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Monthly Archive for January, 2007

Breast Cancer incidence in the U.S. has dropped! This fact may be due to the millions of older women that have stopped using hormone replacement therapy. Researchers have identified a decline of about 14,000 fewer women diagnosed with breast cancer in 2003 than in 2002.
The steepest decline (12%) occurred in women aged between 50 [...]

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We have made significant breakthroughs this past year in women’s health.
The bottom line is…it still comes down to preventing health risks by living a healthy lifestyle. Read more…
The year 2006 marked milestones and significant developments in women’s health news. Excerpts from an interview with Julie Abbott, M.D., medical editor of Mayo Clinic [...]

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Heartburn and Hip fractures

There seems to be a heartburn problem in this country. What with 15 million Americans diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and the 15.7 billion dollar a year sales of Nexium, which is used to treat this common ailment.
A recent large study in Britain found that people over 50 who took popular heartburn drugs for [...]

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There is more interest in using corn as a fuel source and corn/ethanol plants are popping up faster than ever. Corn is in so many different foods that we eat everyday.
It seems like there would be enough for both.
Read on…
Ed Zurga for The New York Times
We quote from our review of Michael Pollan’s [...]

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