Archive for July 13th, 2009
Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me…
Yet Another Drug Deemed Ineffective, Only Side-Effective Stop me if you’ve heard this before: A drug’s been taken off the market because it’s been found ineffective. I know, I know, you’ve heard it before, but humor me. The latest ineffective drug is called interferon gamma-1b. This drug – with a rather appropriate name given its [...]
Posted: July 13th, 2009 under Prescription Drugs.
Tags: heart failure, hypertension, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, interferon gamma-1b, ipf, lung cancer
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Young at Thought
UNC Study: Cardio Activity Keeps Brains Younger People often ask me, “Frank, when I exercise, should I do weight training or cardio training?” The answer to this is both, ideally, as weight training and cardio activity is a complete way of addressing the body’s anaerobic and aerobic exercise needs. But when push comes to shove, [...]
Posted: July 13th, 2009 under Brain Health, Heart Health.
Tags: cardio benefits
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Some Recollections on Recalls
Lots of Beef Recalls, But Can You Think of a Bison Recall? Is it me, or does it seem like food recalls have never been higher than they have been in the past few years? Whether its peanuts or peppers, sausage or spinach, it seems like there’s always a food in the headlines that’s being [...]
Posted: July 13th, 2009 under bison.
Tags: beef recall, bison
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Carbohydrate Conundrum
Study Shows Carbohydrates Contribute to Heart Disease. Are All Carbs Bad? Anyone who knows me knows I’m not one who shuns carbohydrates. I enjoy my carbs, I’m just careful about what kinds of carbohydrates I consume. Carbohydrates supply the body with the nutrients it needs to perform daily tasks that require effort (even the slightest [...]
Posted: July 13th, 2009 under Carbohydrates, Heart Disease, Weight Loss.
Tags: carbs and heart disease, carbs and weight loss
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