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Recent Longevity News for the seven days ending 2/1/06. You should consult your doctor if you are taking any medications. More support for magnesium against colon cancer - Nutra USA, 1/31/06 - "The hazard ratio, a measure of the risk, was statistically 25 per cent lower for the volunteers with the highest intake of magnesium (more than 356 mg per day)" A New Look at HRT Highlights the Value of Early Initiation Relative to Menopause Onset - Doctor's Guide, 1/31/06 - "Results of this study found a distinct advantage to treating women close to menopause with HRT when compared to women initiating HRT a decade or more following menopause" - Related article:
FDA Approves New Prescription Drug for Adults for Treatment of Chronic "Idiopathic" Constipation - Doctor's Guide, 1/31/06 - "The FDA today approved Amitiza (lubiprostone), the first drug of its chemical type, for the treatment of chronic constipation in the adult population where there is no known cause for the condition" Alcohol an 'underestimated' cause of cancer - MSNBC, 1/30/06 - "Excessive drinking raises the risk of cancer of the mouth, larynx, esophagus, liver, colon and breast. It may also be linked with cancer of the pancreas and lung" Regular Use Of Selective COX-2 Inhibitors Decreases Risk Of Breast Cancer - Science Daily, 1/30/06 - "a daily dose of 200 mg celecoxib reduced the risk of breast cancer by 83% and a daily dose of 25 mg rofecoxib reduced the risk of breast cancer by 64%. Regular use of non-selective COX-2 inhibitors - aspirin (325 mg), ibuprofen (200mg) and naproxen (250 mg) - also significantly reduced the risk of breast cancer, but less so than regular intake of selective COX-2 inhibitors"
How to
get vitamin D? - USA Today, 1/29/06 -
"Adults who consume 1,000 international
units (IU) of vitamin D daily might lower their risks of colon, breast and
ovarian cancers by up to 50% ... Essentially no one in the United States is
getting that" - See
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Vitacost Fruits, Veggies Cut Stroke Risk - WebMD, 1/26/06 - "People who reported eating more than five daily servings of fruits and vegetables had the lowest stroke risk. They were 26% less likely to have a stroke over 13 years than those who ate fruits and vegetables fewer than three times daily"
Tomato Juice Keeps Emphysema From Developing In New Model;
Lycopene Cited - Science Daily, 1/25/06 -
"50% tomato juice drink "completely
prevented" smoke-induced emphysema" - See
Jarrow Lyco-Sorb (contains Lyco-O-Mato) at Amazon.com DHEA May
Be Effective for Depression Associated With HIV - Medscape, 1/24/06 -
"DHEA is a weakly active adrenal
androgen that serves as a precursor to testosterone and estradiol, which are
hormones that can have a positive effect on mood when administered exogenously.
In addition, the authors of the current study describe that DHEA increases the
amount of available insulin-like growth factor, which in turn can increase
levels of growth hormone. Growth hormone deficiency has also been linked with
depressed mood. Finally, DHEA may modulate inflammatory cytokines, such as tumor
necrosis factor, which may be related to depressed mood" - See
iHerb
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Vitacost Abstracts from this week's Doctor's Guide Nutrition/Dietetics: Usefulness of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation in addition to mesalazine in maintaining remission in pediatric Crohn's disease: A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study - World J Gastroenterol. 2005 Dec 7;11(45):7118-21 - "Enteric-coated omega-3 FAs in addition to treatment with 5-ASA are effective in maintaining remission of pediatric CD" Insulin Sensitivity During Combined Androgen Blockade for Prostate Cancer - J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2006 Jan 24 - "Short-term treatment with leuprolide and bicalutamide significantly increased fat mass and decreased insulin sensitivity in men with prostate cancer. These observations suggest that gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists may increase the risk of diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease in older men" Affiliates (I could sure use some sales. Click here for more stores): |
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