Conventional Medicine –
“Advanced but not Reliable”
According to a study, conducted by RAND Health and, only about
half of all Americans are getting the proper care they should be getting, regardless of their insurance coverage. Lead author Elizabeth McGlynn, and associate director of RAND Health, said, "There is a tremendous gap between what we [know] works and what patients are actually getting. Virtually everyone in this country is at risk for poor care." Click Here For More Info

Preventing Strokes
Treating strokes, third leading cause of death in the United States, will cost an estimated $51 billion this year in the United States, including $12 billion in nursing home costs, the CDC said. That expense is likely to rise as the baby boom generation grows old. Strokes killed almost 168,000 people in 2000 and account for about one of every 14 deaths. What Can You Do To Reduce Your Risk of Stroke? Click Here For More Info

Who’s to Blame if You Get Fat?
Debate over fast food heads to court and Congress
Last summer a New York lawyer sued McDonald, charging the hamburger chain was making kids fat. A lot of people laughed and the lawsuit was dismissed. Marion Nestle, chairwoman of the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies at New York University, believes the fast food and junk food industries market their products to kids too aggressively. “We have an epidemic of obesity in this country that is unprecedented in public health terms,” says Nestle, who places much of the blame on the food industry. Who’s to blame? What can you do about it? Click Here For More Info

Mediterranean Diet Extends Life
People who closely follow a Mediterranean diet — rich in vegetables, grains and olive oil — live longer than those who don't. Working with a 10-point scale that gauged adherence to the diet, researchers found that an increase of two points on the scale led to a 25 percent reduction in overall death rates. It also led to a 33 percent reduction in deaths from coronary heart disease, and a 24 percent reduction in deaths from cancer. Click Here For More Info

Proscar Promises to Prevent Prostate Cancer
But It May Increase Aggressive Tumors in Some Men
Scientists have discovered the first drug that promises to prevent prostate cancer, but it was also found to increase a more aggressive type of tumor in men. The drug is currently sold as a treatment for enlarged prostates under the brand name Proscar and, in a much lower dose, as Propecia for baldness. It is already known to cause sexual side effects, including decreased libido, erectile dysfunction and ejaculation disorder. For Info on a Natural Alternatinve That Works even better Click Here

Antioxidants Provide Little Good and May Harm
“Millions of Americans taking popular antioxidants in the hope of preventing heart disease may be putting themselves at risk,” says a recent news article. A new analysis of 12 previous studies published in The Lancet medical journal found that Vitamin E and Beta-Carotene are ineffective in protecting against heart disease and other causes of death. The research, carried out at the Cleveland Clinic, also found that such supplements could be harmful to certain people, supporting previous criticism in the medical community of the widespread use of antioxidant pills. What are the Facts?