ß-Carotene or Mixed Carotenoids Protects from UV-Induced Erythema Remember all the hoopla about the increase in melanoma in children and adolescents? We heard alot about it here in AZ. All the experts were saying that we need to limit sun exposure and use more sunscreen. Not only person in the news approached this news with […]
Trial of Antioxidant Supplementation in Critically ill Surgical Patients Shhhhh!!! We wouldn’t want word of this getting out!! The use of Vit E and C helped improve outcome and shorten hospital stay in critically ill surgical patients. Lets see…(the dosages were not noted here) the best quality supplements (which are usually NOT used in clinically […]
Echinacea This is a pretty comprehensive review of this popular herb. Personally, I don’t ever remember recommending echinacea in my office. Most often, if some is getting sick or is sick, it’s more important to pay attention to what we shouldn’t put into our bodies, rather than what we should be putting in. In other […]
Six-Year Effect of Vit C, E on Atherosclerotic Progression. Whenever a study comes out showing no benefit of antioxidants on progression/prevention of CVD, one has to look at the totality of the evidence. The evidence (not to mention that it makes sense from a physiology/pathology standpoint) is quite plentiful that antioxidants protect against CVD. Circulation […]
Clearly, one of the scariest cancers we have is pancreatic cancer. Not only because of its dismal 5 year survival rate and how difficult it can be to detect, but also because of how common it seems. All this in combination makes pancreatic cancer a death sentence. I’m sure you know at least one person […]
