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• Will The Polypill Save You From A Heart Attack?

  

  Giving the polypill to everybody above the age of 55 kills two birds with one stone: cardiovascular risk and preventive medicine. That's what the proponents of... Read more

  The 28 June 2012 by   Drlutz
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• Are You A Unique Medical Case?

  

  Research says yes, public health doesn't listen, and you suffer the consequences: too little benefits from generic interventions. And it could be so... Read more

  The 21 June 2012 by   Drlutz
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• 10 Good Reasons Not To Exercise?

  

  Exercise may actually be bad for you! A professor says he stumbled upon this "potentially explosive" insight. The New York Times has been quick to peddle it. An... Read more

  The 18 June 2012 by   Drlutz
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• World’s Smallest Artificial Heart

  

  Denton Cooley tried to implant one in the 1960s, an act that led to the great feud between him and Dr. Michael DeBakey. The war is chronicled in Tommy Thompson’... Read more

  The 17 June 2012 by   Dplylemd
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• Why You Should Arm Your Bullshit Alarm Before Reading Diet News.

  

  In the fight over best diet for health and weight loss, it's protein lovers vs. vegetarian zealots. So far, a clear winner has not emerged. Only one loser:... Read more

  The 14 June 2012 by   Drlutz
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• Can A Genetic Test Say Why You Are Fat?

  

  With the decoding of the human genome came the hope of getting a lever on the chronic diseases, which kill most of us today: heart disease, stroke, diabetes... Read more

  The 07 June 2012 by   Drlutz
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• I Will Probably Kill the Doctor

  

  I like to read about happy things and miracle birth stories always have a way to capture my heart.Unfortunately, the media doesn't feature the everyday birth... Read more

  The 07 June 2012 by   A Happy Mum
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• No Time To Exercise? You Are Not Alone

  

  Lack of time is the most often cited excuse for not exercising. I deliberately chose the word "excuse" over its less judgmental alternative "obstacle". Simply... Read more

  The 04 June 2012 by   Drlutz
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• How to Live Longer And Exercise Shorter?

  

  Let's face it, if exercise was really that much fun, everybody would do it and we wouldn't be fat, diabetic or die of heart disease. So when your doctor tells... Read more

  The 31 May 2012 by   Drlutz
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• Micah True, Ultra-runner, 1954-2012

  

  We learned recently of the death of Micah True, an ultra-runner, at the age of 58. Bringing back memories of the equally untimely death of runner-athor, Jim... Read more

  The 24 May 2012 by   Lcreswell
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