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Aug 15, 2008 |
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CFIDS&FM |
25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels and the Risk of Mortality in the General Population - Source: Archives of Internal Medicine, Aug 11, 2008
Long term tracking of 13,331 US adults found those in the lowest vitamin D quartile were 26% more likely to die of any cause than those in the highest D group, report researchers at Johns Hopkins & Albert Einstein. [Source: Archives of Internal Medicine, Aug 11, 2008] |
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Aug 04, 2008 |
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CFIDS&FM |
What initiates the formation of senile plaques? The origin of Alzheimer-like dementias in capillary hemorrhages - Source: Medical Hypotheses, Sep 2008
The proposal that plaques form at the sites of bleeding from the brain's tiny blood vessels explains many things: e.g., why oxidative stress/cardiovascular disease are associated with Alzheimer's, why antioxidants and other vascular-protective factors protect against dementia. [Source: Medical Hypotheses, Sep 2008 ] |
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Apr 11, 2008 |
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Article |
CFIDS&FM |
B-12 Deficiency in ME/CFS and FM May Provide Clues & Relief
In the quest for a “unifying theory” of ME/CFS/FM and related multi-system illnesses, two theories of biochemical cycle dysregulation have gained much scientific credibility. Research is revealing a connection between these complicated and misunderstood illnesses and forms of vitamin B-12 deficiency. |
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Jul 18, 2008 |
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CFIDS&FM |
Simvastatin vs therapeutic lifestyle changes and supplements: Randomized primary prevention trial - Source: Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Jul 2008
Four-month comparison of ‘bad’ cholesterol-lowering results with statin drugs vs. a combo of fish oil & red yeast rice found equivalent benefit - indicating the nutrients are a “promising” alternative for patients who can’t or don’t wish to take statin drugs. [Source: Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Jul 2008] |
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Apr 18, 2005 |
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Article |
CFIDS&FM |
Physicians Find a New Way to Study Their Patients' Pain
Doctors at the University of New Mexico don't have to feel their patients' pain anymore. They can see it. Physicians at the university's MIND Imaging Center have discovered that the brain releases a noticeable amount of two chemicals when it experiences pain. |
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Jun 15, 2008 |
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Article |
CFIDS&FM |
Muscle Pain in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) - Causes and Treatment
ME/CFS and general muscle pain are often found together because the causes of both are often the same, says Dr. Myhill. She provides simple explanations, and outlines useful tests and therapies. |
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Aug 16, 2008 |
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CFIDS&FM |
Iodine deficiency, more than cretinism and goiter - Source: Medical Hypotheses, Aug 12, 2008
Fibromyalgia and other conditions that resemble and/or have been associated with hypothyroidism may be linked to iodine deficiency that gives rise to subtle thyroid function without abnormality of thyroid hormone levels. [Source: Medical Hypotheses, Aug 12, 2008] |
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Apr 04, 2005 |
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Article |
CFIDS&FM |
Chronic Fatigue, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and Osteoporosis: Is Celiac Disease to Blame?
According to researchers, many patients diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome [and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome] might not realize that their discomfort could be due to celiac disease. One study found that 12 percent of patients with IBS were gluten-intolerant. |
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Jul 25, 2008 |
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CFIDS&FM |
Vitamin D Deficiency - 'A Disease of Neglect' and Its Unrecognized Toll
“Who is at risk of vitamin D deficiency? Everyone is,” says Dr. Michael Holick, PhD, MD, in his fascinating presentation - “The Vitamin D Pandemic and Its Health Consequences" - offered free online to all. |
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Jul 21, 2008 |
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CFIDS&FM |
A Primer on Blood Pressure – High, Low, Dysregulated
Blood pressure is created as a combination of three factors, explains UK-based ME/CFS/FM specialist Sarah Myhill, MD. In simple terms, she outlines the causes of high & low blood pressure, their diagnosis, and treatments. |
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