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ARCHIVES 2018

Issue 293....December 2018/January 2019....27th Year

EDITORIAL

THIS MONTH's TOPICS

Are E-cigarettes safe for children and adolescents?

Primary statin therapy for those over 75

Determining the need for chemotherapy in early stage breast cancer

HOLIDAY BOOK SUGGESTIONS

- Sapiens. A brief history of humankind

- How to change your mind. What the new science of psychedelics teaches about consciousness, dying, addiction, depression and transcendence

- The End of Alzheimer's. The first program to prevent and reverse cognitive decline

- Why We Sleep

- Unsavory Truth

REFERENCES

Issue 292....November 2018....27th Year

EDITORIAL

THIS MONTH's TOPICS

Is it true that no amount of alcohol is safe?

Aspirin versus tPA for preventing disability after a mild stroke

Waist to hip ratio. A measure of health risks

Low carb diets and mortality

Cardiovascular safety of anti-hyperglycemic drugs

REFERENCES

Issue 291....October 2018....27th Year

EDITORIAL

THIS MONTH's TOPICS

Sodium intake, cardiovascular disease and overall mortality

Low-dose aspirin for prevention of heart attack and stroke

New 2018 cardiovascular disease risk calculator from ACC/AHA

New drug for reducing cardiovascular events and mortality in type 2 diabetes

REFERENCES

Issue 290....September 2018....27th Year

EDITORIAL

THIS MONTH's TOPICS

Why don't all obese individuals get type 2 diabetes?

Think twice before agreeing to take a new Breakthrough drug

A cancer drug side effect: Profound financial toxicity

Metformin vs. lifestyle for prevention of prediabetes progression

REFERENCES

Issue 289....July/August 2018....27th Year

EDITORIAL

THIS MONTH's TOPICS

Popular acute cardiovascular event risk calculator overestimates

Evidence that food additives present health risks

Healthy lifestyle and longevity

SUGGESTIONS FOR SUMMERTIME READING

The Magnesium Miracle

The Mind-Gut Connection

The Other Side of Impossible

The End of Alzheimer's

The Guide to Healthy Eating

Heal Your Leaky Gut

Why We Sleep

Big Chicken

REFERENCES

Issue 288....June 2018....27th Year

EDITORIAL

THIS MONTH's TOPICS

Ultra-processed food and health

Depression and the placebo effect

Magnesium deficiency, inflammation, and chronic disease

Vitamin D and type 2 diabetes

BOOK REVIEW
Thrombosis and Stroke Prevention - The Afibbers Guide to Stroke Prevention. 3rd edition, 2018
By Hans R. Larsen, MSc

REFERENCES

Issue 287....May 2018....27th Year

EDITORIAL

THIS MONTH's TOPICS

Magnesium and atherosclerosis

Chronic inflammation, chronic disease, and diet

References

Issue 286....April 2018....27th Year

EDITORIAL

THIS MONTH's TOPICS

How important is breakfast?

New shingles vaccine Shingrix

Is vitamin D important in influenza's seasonal variation?

Prediabetes. A red flag warning

References

RESEARCH REVIEW
What is the case against sugar?
By William R. Ware, PhD

Brief history of sugar
Metabolism and role in energy production
Starch to sugar
Fructose vs. glucose
Insulin resistance
Diabetes
Kidney disease
Mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease
Sugar and cancer
Cardiovascular disease
Obesity
How little is still too much?
Sugar substitutes
Conclusions
References

Issue 285....March 2018....27th Year

EDITORIAL

THIS MONTH's TOPICS

Alcohol and cancer

Prevalence of fetal alcohol disorders

Flu vaccination and sepsis

WHO changes its position on Tamiflu

References

Issue 284....February 2018....27th Year

EDITORIAL

THIS MONTH's TOPICS

Prevention of chronic diseases

Diet
Blood tests
Supplements
Disease-targeted supplements and diets
Lifestyle and other issues

Putting diabetes into remission - The Newcastle diet

The nutritional gap and supplements

References