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AGING
Preventing disease and modifying the aging process - A mixture of proven tests and actions, good science, and wishful thinking
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
Alternative and complementary medicines: Reality testing is inevitable
ALZHEIMER'S
Prevention of Alzheimer's - Still a muddle
Can eating fish reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease?
ASPIRIN
The aspirin debate revisited
BOWEL / COLON CANCER
Can you prevent bowel cancer by taking aspirin or other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS)? Maybe.
Is screening for bowel cancer effective?
New test for bowel cancer - not ready to replace the gold standard
BLOOD PRESSURE (INCLUDING HYPERTENSION)
The changing approach to evaluating blood pressure
New blood pressure recommendations: Just what we have been saying all along
BREAST CANCER
Self breast examination - Worthless for early cancer detection or an unfairly negative judgement?
The attack on mammography - should it be taken seriously?
CANCER
More on diet, exercise, and cancer prevention
Green (and, to a lesser extent, black) tea - magical potions or hype - or a little of both
CHOLESTEROL
The new cholesterol guidelines
CoQ10
CoQ10
DEPRESSION
St John's Wort and depression: Another cautionary tale
DIABETES
Screening for diabetes - The United States Preventive Services Task Force weighs in -
But they get it wrong
DRUGS
The drug abuse epidemic: a better potential solution
Pay to play for student athletes - how stupid can we get?
ENVIRONMENT
Global warming - we need a common sense approach
ESTROGEN
Estrogen use takes a big hit
Do estrogens protect against coronary heart disease?
EXERCISE
The exercise intensity debate: Major support for the healthful life views and recommendations
Exercise and health
FOOD IRRADIATION
Irradiating our foods: To zap or not to zap
FUTURES ISSUES
Young people's perceptions of the future
A national survey on perceptions about the future
A national survey on perceptions about the future - Part 2 of 3
A national survey on perceptions about the future - Part 3 of 3
GENES
Playing God has its downside
HEALTH CARE COSTS
Health care costs - they seem uncontrollable
HEART ATTACK
Can fruits, vegetables, and vitamins prevent stroke and heart attack?
If you want to avoid a heart attack, you had better pay attention to the major risk factors
LEAD POISONING
Lead poisoning is still an important problem in the United States
OMEGA 3
Another alleged panacea: Omega 3 fatty acids supposedly solve almost all health problems
OVERWEIGHT / OBESITY
Overweight in America - A bad situation gets worse
Twin American epidemics: Obesity and Diabetes
Overweight, obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure: More bad news for adults in the USA
Overweight - How dangerous is it to your health?
Overweight and obesity - sorting out the confusion
PAP SMEARS
The proposed "new" approach to pap smears
PROSTATE
Prostate cancer screening: A new "authoritative" report
An argument to do prostate biopsies on even more men
Screening for and prevention of prostate cancer
PUBLIC HEALTH
Questions about one of the greatest American public health disasters in the last 100 years
SCANS / NEW TECHNOLOGY
Full-body scans, virtual colonoscopy, and fancy lung scans - We have heard the hype, now the negative reports are coming in
New, sophisticated scanning techniques for diagnosing coronary heart disease - the issue of entrepreneurial overuse
Virtual Colonoscopy - Ready for general use or not?
SOCIAL CLASS
Plays a big role in disease occurrence and deaths
SMOKING
Passive smoking: The debate explodes
TERRORISM
Terrorism is a complex public health problem and it requires a systems approach
VITAMIN C
Does taking vitamin C allow you to live longer
VITAMIN E
More on the vitamin E saga - vitamin E benefits under attack
VITAMINS
A vitamin a day for everyone - maybe; but be careful about all the extras
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