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Bullet Issue 283....December 2017/January 2018....26th Year

EDITORIAL
THIS MONTH's TOPICS
Nutrition and psychiatric disorders
LDL level and mortality in those over 60
Reversal of atherosclerosis

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Bullet Issue 282....November 2017....26th Year

EDITORIAL
THIS MONTH's TOPICS
The failures of modern hypothyroid therapy
The sweetener aspartame and the tale of two alcohols
Zinc and pre-diabetes
WAON Japanese sauna therapy

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Bullet Issue 281....October 2017....26th Year

EDITORIAL
THIS MONTH's TOPICS
Preventing or reversing Alzheimer's disease
Childhood obesity

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Bullet Issue 280....September 2017....26th Year

EDITORIAL
THIS MONTH's TOPICS
Update on vitamin D
HPV vaccine efficacy and safety
Insulin helps manage diabetes, but cure type 2 diabetes?
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RESEARCH REVIEW
Obesity: The Doctor's Dilemma
By William R. Ware, Ph.D.
  • History and perspective
  • Visceral obesity or high waist to hip ratio
  • Diet trials
  • Several hypotheses regarding the causes of obesity
  • The case for elevated insulin and insulin resistance and the carbohydrate-insulin hypothesis
  • What causes insulin resistance
  • If the culprit is insulin, what interventions are indicated?
  • When to eat is also important
  • Conclusions
  • References

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Bullet Issue 279....July-August 2017....26th Year

EDITORIAL
THIS MONTH's TOPICS
What is a healthy diet?
The healthy diet involves eating real food
Discussion

NEWSBRIEFS
  • Statins for the elderly
  • Antibiotics and the risk of spontaneous abortion
  • Surgery prior to drug treatment for metastasized breast cancer
  • Aspirin for prevention of cardiovascular events
  • Vasectomies and risk of prostate cancer

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Bullet Issue 278....June 2017....26th Year

EDITORIAL
THIS MONTH's TOPICS
Lyme disease 101
Prostate cancer screening in an imperfect world
Welcome to a steady diet of glyphosate (Roundup)
Zinc and the commmon cold
Summertime reading recommendations

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Bullet Issue 277....May 2017....26th Year

EDITORIAL
THIS MONTH's TOPICS
Alzheimer's Disease Therapy
Optimizing the "What to Eat" List

References

SPECIAL REPORT
Practical and Health-related Disaster Preparedness
By William R. Ware, Ph.D.



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Bullet Issue 276....April 2017....26th Year

EDITORIAL
THIS MONTH's TOPICS
Expensive New LDL-Lowering Drug Produces Small Absolute Benefit
Going to the Dogs - First Patient Assistance and Now Diagnosis
Chronic Diseases Among Children and Adolescents

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Bullet Issue 275....March 2017....26th Year

EDITORIAL
THIS MONTH's TOPICS
Statins and progression of atherosclerosis
Dangers of fructose consumption
Diabetes-related risks in pregnancy

References

Mini Research Review
The French Paradox Becomes the French Mystery
By William R. Ware, Ph.D.



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Bullet Issue 274....February 2017....26th Year

EDITORIAL
THIS MONTH's TOPICS
Causes of diabetes and implications for prevention
Treating excess stomach acid and kidney disease

NEWSBRIEFS
  • Adolescent bariatric surgery reverses type 2 diabetes
  • Statins and incidence of Alzheimer's disease
  • Dangers of low calorie sweeteners

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