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Beta Blocker Drugs Are Not All Equivalent

Posted on January 11, 2013 | Comments Off on Beta Blocker Drugs Are Not All Equivalent

An article at MedPageToday suggests that carvedilol may be superior to other beta blockers for patients with heart failure and heart attacks.  Other beta blockers would include metoprolol, bisoprolol, propranolol, and nadolol.  It’s difficult to come up with reliable results in this arena.

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Your Irritable Bowel Syndrome May Be Due To Wheat or Gluten Sensitivity

Posted on January 11, 2013 | Comments Off on Your Irritable Bowel Syndrome May Be Due To Wheat or Gluten Sensitivity

Details are at JournalWatch.  A two-week gluten-free trial could be helpful.  Of course, check with your personal physician first.

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Drug-Seekers Soon To Be Disappointed At New York City Public Hospital Emergency Departments

Posted on January 11, 2013 | Comments Off on Drug-Seekers Soon To Be Disappointed At New York City Public Hospital Emergency Departments

Powerful narcotics will be very restricted.  It should be interesting to see what happens.  More frequent visits since prescription is limited to a three-day supply? 

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Lengthen Your Telomeres and You Might Live Longer

Posted on January 11, 2013 | Comments Off on Lengthen Your Telomeres and You Might Live Longer

So how do you do that?  Maybe with endurance training.

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How to Determine Your Body Fat Percentage

Posted on January 11, 2013 | Comments Off on How to Determine Your Body Fat Percentage

Laura Dolson discusses how you might determine your body fat percentage and what the number means.

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What About Red Palm Oil for Longevity?

Posted on January 11, 2013 | Comments Off on What About Red Palm Oil for Longevity?

Science-Based Medicine blog criticizes Dr. Oz for promoting it.  They’re usually right.

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FDA Cuts the Women’s Dose of Sleeping Pill Ambien (Zolpidem) By Half

Posted on January 11, 2013 | Comments Off on FDA Cuts the Women’s Dose of Sleeping Pill Ambien (Zolpidem) By Half

Details are at MedPageToday.

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How Much Exercise Is Enough?

Posted on January 10, 2013 | 4 comments

“I’m a minimalist when it comes to exercise. A really small, really intense dose is all that is needed for the vast majority of people to manifest all of the health benefits that exercise can provide. This does not mean that you can then get away with bed rest in the face of this concentrated dose of exercise, I’m not saying that at all. I’m saying that if a person is living a fairly “normal” life with a decent amount of non-exercise activity built into their day, not a lot of “exercise” is needed above that to maximize health markers.”

     –Skyler Tanner in a recent blog post (click for the rest)

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Healthcare Spending By Country and Age

Posted on January 8, 2013 | Comments Off on Healthcare Spending By Country and Age

Interesting graph comparing the US, Germany, UK, Sweden, and Spain.

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What People Who Live to 100 Have in Common

Posted on January 8, 2013 | Comments Off on What People Who Live to 100 Have in Common

“Centenarians in the United States are considerably different from the overall population.”

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