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ARCHIVES 1999

Issue 96....December 1999....8th Year: EDITORIAL; LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; JOURNAL SUMMARIES; High homocysteine levels associated with stroke; Testosterone supplementation and prostate cancer; Vitamin B12 deficiency and breast cancer; Licorice may kill your sex life; Lutein may prevent cataracts; Egg yolks - A good source of lutein; DHEA helps alleviate adrenal insufficiency; Echinacea for the common cold; Vegetarians are vitamin B12 deficient; Fish oils prevent sudden cardiac death; Vitamin E deficiency widespread in the United States; Vitamin K deficiency in cystic fibrosis; Psyllium benefits diabetics; Benefits of phosphatidylserine; NEWSBRIEFS; THE AFIB REPORT

Issue 95....November 1999....8th Year: EDITORIAL; LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; JOURNAL SUMMARIES; Lack of magnesium and heart disease; Magnesium deficiency linked to diabetes; Are afternoon naps bad for your health?; Fish oils protect against death from heart disease; For really fast action chew your aspirin; Warfarin promotes bone fractures; Magnesium supplementation helps heart patients; New Zealand's health care system fails the poor; New, painless test for breast cancer; Antioxidant deficiency implicated in pancreatitis; Walking protects women from heart disease; Margarine and cholesterol levels; NEWSBRIEFS; BOOK REVIEW: The Cancer Conspiracy; THE AFIB REPORT

Issue 94....October 1999....8th Year: EDITORIAL; LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; JOURNAL SUMMARIES; Prostate cancer risk and diet; Ascorbic acid combats lead poisoning; Nothing wrong with a healthy suntan; Memory loss linked to vitamin E deficiency; Parkinson's patients on l-dopa need folic acid; Is seeing drug salesmen a waste of time?; New test accurately detects Helicobacter pylori infection; Pipe smoking and lung cancer; Shark cartilage helps scleroderma victims; Rapid rise in the incidence of diabetes; Epileptics may benefit from aromatherapy; DHEA protects against prostate cancer; Systolic blood pressure most important for older people; NEWSBRIEFS; THE AFIB REPORT

Issue 93....September 1999....8th Year: EDITORIAL; LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; JOURNAL SUMMARIES; Hormone level linked to depression; L-arginine helps angina patients; Vitamin B6 and premenstrual syndrome; Post-operative care criticized by neurologist; Potassium levels critical in heart surgery; Garlic and hot peppers don't eradicate Helicobacter pylori; Childhood asthma linked to trans fatty acids; IGF-1 linked to colon cancer; Tai Chi benefits heart surgery patients; NEWSBRIEFS; RESEARCH REPORT: Alternative Medicine: Why So Popular?; THE AFIB REPORT

Issue 92....August 1999....8th Year: EDITORIAL; LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; JOURNAL SUMMARIES; DHEA helps chronic fatigue patients; Smoking and ulcerative colitis; Children should sleep in the dark; Melatonin may reduce risk of heart attack; Levodopa for Parkinson's disease: helpful or harmful?; Drinking water now polluted with pharmaceuticals; Increased fluid intake helps prevent bladder cancer; Vitamin C and diabetes; Fish oils and manic-depressive illness; Vitamin C and the common cold; Cholesterol reduction in heart attack victims; NEWSBRIEFS; BOOK REVIEW: Numb Toes and Aching Soles:; Coping with Peripheral Neuropathy; THE AFIB REPORT

Issue 91....July 1999....8th Year: EDITORIAL; LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; JOURNAL SUMMARIES; Is our average vitamin D intake woefully inadequate?; Diet and prostate cancer; Write your way to better health; DHEA and diabetes; Parkinson's disease often misdiagnosed; Chest pain doesn't necessarily mean heart disease; Homocysteine and cardiovascular disease; NEWSBRIEFS; RESEARCH REPORT: Folic Acid: Don't be Without it!; THE AFIB REPORT

Issue 90....June 1999....8th Year: EDITORIAL; LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; JOURNAL SUMMARIES; Oil and vinegar dressing is good for the heart; Benefits of essential fatty acids; Fish oils reverse atherosclerosis; Vitamin C and kidney stones; Aluminum and Alzheimer's disease; Hip fracture linked to vitamin D deficiency; Carbohydrates and heart disease; Ginger and turmeric fight cancer; Drug-induced parkinsonism is common; Parkinsonism linked to pesticide exposure; Creatine helps muscular dystrophy patients; Pesticide pollution of drinking water; Ear piercing and allergies; NEWSBRIEFS; The AFIB REPORT

Issue 89....May 1999....8th Year: EDITORIAL; LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; JOURNAL SUMMARIES; Folic acid deficiency implicated in hearing loss; Antioxidants protect against air pollution; Breast cancer screening made easy; Lycopene and prostate cancer; L-arginine and heart disease; Flaxseed lowers cholesterol levels; Drinking water and blood pressure; Antioxidants help prevent breast cancer; Iron intake and heart attacks; Folic acid and colon cancer; Cooking in iron pots combats anemia; Vitamin supplementation lowers pregnancy-related mortality; Natural treatment for ulcerative colitis; Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in Crohn's disease; A daily vitamin pill helps combat atherosclerosis; NEWSBRIEFS; The AFIB REPORT

Issue 88....April 1999....8th Year: EDITORIAL; LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; JOURNAL SUMMARIES; Low-dose folic acid supplementation is effective; Lettuce helps prevent hip fractures; Vitamin E protects against cataracts; Lower your cholesterol naturally; Natural vitamin E is best; Do sunscreens promote melanoma?; Linoleic acid and the immune system; Cigarette smoking and breast cancer; Potent risk factor for stroke and heart attack; Arsenic cures leukemia; Diet and cancer; Rickets cured with calcium supplementation; Cancer linked to chronic depression; Calcium helps prevent heart disease; NEWSBRIEFS; BOOK REVIEW: Red World - Green World: The Hidden Polarities of Nature; The AFIB REPORT