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Does Vitamin C help with the common cold?

November 23, 2008 By Dr. Sean Leave a Comment
Vitamin C

We all know what a nuisance the common cold can be. For over 60 years people have thought that Vitamin C was a great defense. In fact, Vitamin C's popularity in treating the common cold rose greatly in the 1970's when the Nobel Prize winner, Linus Pauling stated its effectiveness based on an earlier trial. But the question remains that whether or not there is any evidence to support the efficacy of Vitamin C? To answer this question, I turned to the Cochrane database. Their systematic review of … [Read more...]

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Bigger biceps: straight bar or EZ curl

November 12, 2008 By Dr. Sean 2 Comments
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Hey guys I came across this study presented a while back at NSCA Conference. The study found that straight bar activates the biceps MORE than E-Z Curl bar. So if forearm strain isn't an issue, stick to straight bar to build bigger biceps. Lafrenz, J. NSCA Conference Abstracts 2002 … [Read more...]

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Working nights and Premature labor

November 11, 2008 By Dr. Sean Leave a Comment
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Hey guys Here is an interesting study from Obstetrics and Gynecology that interviewed 1900 women in their 7th month of pregnancy. What they found was that in about 9 percent of the women who worked nights in their first trimester had a 50 percent increased risk of premature labor. Now obviously we need more studies to examine this issue but it does raise an important issue about avoiding grave-yard shifts during pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol, December 2005 … [Read more...]

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Make love, not war…for your health.

November 6, 2008 By Dr. Sean Leave a Comment
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When was YOUR last bitter fight with your significant other? Remember the heavy feeling afterwards. You've said much that you didn't mean and succeeded in making the other party sound like a horrible monster. Research is showing what you may suspect already. FREQUENT fighting and HARSH words are damaging to your health. MARRIED COUPLES. ARGUMENTS. BLISTERS. What do these things have in common? They were instrumental in a recent research studying 42 couples married at an average of 13 years, age … [Read more...]

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What is Plan B?

November 6, 2008 By Dr. Sean Leave a Comment
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The morning after pill is basically a high dose birth control pill. The exact mechanism of how the pill works is uncertain at this time. Emergency contraceptives may act by inhibiting ovulation, interfering with transport, preventing the actual implantation, or by causing regression of the corpus luteum Side effects include: Most common are nausea and vomiting Uncommon side effects include: irregular bleeding, dizziness, fatigue, headache, breast tenderness, and lower abdominal pain. … [Read more...]

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Health dangers for obese women

November 3, 2008 By Dr. Sean Leave a Comment
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General consequences in women: -Irregular menses -Amenorrhea -Infertility -Incontinence In pregnant obese women, increased risk for: -Gestational diabetes -Hypertension -Delivery complications -Congenital malformations … [Read more...]

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MRI and Breast Cancer detection

November 3, 2008 By Dr. Sean Leave a Comment
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We all know that mammograms are the main method for detecting breast cancer. However, mammograms are not the perfect screening tool as they do miss cases on occasions. Thus, there has been a lot of interest lately in using MRI as screening tools for Breast Cancer. Some studies have shown that MRI's can detect additional lesions that are not visible on Mammograms in as much as 27-37% of patients. 1 A recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association looked at the accuracy of breast … [Read more...]

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