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FDA adds warnings to Statin Label

admin — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 11:02:43 +0000

Reed Miller posted this latest FDA move on Statin Label on Heartwire on 28 Feb 2012. It is interesting to note that the FDA action came after our posting on WHI findings on the increased risk of diabetes in women on statins.

February 28, 2012 (Silver Spring, Maryland) — Taking a statin can raise . . . → Read More: FDA adds warnings to Statin Label

Statin use associated with significantly increased risk of diabetes: WHI analysis

admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 04:54:10 +0000

The following article was published in Heartwire on JANUARY 9, 2012 by Michael O’Riordan

Boston, MA - Statin use in postmenopausal women is associated with a significantly increased risk of diabetes mellitus, research shows. New data from the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) hint that the risk of diabetes is higher than suggested by previous studies, with investigators reporting a . . . → Read More: Statin use associated with significantly increased risk of diabetes: WHI analysis

Stem Cell therapy may reverse Type 1 Diabetes

admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 04:37:26 +0000

January 10, 2012 — An immune regulator from healthy cord blood stem cells (CB-SCs) can “educate” the T cells of a person with type 1 diabetes (T1D), enabling the pancreas to produce insulin, according to a report published online January 10, 2012, in BMC Medicine.

Yong Zhao, MD, PhD, from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and . . . → Read More: Stem Cell therapy may reverse Type 1 Diabetes

Low Cholesterol in Elderly Doubles Risk of Early Death

admin — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 01:29:49 +0000

Study Finds that Low Cholesterol in Elderly Doubles Risk of Early Death

Study finds that elderly with cholesterol less that 189 had a double risk of dying.

Physicians were informed to consider very low levels of cholesterol as potential warning signs of a serious disease or as signals of rapidly declining . . . → Read More: Low Cholesterol in Elderly Doubles Risk of Early Death

Breakthrough in genetic and cellular therapy in cancer

admin — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 02:13:55 +0000

There is a recent breakthrough in genetic and cell therapy that could lead to a dramatic difference in the management of cancers; A team from University of Pennsylvania have been able to genetically modify the T cells of patients with B cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia with a “chimeric antigen receptor” CAR targeting a CD . . . → Read More: Breakthrough in genetic and cellular therapy in cancer

The Central Dogma been challenged

admin — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 01:41:21 +0000

We spoke of epigenetics in the context that the Central Dogma of gene transcription and translation is not a simple linear relation but is part of a complex cellular network system. The old theory of genetic determinism based sole on the sequence of gene determining the coding of genetic messages to form amino acids . . . → Read More: The Central Dogma been challenged

How do we access and arrest poor methylation in the body?

admin — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 03:05:30 +0000

We follow up our discussion on the epigenetic mechanisms that affect gene expression that are asserted by dietary intake, environment toxins and aging. In particular, we mentioned the importance of methylation. Today, I would like to discuss how we could access methylation status in the body and what could be done to prevent hypomethylation. . . . → Read More: How do we access and arrest poor methylation in the body?

Autism – metabolic and nutrition link

admin — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 02:08:40 +0000

A new study published in the June edition of Nutrition and Metabolism this year suggests that children with autism appear to suffer from a significantly higher percentage of metabolic issues compared to average children. Nutritionally, this may be compounded or even initiated by nutritional deficiencies that include low levels of glutathione, biotin, and SAMe, . . . → Read More: Autism – metabolic and nutrition link

Epigenetics – an emerging area of gene research

admin — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 01:43:23 +0000

In biology, and specifically genetics, epigenetics is the study of changes in gene expression caused by mechanisms other than changes in the underlying DNA sequence – hence the name epi- (Greek: ???- over, above, outer) -genetics. Examples of such changes might be DNA methylation or histone deacetylation, both of which serve to suppress gene expression without altering the sequence of the silenced . . . → Read More: Epigenetics – an emerging area of gene research

Is this the beginning of the end for dietary supplements?

admin — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 01:18:38 +0000

There is an interesting development lurking in the US regarding the fate of supplements that I thought would be of interest to some of you. I have copied the articles of Warren Matthews, the founder and Chairman of Xtend-Life Natural Products based in New Zealand and Bryon Richards that expressed their concerns and call . . . → Read More: Is this the beginning of the end for dietary supplements?