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Lowering Your Cholesterol Could Reduce Your Cancer Risk

To examine the role of high cholesterol in prostate cancer, Dr. Keith Solomon and colleagues fed mice a high fat/high cholesterol “Western” diet. They found that high cholesterol levels promoted tumor growth and that Ezetimibe (Zetia), which blocks the absorption of cholesterol from the intestine, could prevent this increased tumor growth. Read on..Lowering Your Cholesterol [...]

Seasonal Allergy Linked To Food Allergy

Got hay fever? Certain fruits and veggies may also trigger a reaction. Read on..Your diet may worsen seasonal allergies - 

Some New Antidepressants My Be Better Than Others.

In the analysis of 12 different drugs, two came out on top as the most effective and best tolerated as first-line treatments: sertraline (Zoloft) and escitalopram (Lexapro). Read on…Zoloft, Lexapro Best New Antidepressants

Antidepressants and Fibromyalgia

Cymbalta is the only antidepressant currently approved for the treatmeent of fibromyalgia. To examine the treatment options read on..Antidepressants Help Treat Fibromyalgia

Drug Treatment Of Hypertension. Does The Drug Matter?

Many types of drugs are available for the treatment of hypertension, and for a long time there was debate about whether the benefits of treatment were related to the quality of blood pressure control or whether the type of drug used might also be important. This is a key question because the difference in cost between “older” [...]

Plavix Helps Prevent Heart Attacks And Stroke

Heart attacks and strokes are down due to the use of drugs like Plavix which improve circulation. Read on….Heart Attack Deaths Drop in US as Smoking, Diet, Drugs Help