Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients articles from August 2004

Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients archives from August 2004

Letter from the publisher.
August 1, 2004... On a class reunion trip this summer I was saddened to learn that a classmate's brother died following a heart attack. A 52 year-old man is not unusual as a victim of premature death from coronary artery disease. Sedentary lifestyles, overly...

Obituary -- Jim Ventresco, DO.(Obituary)
August 1, 2004... Jim Ventresco, DO died April 18th, when the small airplane he was piloting crashed. The engine was heard to sputter just prior to his landing and the plane did not reach the runway. Jim was a founding member of ICIM, then known as the Great...

Free booklet on heart health tips to stop the #1 killer of women.(Bio-Aging Inc. )
August 1, 2004... Bio-Aging, Inc. has issued a booklet on Women's Heart Health. The booklet gives helpful updates on heart disease prevention along with personal stories from women who've been there, and advice from top doctors and heart disease experts. The...

Doctor's statement in Mayo Clinic Proceedings reveals dark side of low-carb diets.
August 1, 2004... In its March issue, the Mayo Clinic Proceedings published a letter explaining that the reason low-carb dieters often lose weight and sometimes show improvements in their cholesterol, blood sugars, and blood pressures is because they are, in...

New report confirms aspirin's cardioprotective benefits far outweigh risks in wide array of patients.
August 1, 2004... A paper published in the April issue of Cardiovascular Reviews & Reports demonstrates that the benefits of aspirin outweigh the risks when used for prevention of myocardial infarction (heart attack) in patients determined to be at sufficient...

NIH launches large clinical trial on EDTA chelation therapy for coronary artery disease.(National Institutes of Health)(ethylene diamine tetra-acetic acid)
August 1, 2004... The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), components of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), have launched the first large-scale clinical trial to...

ConsumerLab.com finds discrepancies in strength of CoQ10 supplements.(coenzyme Q10)
August 1, 2004... ConsumerLab.com has announced that among the coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) supplements it recently tested there was no detectable CoQ10 in one product, another had only 71% of its claimed amount, while a third exceeded its claimed amount by 75%. Such...

The causal link between infectious diseases and heart disease.
August 1, 2004... Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the US and is projected to be the leading cause of disability in the world by 2020. Researchers from Johns Hopkins University studied 900 heart disease patients and found that the more infectious...

CHRF News File.(Collaboration for Healthcare Renewal Foundation )
August 1, 2004... The CHRF News Files, a product of the Collaboration for Healthcare Renewal Foundation (CHRF), reports on collaborative initiatives and business developments of relevance to the emerging integrative medicine industry. Your receipt of the News...

Surgeons vs. cardiologists.(Shorts)
August 1, 2004... New technologies and economic demands are creating intense competition between cardiac surgeons and cardiologists. Cardiac surgeons rely on referrals from cardiologists for most of their clients; but new technologies, such as angioplasty...

Hypercholesterolemia & hormones.(Shorts)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Life Extension (September 2003) published an article by Sergey A. Dzugan, PhD, and R. Arnold Smith, MD, that proposes that hypercholesterolemia is the result of a multihormone deficiency. The body uses cholesterol as a basic component of cell...

HRT & heart disease.(research report)
August 1, 2004... When scientists began examining data from the Women's Health Initiative (a large federal study on hormone therapy) in July 2002, they were dismayed to find an unexpected increase in heart disease among women taking Prempro, a hormone...

Low-dose coumadin.(anticoagulants )
August 1, 2004... Coumadin (warfarin) is a blood thinner that doctors have used for 50 years to prevent blood clots in the legs of patients susceptible to venous thrombosis. Although it does prevent potentially fatal blood clots, the drug also leads to an...

Magnesium & blood pressure.(Shorts)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Research has shown that blood pressure is linked to the calcium-activated potassium channels in the membranes of smooth muscle cells. When these microscopic ion channels open, the smooth muscles that control blood vessel diameter relax and...

Policosanol.(Anticholesteremic agents)
August 1, 2004... Policosanol (pronounced polly-KOH-san-all) is a natural compound, found in sugar-cane wax, that Cuban doctors have used for decades to prevent and treat heart disease. In Basic Health Publications User's Guide to Policosanol & Other Natural...

