Written on Mar, 25, 2005
by DrB
Press Trust of India New Delhi, March 23, 2005|15:34 IST Homeopathic medicines have been found to be effective in checking the growth of certain infections in HIV positive patients by improving their immune system, a senior researcher claimed on Wednesday. “In a study carried…
Written on Mar, 16, 2005
by DrB
JOHN VON RADOWITZ VITAMIN E supplements raised the risk of heart failure in a group of patients who took them for seven years, new research showed yesterday. The study found vitamin E did not significantly reduce the risk of cancer or heart-related events,…
Written on Mar, 10, 2005
by DrB
You may have been as surprised as I was about an interesting factoid I posted on the blog recently about the use of antibacterial soaps by Americans: Some three-quarters use a minimum of six antimicrobial products regularly. A new study has determined once…
Written on Mar, 09, 2005
by DrB
You may remember a study I posted late last year about the “double-dip” stress and depression can do to rewire your brain’s emotional circuitry, altering its connections to the rest of your body so that it affects the way the brain functions. A…
Written on Mar, 09, 2005
by DrB
By Maxine Frith, Social Affairs Correspondent 10 March 2005 They are the generation of women who grew up expecting to have it all. No longer forced to choose between children and a career, they were set to embrace superwomanhood by doing both –…
Written on Mar, 07, 2005
by DrB
The Crucial Link Between Insulin and Alzheimer’s: A Type 3 Diabetes?: A study I posted last year estimated patients who suffer from diabetes may increase their chances of developing Alzheimer’s disease by 65 percent. A revolutionary discovery may go far in explaining the…