, glucose, and other basic blood parameters, along with a urinalysis. These procedures are designed to look ...
read more
Highlights From The Oxford Project to Investigate Memory and Ageing (OPTIMA study) – 2010
Source: Online journal Public Library of Science ONE
Author: D Smith et al – Oxford University England
Study Group - 168 individuals over 70 years old with mild cognitive impairment.
Treatment Group were given daily supplementation the following B-vitamins:
folic acid - 800 mcg
vitamin B12 - 500 mcg and
vitamin B6 - 20 mg/d
...
read more
