Written on Feb, 24, 2005
by DrB
Peggy Peck Medscape Medical News 2005. © 2005 Medscape Feb. 23, 2005In a small study, patients with papulopustular rosacea treated with a hydrophilic cream containing 2% polyphenone (green tea extract) experienced a significant reduction in mean inflammatory lesion count compared with patients applying…
Written on Feb, 24, 2005
by DrB
Study shows how green tea may fight bladder cancer Last Updated: 2005-02-23 16:05:54 -0400 (Reuters Health) By Amy Norton NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Green tea extract may interfere with a process that helps early bladder cancer to spread throughout the body, new…
Written on Feb, 23, 2005
by DrB
Just Say No Robert Langreth, 11.29.04 Do you really need all those prescriptions pills you are popping? Maybe not. There’s a backlash building against the cost, risk and side effects of medication, and it’s bad news for the pharmaceutical industry. Wesley Miller was…
Written on Feb, 20, 2005
by DrB
Washington Post Firms make it their business to push health Incentives, monitoring programs aim to cut employee costs CYPRESS, Calif. – At age 45, Rick Graham was 5-foot-8 and 235 pounds. His blood pressure was soaring, and he didn’t have as much energy…
Written on Feb, 20, 2005
by DrB
NPR : Vision Rehabilitation for Deteriorating Eyesight Millions of aging baby boomers may face vision-stealing diseases like glaucoma, diabetes and macular degeneration in the coming years. Reporter Lonny Shavelson reports on new treatment options for people facing the deterioration of their eyesight. Vision…
Written on Feb, 18, 2005
by DrB
St. John’s Wort Don St. John, P.A. Adult Outpatient Psychiatry University of Iowa Department of Psychiatry Peer Review Status: Internally Peer Reviewed Creation Date: June 1998 Last Revision Date: January 31, 2000 St. John’s Wort St.John’s wort is used to treat mild to…