Thursday, June 28, 2007

Aspartame may cause cancer

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I already don't trust aspartame (found in EQUAL, yogurts, a bunch of "no-sugar" stuff, and in soft drinks) because Donald Rums...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Dr. Beer's Work Continues...

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( Julia and her much wanted son Thomas, credit: UK Guardian) Today, there's a great article in the UK Guardian about the work of Dr. Ala...
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Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Autism on trial

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This is such a thoughtful blog entry by Sharyl Attkisson , the Capitol Hill Correspondent for CBS News , that I'd like to include some e...
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Monday, June 25, 2007

McDonald's seeking moms' approval

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From the Chicago Tribune McDonald's has equipped six mothers with laptop computers to record their impressions of its operations over t...
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Thursday, June 21, 2007

Ultrasound in pregnancy

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Here's a tidbit I found on Medscape: "Although it is helpful in estimating gestational age, identifying twin pregnancies, and detec...
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Wednesday, June 20, 2007

PMS is a sign of imbalance

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My acupuncturist is always asking me if I have cramps, breast pain, etc., and I am coming to see that these things are not normal. Of cours...
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Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Coffee can help prevent blindness

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The jury's still out on coffee and fertility, but the more I look into it, coffee is not as bad for you as people think (it could be the...
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Monday, June 18, 2007

How we eat/consume around the world: Food for Thought

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Take a look at this photo essay of what people around the world eat in a month, and think about how much of our food we cede to the food pro...
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Thursday, June 14, 2007

"Thomas and Friends" railway toys recalled for lead

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Warn everyone you know who has little boys (and, of course, lead is bad for fertility...): Yahoo! News : "'Thomas and Friends' ...
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Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Soy's new competition: hemp

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I'm baaaa-aaack. At the amazing organic writers' colony, they had hemp and rice and soy milk available, and I was trying to get peop...
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Monday, May 21, 2007

Review: Gramicci (and Palma) and Sabbatical

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Hi folks, I'm off to a writers' colony, the amazingly pesticide free and organic Hedgebrook , to be exact. (Colonies, where they ba...
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Friday, May 18, 2007

Quiz: What Type of Doctor is Best For You and Your Thyroid Treatment?

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A reader asked me exactly this question, and I hesitated to answer because I've been "around the block" thyroid wise, and fina...
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Thursday, May 17, 2007

BBC NEWS | Health | Ovary loss 'raises dementia risk'

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From the BBC NEWS: Ovary loss 'raises dementia risk' A Mayo Clinic, Minnesota, team found the risk was especially raised among youn...
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Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Long-Term Risks of Egg Donation

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Here's an interesting article from the NY Times that questions the ethics of egg donation for money, as the long-term safety of the proc...
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Tuesday, May 15, 2007

REVIEW: Waiting for Daisy by Peggy Orenstein

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Subtitle: A Tale of Two Continents, Three Religions, Five Infertility Doctors, an Oscar, an Atomic Bomb, a Romantic Night, and One Woman...
Monday, May 14, 2007

BBC NEWS | Health | Long wait for coeliac diagnosis

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From the BBC : "People with coeliac disease are waiting an average of 13 years to be diagnosed, a poll has revealed. The gut disorder i...
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Saturday, May 12, 2007

Pop Quiz: How's your Thyroid?

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Thyroid disease is WAY underdiagnosed, which is a shame because it's a LEADING cause of infertility AND if it's not treated during p...
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Friday, May 11, 2007

The Dorgan Amendment

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So...while the drug companies are pushin' their products, the government's not to interested in keeping us safe from Big Pharma. I ...
Thursday, May 10, 2007

NYT: Doctors' Hidden Motives for Prescribing Dangerous Drugs to Kids

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photo: Fabrizio Costantini for The New York Times I think Risperdal is a scary scary drug that docs are starting to hand out like candy for...
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Wednesday, May 09, 2007

Prepubertal Enlarged Breasts (Gynecomastia) Linked to Lavender and Tea Tree Oils

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Did you know that breast reduction surgery for BOYS was one of the most common cosmetic surgeries for kids? Endocrine disruptors (e.g., pth...
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