Phenylpropanolamine & strokes.(research report)
August 1, 2004... Drug manufacturers and the FDA knew, for decades, that phenylpropanolamine (PPA), the active ingredient used in over-the-counter decongestants and diet aids, could cause hemorrhagic stroke. A 1982 FDA report stated that PPA had "the ability to...

Lipid metabolism & dioxin.(research report)
August 1, 2004... Disturbances in lipid metabolism and stenosis (narrowing) of carotid arteries are among the disorders caused by occupational exposure to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlordibenzo-p-dioxin (2,3,7,8-TCDD), according to an abstract presented at the 29th Congress...

Vaccine-induced heart problems.(Smallpox vaccinations and anthrax vaccine)
August 1, 2004... Smallpox vaccinations have been linked to serious heart problems. Seventy-seven of over 615,000 (1.25%), according to the Pentagon, have developed myopericarditis, an inflammation of the sac around the heart. The Centers for Disease Control say...

ASCO meeting.(The War on Cancer)(American Society for Clinical Oncology)
August 1, 2004... I have just returned from the 40th annual meeting of the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO). The meeting coincided with my 30th anniversary in the cancer field, as I was hired as science writer at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer...

Atherosclerosis: an environmental disease impacted by genetics.(Literature Review & Commentary)
August 1, 2004... The enzyme 5-lipoxygenase catalyzes the conversion of arachidonic acid to leukotrienes, which are involved in the inflammatory process. Chronic inflammation is believed to play an important role in the development of atherosclerosis. In the...

Does vitamin E cause heart failure?(Literature Review & Commentary)
August 1, 2004... In the Heart Outcomes Prevention Evaluation (HOPE) study, 9,541 patients with cardiovascular disease or diabetes, plus one other cardiovascular risk factor, were randomly assigned to receive, in double-blind fashion, 400 IU/day of vitamin E...

Vitamin D deficiency related to diabetes and insulin resistance.(Literature Review & Commentary)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Two recent studies have shown that vitamin D deficiency may be a contributing factor in some cases of diabetes and/or metabolic syndrome (insulin resistance). In a study of 126 healthy volunteers (mean age 26 years) with normal glucose...

Lycopene for adjunctive treatment of prostate cancer.(Literature Review & Commentary)
August 1, 2004... Fifty-four patients with metastatic prostate cancer (M1b or D2) were randomly assigned to receive orchiectomy alone (control group) or orchiectomy plus lycopene, 2 mg twice a day. After six months the mean prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level...

Xylitol chewing gum for prevention of dental caries.(Literature Review & Commentary)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Nine hundred twenty-one children (aged 3-6 years) attending daycare centers in Finland were randomly assigned to receive xylitol chewing gum (one piece, three times a day, each chewed for 5-10 minutes, for a total of 2.5 g/day of xylitol) or to...

Breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, sup like a pauper.(Literature Review & Commentary)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... In a study of 375 males and 492 females who completed seven-day diet diaries, the proportion of the daily energy ingested in the morning was negatively correlated with total daily energy intake (r = -0.13; p Comment: Folk wisdom holds that,...

Vitamins C and E effective against endometriosis pain.(Literature Review & Commentary)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Fifty-nine women (aged 19-41 years) with pelvic pain and a history of endometriosis and/or infertility received either a placebo (n = 13) or a combination of vitamin E (1,200 IU/day) and vitamin C (1,000 mg/day) (n = 46) for two months. It was...

Oral vitamin K prophylaxis is sufficient for most babies.(Literature Review & Commentary)
August 1, 2004... The effect of vitamin K1 prophylaxis was assessed in 507,850 babies born in Denmark from November 1992 to June 2000. Of these, 78% (about 396,000) received oral and 22% received intramuscular (IM) prophylaxis. The oral regimen used was 2 mg...

Whole food therapeutics and lifestyle change in the treatment of cardiovascular disease in men.(Therapeutic Nutrition)
August 1, 2004... "Functional foods," "nutraceuticals," "designer foods" and "medicinal foods" are terms that describe foods, and key ingredients isolated from foods, that have non-nutritive or tertiary functional properties. Researchers, healthcare...

Coronary artery disease (CAD) and Chinese medicine.(Chinese Medicine Update)
August 1, 2004... Keywords: Chinese medicine, Chinese herbal medicine, cardiology, coronary artery disease, CAD ********** In Chinese medicine, depending on the main presenting manifestations, coronary artery disease is traditionally categorized as...

