Are the cost of all labs created equal?pt2
ORDER YOUR OWN BLOODWORK! Many patients have no idea that they can go to a discount lab and order their own bloodwork; as long as you know that you CAN…
Are the cost of all labs created equal?
Patients think that the cost of all labs are created equal; that statement couldn’t be further from the truth. The labs that your health care provider orders can cost…
A new test for Estrogen metabolism and patients with higher risk of breast cancer
Estrogen has multiple positive effects on every organ system in the body from head to toe, allowing women to maintain their cognitive skills, ability to sleep, controlling hot flashes/night sweats,…
New studies seek causes of early onset dementia
An online JAMA Internal Medicine study published Monday, 8/12/13 looked at 2 new studies that utilize the population base of approx 500,000 Swedish men from their late teens to middle…
Whole-grain, fiberand disease prevention
A local article in the Milwaukee Journal sentinel Sunday, Aug 11,2013 discusses the truth behind 'whole grain'. Many foods are marketed as whole grain and told that they have an…
New HRT Guidelines from the British Menopause Society
The British Menopause Society (BMS) and Women's Health Concern has issued updated guidelines on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to clarify its use, benefits and risks. The new recommendations were published…
Dietary Guidelines Aim to Reduce Alzheimer’s Risk
New guidelines have been developed by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PRCM). PRCM is a nonprofit organization that advocates preventive medicine and good nutrition with clinical research seeking higher…
Breast Cancer and Hormone Replacement Therapy; is there really a Link or is hormone replacement saving lives?
Breast Cancer and HRT; is there really a Link? There are some fascinating findings coming out in research lately. The Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care published a…
Hormone replacement therapy in early menopause pt shows significantly reduced cardiac disease without any apparent increase in risk of cancer, CVA or blood clot
BMJ (British Medical Journal pubslished in October 9, 2012 edition a study of 1,006 health women age 45-58 recently menopausal or perimenopausal women followed for 10 years. After 10years of…
KEEPS study; a new direction in women’s menopausal health
There's a new study that puts hope back into women's menopausal health, and that's the KEEPS study or Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study, presented at the 23rd annual meeting of…