Results from a doctoral thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, indicate that Staphylococus aureus-induced mortality is associated with dietary fat consisting of saturated and monounsaturated fatty acids, but not polyunsaturated fatty acids. The doctoral student, Louise Strandberg, also investigated different variants of three genes that are important for the immune system and noted [...]
It is good to note that Harvard Medical School is aware of the importance of vitamin D. Consider this from a recent edition of the Harvard Health Letter: Heart disease. Falls and broken bones. Breast and prostate cancer. Depression and memory loss. These problems seem to have nothing in common, except that they are leading [...]
The pharmaceutical industry, “Big Pharma” as it is known, is like any other enterprise, so saying that it exists to make money is simply stating the obvious. Or is it? The fact is that Big Pharma deliberately and carefully crafts its marketing to project an image of far higher motivation. The pharmaceutical industry would have [...]
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One in three people over age 65 will develop vision loss, with blindness commonly caused by age-related macula degeneration (AMD). Nutritional supplements have proven effective in improving vision in sufferers of AMD.
It is disturbing to regularly see the efforts of those for whom your disease respresents an opportunity. These are people who exploit the fact that people become ill, to make money. The medical devices industry is not all bad, many of its players are well-meaning, but plenty appear to be purely motivated by money. The [...]