It wasn’t too long ago that the annual mortality from HIV infection exceeded 20 percent/yr. Much to the credit of the scientific community which aggressively researched this disease and to the credit of our society as a whole for accepting the reality of HIV and making it a major public health issue, the annual mortality rate is now less... Read more
Prostate cancer is the sixth most common cancer in the world
and the second leading cause of cancer death in American men. Almost a quarter of a million new cases are
diagnosed annually and the lifetime risk for a man to develop prostate cancer
is one in six. It is a well known
phenomenon that cholesterol and fatty deposits accumulate in solid... Read more
As with any comprehensive treatment program to treat bad
cholesterol, modifying what you eat remains one of the cornerstones. Several herbs have been thought to improve
cholesterol levels, and more specifically, the makers of several herbal
supplements have claimed benefit with their product. Garlic is one of the most commonly... Read more
That’s a question more and more people in the medical
community are beginning to wonder. Anectodotal reports from several prominent physicians and medical
centers have surfaced claiming that statins are associated with significant
cognitive and memory impairment. In most
of the stories, the memory loss was temporary... Read more
In August 2007, I wrote a series of articles about high
triglycerides and heart disease. In
summary, high triglycerides moderately increase your risk of heart
disease. A normal level is <150mg/dl
and a high level is >200mg/dl. Certain
conditions such as obesity, low thyroid levels, and certain medications... Read more
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