Archive for January, 2003

Results of a new study comparing the effectiveness of Pfizer Inc.,’s Lipitor with Pravachol, made by Bristol-Myers Squibb, was recently published in the New York Times. The study details the clinical…

I just got through reading some troubling news in the New York Times this morning. 62% of employees now say that work-related stress leaves them overwhelmed and overtired. And for many of us, who bri…

How can I find out if I have herpes?

Your health care provider can determine if you have herpes in two ways:

1. You can be examined while you are having symptoms. If sores are present, your provider will swab the sores and perform a viral culture test for the virus. This method is not

How to Fight Cancer and Win is a book written by William L. Fischer. You might find this book interesting and useful. Despite being published in 1992, it remains (as of this writing) among the top 2…

It is clear that certain traits are handed down to us by our parents and unfortunately our ablility to grow muscles beyond certain limits is no exception. That doesn’t mean to say hard work and carefully planned training won’t have a positive effect on …

Calcium - a key element in the fight (ARA) - Osteoporosis, a chronic disease that results in the deterioration of bone mineral density, affects nearly 28 million Americans — 2 million of which are m…

Music Hath Charms …

(NC)-Sandra Trehub at the University of Toronto studies how people develop hearing and speech perception from infancy to adulthood. She has developed ways to measure hearing and speech perception in …

If there is one low carb diet complaint that we hear over and over again, it’s that a low carb diet is so boring. Sure, they don’t always use those words, but that’s what they mean when they say “there’s not enough variety,” or “it gets so monotono…

7 Tips to Healthy Sleeping Habits

Copyright 2005 Gobala Krishnan

You toss and turn in bed trying to sleep but get up feeling frustrated. When you finally do get some sleep, it is o?nly for a few hours because it is time to get up and go to work. Then, you go through the day feeling…

A few simple changes can make all the difference to the long-term health of your body. Here are some tips and suggestions to assist with weight loss and to improve your body and your health. Food Cho…