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		<title>Mediterranean Diet: What Accounts for the Health Benefit?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:43:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Mediterranean diet is not only wildly popular around the world but also considered to be one of the most healthful diets of all that have received in-depth research attention. Yet it is unclear whether it is the wine, olive oil or some other component of the diet that largely accounts for the health benefits, chief among them is longevity. <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=medicalconsumers.org&amp;blog=7088906&amp;post=2681&amp;subd=medconsumers&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Red Yeast Rice Supplements: Not a Safe Alternative to Statins</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:05:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people who cannot tolerate any of the cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins (e.g., Lipitor, Pravachol, Zocor) turn to an herbal supplement called red yeast rice, which lowers the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. Statin intolerance is most often chalked up to muscle pain (myalgia). A rare side effect of all statins is the potentially fatal disease [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=medicalconsumers.org&amp;blog=7088906&amp;post=2677&amp;subd=medconsumers&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wrist Splints Work For Thumb Arthritis</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:35:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[People with osteoarthritis at the base of the thumb are often told to wear a thumb splint to ease symptoms. The first study to test this advice found it to be effective for many people.  It was published recently in Annals of Internal Medicine by a French team of researchers led by Francois Rannou, MD.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=medicalconsumers.org&amp;blog=7088906&amp;post=2299&amp;subd=medconsumers&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Home Remedy and Antibiotics for Eczema</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 19:19:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A small, preliminary study published in the journal Pediatrics showed a combination treatment can alleviate symptoms of the painful itchy skin disease called atopic dermatitis, which is the most common of the many forms of eczema. It combines a home remedy—soaking in bath water diluted with laundry bleach—and antibiotics.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=medicalconsumers.org&amp;blog=7088906&amp;post=2094&amp;subd=medconsumers&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Peppermint Oil, Fiber and Antispasmodic Drugs for IBS</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 19:27:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three inexpensive treatments work well for many people with irritable bowel syndrome, according to a new review published in the British Medical Journal.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=medicalconsumers.org&amp;blog=7088906&amp;post=2096&amp;subd=medconsumers&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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