Healing hearts with homeopathy.(Healing with Homeopathy)
August 1, 2004... The Top Ten Medicines for Cardiac Care [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When it comes to heart disease, modern homeopaths, except for a few, have little experience with cardiac treatment, leaving the field mainly to the conventional...

Depression worsens outlook in coronary heart disease patients.(Psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology Review and Commentary)
August 1, 2004... In 1,024 adults with stable coronary artery disease, after all adjustments, depression (Patient Health Questionnaire score [greater than or equal to]10) was strongly associated with an odds ratio of 1.8 for greater self-rated symptom burden...

Depression and myocardial infarction.(Psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology Review and Commentary)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... In 896 survivors of acute myocardial infarction, odds ratio for one-year mortality was 3.29 in depressed women (95% CI 1.02-10.29) vs. non-depressed women; for men it was 3.05 (95% CI 1.29-7.17). All received standard care. Control for other...

Depression and stroke.(Psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology Review and Commentary)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... 10,300 men and women from Massachusetts, Connecticut and Iowa were followed from 1982 through 1988 as part of the EPESE trials. Incidence of stroke was 2.3-2.7-fold higher in most subgroups with high depression vs. their non-depressed...

Hopelessness and carotid atherosclerosis.(Psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology Review and Commentary)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Nine hundred forty-two men from the Kuopio, Finland, Study were stratified to low-moderate or high hopelessness groups based on interview and a 5-point Likert scale. Over 4 years, ultrasound-demonstrated carotid intimal atherosclerotic...

Anger and coronary artery disease.(Psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology Review and Commentary)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Among 12,986 black and white men and women enrolled in the Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities study, adjusted risks for combined CAD events (acute myocardial infarction/fatal coronary artery disease, silent MI, or cardiac revascularization...

Anger and premature coronary artery disease.(Psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology Review and Commentary)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Anger can trigger myocardial ischemia and may be an independent risk factor for coronary artery disease. In 1,055 men, the adjusted median 38-year risk for premature cardiovascular disease in men age 55 were included, the relationship did not...

Anger and myocardial infarction.(Psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology Review and Commentary)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... 1,623 patients including 501 women were interviewed within 4 days of having an MI, obtaining a history of the frequency of experiencing anger in the previous year and the intensity and timing of anger in the 26 hours prior to infarction....

Aspects of anxiety and anger in regard to coronary artery disease.(Psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology Review and Commentary)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Seven aspects of anxiety and anger reactions to stress are significantly related to coronary artery disease: the potential for hostility; becoming angry [greater than or equal to]1 times/wk; expressing anger; irritability at waiting in line;...

Anger and hypertension.(Psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology Review and Commentary)
August 1, 2004... Of 540 normotensive middle-aged eastern Finnish men completing the Spielberger Anger Expression and Repression Scales at baseline, 104 (19.4%) were hypertensive (SBP [greater than or equal to]165 mmHg and/or DBP [greater than or equal to]95...

Grief and myocardial infarction.(Psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology Review and Commentary)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Twelve hundred men and 540 women were interviewed within a week after an acute MI. A significant relationship to the antecedent death of a loved one (including spouse, sibling, parent, child, grandchild, grandparent, in-law, other close...

Psychological factors in cardiovascular disease.(Psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology Review and Commentary)
August 1, 2004... The authors review the clear and convincing evidence that psychosocial factors contribute significantly to coronary disease as evidenced by data relating risk to (1) depression, (2) anxiety, (3) personality factors and character traits, (4)...

Relaxation training and coronary artery disease.(Psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology Review and Commentary)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Of 192 men and women aged 35-64 identified as having two or more of the following risk factors: blood pressure [greater than or equal to]140/90 mmHg, cholesterol [greater than or equal to] 6.3 mmol/l (244 mg/dl), and current smoking habit...

Social isolation and coronary artery disease.(Psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology Review and Commentary)
August 1, 2004... Social isolation has been linked to poor survival in patients with coronary artery disease. In 430 ischemic heart disease patients, 4-year relative risk for cardiac death was 2.4 (p=.001) and risk for death from any cause was 2.1 in those with...

