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ARCHIVES 2021

Issue 320....September 2021....30th Year

THIS MONTH's TOPICS

Alcohol health risks and benefits - Heart disease

The China study
The EPIC study
The UK study
A US study
Individuals with heart disease
Biological mechanisms
Conclusion

Impact on human health of the weed killer glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup

Health issues
Two recent human studies
Glyphosate and antimicrobial resistence
Foods and supplements thought to combat toxic effects of glyphosate
Conclusion

Cognitive activity - An inactive brain and risk of dementia

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Issue 319....July-August 2021....30th Year

THIS MONTH's TOPIC

Obesity - Are pharmaceuticals the answer?

A bit of history
Evidence GLP-1 therapy works
Weight loss that can't be maintained seems pointless
Late developments
Cautions
Conclusion

Radiopharmaceuticals - A novel prostate cancer therapy creates enthusiasm

The Newcastle diet - Improvement in heart health with diet-induced remission of type 2 diabetes

Saga of the new Alzheimer's drug

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SUGGESTIONS FOR SUMMERTIME READING

The price we pay. What broke American health care and how to fix it. 2019

Which country has the world's best health care? 2020

Your medical mind. How to decide what is right for you. 2012

Diagnosis. Solving the most baffling medical mysteries. 2019

Malignant. How bad policy and bad evidence harm people with cancer. 2020

Keep sharp: Build a better brain at any age. 2021

Malpractice 2017

The genome odyssey. 2021

Issue 318....June 2021....30th Year

THIS MONTH's TOPIC

Prevention of atherosclerosis-related heart disease

NEWSBRIEFS

Most patients hospitalized for COVID are not fully vaccinated
Masks - The US CDC, confusion and questions
Taiwan's great COVID success story - Chapter 2
Wrong site surgery
Millions face medical debt collections, lawsuits
Proton pump inhibitors - Use linked to increased risk of gastric cancer

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Issue 317....May 2021....30th Year

THIS MONTH's TOPICS

UK National Health Service takes big step toward diabetes remission program

Two conflicting studies. Risk of autism and epidural use during labor

New prostate biopsy technique that every man should know about

A breakthrough that continues to be ignored. Fecal transplants for treatment of pediatric autism

Calorie restriction for healthy longevity

Introduction
Calorie restriction and longevity with non-human living things
The CALERIE phase 2 project
Biological aging and calorie restriction
Conclusion

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Issue 316....April 2021....30th Year

THIS MONTH's TOPICS

Benefits of coenzyme Q10 and selenium for heart failure and cardiovascular mortality

Introduction
Recent clinical trials
Conclusion
Warning

Statins and associated risk of type 2 diabetes

The evidence
Proposed mechanisms
Statins and gluttony

Fluoroquinolone antibiotics and getting floxed

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Issue 315....March 2021....30th Year

THIS MONTH's TOPICS

COVID-19 News

Success with COVID vaccine in Israel
Recent vaccine benefits in US nursing homes
Ireland reports the Pfizer vaccine working
The vaccine future
MaternalCOVID antibodies across the placenta
Covid-19, high blood glucose and disease survival
Holistic guide to treating Covid-19 in the office setting

Crisis in cancer drug discovery

How well do new cancer drugs work?
Challenge of cancer prevention down to the last cell

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Issue 314....February 2021....30th Year

THIS MONTH's TOPICS

Proton pump inhibitors - Risk of COVID-19 and its complcations

Preventing or reversing type 2 prediabetes and diabetes

Medical interventions and progression risk factors
Intermittent fasting
The Newcastle diet and the coming of a new era
A personal case history
Finally
Conclusion

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