On Friday July 25, 2008, California became the first U.S. state to ban trans fats (from restaurants beginning in 2010 and from baked goods in 2011). Similar bills are pending in more than 12 other states and are already on the books in several cities including Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore. But while banning trans fats is a good idea, it is only a partial fix as it is likely that they will be replaced by other hidden fats, which, while they may be less bad than trans fats, are nonetheless bad. In order to help you understand this complex but important issue, I am reprinting my April 3, 2008 piece on this subject:
Most people know that foods containing trans fats are bad, which is good. But not everyone realizes that foods containing no trans fats are not necessarily good, which is bad. You can hardly […]
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DAVIS, Calif. (UPI) — An enriched extract of “Indian
Frankincense,” or the herb Boswellia serrata, has been shown to reduce
the symptoms of osteoarthrits, U.S. researchers said.
B. serrata has been used for thousands of years in the Indian system of
traditional medicine.
The study, published
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ATLANTA (UPI) — The national Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention in Atlanta is focusing on ways to fight a chlorine-resistant
parasite in U.S. pools and water parks.
Called Cryptosporidium, or crypto for short, the parasite is found in
human and animal feces and is easily transmitted
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CHICAGO (UPI) — Researchers at Scotland’s University of
Aberdeen say a new drug they’ve developed holds great promise in slowing
the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.
The test patients who took the medication had an 81 percent reduction in
cognitive decline in one year, the researchers’ Phase
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CHICAGO (UPI) — More than 22 million U.S. adults age 40 and
older have a cataract — the most common age-related eye disease,
researchers say.
A study by Prevent Blindness America and the National Eye Institute
reveals that eye disease diagnoses, including cataract, continue to
rise. More than
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SAN DIEGO (UPI) — Asking patients to monitor their own
medications can be fatal, as exemplified by the death of “The Dark
Knight” actor Heath Ledger, U.S. researchers said.
Sociologists at the University of California, San Diego, examined nearly
50 million U.S. death certificates from 1983 to
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BOSTON (UPI) — Daily consumption of soft drinks and fruit
drinks is associated with an increased risk for type 2 diabetes in
African-American women, U.S. researchers said.
Lead author Julie Palmer of the Boston University School of Public
Health examined data from the Black Women’s Health Study
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (UPI) — Ohio State University Medical Center
researchers say there is a direct link between air pollution and its
impact on high blood pressure, or hypertension.
The researchers exposed rats to levels of airborne pollutants humans
breathe everyday, noting the levels were still
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NEW YORK (UPI) — Hormone deprivation therapy, a commonly used
treatment for prostate cancer, may have subtle adverse effects on
cognition in patients, U.S. researchers said.
Dr. Christian Nelson, a psychologist at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer
Center in New York and colleagues, conducted a
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Randy Pausch, the noted Carnegie Mellon computer science professor, has died at the age of 47 from pancreatic cancer. Pausch had become internationally known for his now famous Last Lecture, which was viewed by millions (you can watch it below) and was the subject of his #1 bestseller of the same name, which has already been translated into at least 30 languages. Since his diagnosis, Mr. Pausch had been treated with surgery, chemotherapy, radiation and an experimental cancer vaccine. So what is it about pancreatic cancer that makes it so deadly?
Let’s start with some basic information. Pancreatic cancer will be diagnosed in about 37,680 Americans in 2008 and will take the lives of about 34,290 making it the fourth most common cause of cancer death after lung, colon, prostate and breast cancers. Because of its hidden location, lack of symptoms and absence of screening tests, […]
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