Stress and myocardial infarction.(Psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology Review and Commentary)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Out-patient sudden cardiac deaths in 1983 in Massachusetts were disproportionately represented on Mondays 7-11:00 a.m. (p Muller JE et al. Circadian variation in the frequency of sudden cardiac death. Circulation 1987 Jan; 75(1):131-38 ...

Stress management and myocardial ischemia.(Psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology Review and Commentary)
August 1, 2004... One hundred seven patients with coronary artery disease and ischemia on stress testing were randomly assigned to a 38-month program of stress management training and compared to a usual care control group. The training consisted of sixteen...

Questions about benefits of psychosocial intervention.(Psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology Review and Commentary)(after myocardial infarction)
August 1, 2004... In 2,481 heart patients (1,084 women, 1,397 men) enrolled within 28 days after acute myocardial infarction, those found to be depressed (Hamilton Revised Scale for Depression) and having low perceived social support (ESSI scale) were randomly...

Phytotherapy for angina.(Phytotherapy Review & Commentary)
August 1, 2004... Estimates of the number of people in the United States suffering from angina pectoris vary between around 6 and 16.6 million. (1,2) Angina is typically a result of coronary artery disease, which remains one of the principal causes of disease...

Correction notice.(Correction Notice)
August 1, 2004... We apologize for omitting the guest author's name from Phytotherapy Review & Commentary column, in the July issue. Ms. Angela Hywood's bio can be found at the end of that article.

Activation of the 4th kidney and beyond.(Colonic Chronicles Presents ...)
August 1, 2004... Welcome to Alimentary School As Dr. Dorman so ably wrote in the last issue (1) on the subject of colonics, I would like to take the opportunity to further the depth of this subject in this current issue drawing from both my experience as an...

Respiratory-to-fermentative (RTF) shift in ATP production in chronic energy deficit states.(Oxygen Homeostasis)(adenosine triphosphate)
August 1, 2004... Syndromes of persistent and debilitating fatigue--fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, persistent fatigue following chemotherapy for malignant disorders, and others--may be properly designated "chronic energy deficit states." There is an...

Cardiovascular disease: selected treatment options.(Naturopathic Perspectives)
August 1, 2004... Cardiovascular disease is perhaps one of the most widespread health problems in recent history. Not only localized to the United States, heart disease afflicts people around the world, chiefly living in modernized countries. A large amount of...

Emanuel Revici, MD: efforts to publish the clinical findings of a pioneer in lipid-based cancer therapy--Part 1.(Obituary)
August 1, 2004... Dr. Emanuel Revici died during his 102nd year on January 9, 1998, after a career that bridged seven decades in the history of modern medicine. Since the 1980s, mainstream research has independently confirmed a number of his therapeutic...

Cuba's green revolution: the balm to the Achilles heel of Castro's Revolution.
August 1, 2004... Looking out across the organic medicinal herb farm in the Pinar del Rio province of Cuba, I am intoxicated by the scent from endless rows of German chamomile, calendula, and Japanese mint. This state-run 200-acre organic farm, known as the...

Does the growth rate of aerobic bacterial cells in organic plant foods reflect the health potential of that food in human cells?
August 1, 2004... Introduction Organic-grown produce spoils faster than do the same food sources grown with pesticide treatment. As food or airborne aerobic bacteria multiply in produce, spoilage occurs proportionate to the rate of the bacterial...

Dr. Ba Hoang's herbal treatment for ITP: --One story--.(Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura)
August 1, 2004... My daughter Phoebe developed chronic Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, or ITP, when she was 15. After receiving medical treatment that did not alleviate her condition and caused side effects, she took an herbal therapy, which increased and...

Transient global amnesia: a side effect of "statin" treatment.
August 1, 2004... Try to imagine the complete inability to formulate new memory. This condition is known as transient global amnesia, now known to be associated with "statin" drug use for lowering cholesterol. My first encounter occurred six weeks after my...

The euglycaemic status and infections: a step to real immunity.
August 1, 2004... This is a small tribute to great scientists virtually unknown in today's medical schools and homeopathic organizations. They deserve recognition for their understanding of the real causes of acute and chronic diseases and therefore of the...

Classic and everyday children's illnesses in practice.
August 1, 2004... Preface I came to bioresonance therapy 18 years ago and it soon took on a leading role in my practice and is, as many of you know, the main focus of therapy alongside holistic diagnosis. A large proportion of my patients are children...

The health benefits of aged garlic extract.
August 1, 2004... Garlic ranks highly among foods that help prevent disease, largely due to its high content of organosulfur compounds and antioxidant activity. Fresh garlic, however, is not for everyone; it can cause indigestion and its pungent odor, that...

Treating Lyme disease.(Letters to the Editor)(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2004... Editor: My close friend's husband has been diagnosed with Lyme disease. I hope you won't mind printing this in your letters section so that alternative practitioners across the globe may volunteer their suggestions and comments. Your help...

Benfotiamine and allithiamine should be differentiated.(Letters to the Editor)(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2004... Editor: I have to object to the advertisement for Benfotiamine on page 132 of your June issue, since the statements designed to promote it are inaccurate. I wish to put the record straight concerning the derivatives of thiamine that have...

Reply to Dr. Lonsdale.(Letters to the Editor)(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2004... Editor: I read with attention Dr. Derrick Lonsdale's letter taking exception to certain statements made in recent advertisements for AOR's pharmaceutical-grade Benfotiamine supplement. While Dr. Lonsdale deserves our respect for his many...

The cure for heart disease: theory, history and treatment.(Letters to the Editor)(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2004... Editor: The theory that Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) is related to a deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) was first proposed by the Canadian physician G. C. Willis in 1953. Willis found that atherosclerotic plaques form over...

My favorite new (old) therapy.(Letters to the Editor)(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2004... Editor: Each few years I find myself like David Letterman, discussing my top ten list of highly effective new therapies I have integrated into my practice. These have become the approaches in my own clinical experience, which have...

Enough vitamin B6 reduces heart attacks by 70%.(Letters to the Editor)(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2004... Editor: My 1995 article "Vitamin B6: The Overlooked Key to Preventing Heart Attacks," in the peer reviewed Journal of Applied Nutrition (1) elaborates mechanisms, including inflammation and thrombosis (catastrophic clotting) that are...

Nathan Pritikin and atheroma.(Letters to the Editor)(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2004... Editor: I wonder if you may care to publish my article that was in Medical Hypotheses in 1991. I think you may find it of interest. Nathan Pritikin and Atheroma originally published in Medical Hypotheses (1991) 36, 181-182 ...

Natural treatments for angina.(Editorial)(Editorial)
August 1, 2004... Nearly 50 years ago, Malkiel-Shapiro, a South African physician, reported that patients with coronary heart disease and angina frequently responded to parenteral administration of magnesium, "sometimes in a dramatic and almost unbelievable...

A health coach.(BookCorners)(Surviving and Thriving After a Life-Threatening Diagnosis)(Book Review)
August 1, 2004... Surviving and Thriving after a life-threatening diagnosis by Beverly A. Hall, PhD, FAAN 1st Books Library: http://www.1stbooks.com/bookview/20585 Phone orders: 888-280-7715 Paperback $12.50, E-book $3.95 2003, 2004, 168 pp. ...

Bone repair with supplements.(BookCorners)(Book Review)
August 1, 2004... Perfect Bones by Pamela Levin, RN Celestial Arts, P.O. Box 7123, Berkeley, California 94707 USA www.tenspeed.com Softbound, ISBN 1-58761-159-7, c. 2002, 319 pp. $16.95 Perfect Bones by Pamela Levin, RN, offers a holistic...

Herbal medicine in the modern world.(BookCorners)(Book Review)
August 1, 2004... Medical Herbalism: The Science and Practice of Herbal Medicine by David Hoffmann, FNIMH, AHG Healing Arts Press, One Park Street, Rochester, Vermont 05767 USA Hardbound, 2003, $60, 665 pp. As a textbook, Medical Herbalism by...

Practical brief therapy--thinking strengths.(BookCorners)(Becoming A Solution Detective)(Book Review)
August 1, 2004... Becoming A Solution Detective by John Sharry, Brendan Madden & Melissa Darmody Published by The Haworth Clinical Practice Press, an imprint of The Haworth Press, Inc. 10 Alice St., Binghamton, New York 13904 USA Softcover,...

Take charge of your own health.(BookCorners)(The Oral Health Bible)(Doctor Yourself--Natural Healing that Works)(Generic Alternatives to Prescription)(Book Review)
August 1, 2004... Several recently published books deal with subjects that emphasize the importance of an individual taking charge of health practices and decisions. They have been published by Basic Health Publications 8200 Blvd E. North Bergen, New Jersey...

Modern health benefits of age-old practice.(BookCorners)(The Holistic Handbook of Sauna Therapy)(Book Review)
August 1, 2004... The Holistic Handbook of Sauna Therapy by Nenah Sylver, PhD The Center for Frequency, P.O. Box 952, Stone Ridge, New York 12484-0952 USA Softbound, 2004, 360 pp., $34.95 We live in a toxic, driven world. Environmental...

A talk with Dr. Jonathan Sackner Bernstein.(BookCorners)(Interview)
August 1, 2004... Before It Happens to You: A Breakthrough Program for Reversing or Preventing Heart Disease by Jonathan Sackner Bernstein, MD 2004, Da Capo Press, Persus Books Group, 11 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02141 USA Hardback, 261...

Growth hormone, vasopressin and prolactin.(Highly Effective Treatments for Pain and Fatigue)
August 1, 2004... This month's column wraps up the section on hormonal dysfunctions in chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia. We have discussed the importance of treating an underactive thyroid and adrenal gland despite normal blood tests as well as treating...

Web page potpourri: cardiovascular disease; A column devoted to informative alternative health resources on the internet.
August 1, 2004... Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr. MD http://www.vegsource.com/esselstyn/ Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn has one of my favorite sites related to heart disease. My father, an American Heart Association volunteer, once said "horse feathers!" (or...

Bleeding in the treatment of recalcitrant headache.(Acupuncture and Moxibustion)
August 1, 2004... Keywords: Chinese medicine, acupuncture, bleeding, recalcitrant headache ********** In issue #5, 2003 of Jiang Xi Zhong Yi Yao (Jiangxi Chinese Medicine & Medicinals), Luo Shihou of the Nanchang Municipal Hong Bu Chinese Medical...

Health conscious voters mobilize to preserve individual health choices.(Pathways to Healing)(Campaign for Better Health)
August 1, 2004... The Campaign for Better Health (CBH) has an idea that seems so obvious and so right, you wonder why no one thought of it before. They're mobilizing people who care about natural health to make their voices heard in the political arena. "We hope...

The impact of medical censorship on patient care: part 1.(Townsend's New York Observer)
August 1, 2004... Censorship is a lesser-known fact of life in medicine, responsible for the loss of potentially beneficial therapy or for slowing the introduction of innovative treatment into clinical practice. Since it doesn't occur in the obvious forms--bans...

Heart disease supplements being threatened.(Health Risks and Environmental Issues)
August 1, 2004... Heart disease is the number one cause of death in this country. Dr. Matthias Rath, an international crusader for disease prevention, and staunch supporter of nutritional supplements, believes heart attacks and strokes are not true diseases, but...

Cardio-protective aspects of traditional culture in Tuscany.(Medical Anthropology)
August 1, 2004... Recently I returned from an extended trip to Tuscany, Italy, where I had the opportunity to study the traditional culture and lifestyles of these people and any impact on health status, including heart disease risk. My location was near the...

Calendar.(Calendar)
August 1, 2004... AUGUST 19-22: WILD MUSHROOMS TELLURIDE in Telluride, Colorado. An educational conference on the study and cultivation of wild mushrooms. CONTACT: Fungophile, phone/fax 303-296-9359 AUGUST 20-22: N.M.T.: THE FEINBERG TECHNIQUE 2003 SEMINAR...

Heart disease in women: recognizing risk factors.(Women's Health Update)
August 1, 2004... Misconceptions about the prevalence of heart disease in women has plagued physicians and their patients. A survey by the American Heart Association showed that more than two thirds of women aged 25 to 44 did not realize that heart disease was...

Can nutritional supplementation cause regression of atherosclerosis?(Nutritional Influences on Illness)
August 1, 2004... The possibility for athero-sclerotic plaque to regress by following a diet that is very low in both fat and cholesterol is no longer controversial. In the Lifestyle Heart Trial, patients followed a diet in which 10% of calories were from fat...