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8 foods to be eaten everyday

Sun, 19 Aug 2007 07:07:58 GMT

clipped by: Deepti

Clip Source: www.bestlifeonline.com

Spinach

Yogurt

Tomatoes

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Carrots

Blueberries

Black Beans

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Walnuts

Oats

Tags: food, health, eat, benefit, natural

Marijuana-derived drug approved for cancer pain

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 02:10:53 GMT

clipped by: cpltaiji

Clip Source: www.cbc.ca

Sativex is composed of THC, a key compound in marijuana, and cannabidiol, a non-psychoactive cannabinoid found in marijuana.
(CBC)

Sativex, a marijuana-derived mouth spray already used to treat pain in patients with multiple sclerosis, has been approved by Health Canada as a pain-reliever for patients with advanced cancer.

Sativex, made by the pharmaceutical firm Bayer Inc., is composed of THC, a key compound in marijuana, and cannabidiol, a non-psychoactive cannabinoid found in marijuana.

Health Canada announced Tuesday that Sativex can now be used by adult cancer patients who experience moderate to severe pain during the highest tolerated dose of strong opioid therapy for persistent pain.

The federal agency told CBCNews.ca that it had approved Sativex with conditions under its Notice of Compliance with Conditions (NOC/c) policy, meaning further studies of the product are needed.

Tags: science, research, medicine, health, human interest

What your Nails Say About Your Health

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 10:24:44 GMT

clipped by: laughingheart
clipper's remarks: Health

Clip Source: www.webmd.com

What Your Nails Say About Your Health: 10 Possible Signs of Serious Conditions
Nail Appearance	Associated Condition
White nails	Liver diseases, such as hepatitis
Yellowish, thickened, slow-growing nails	Lung diseases, such as emphysema
Yellowish nails with a slight blush at the base	Diabetes
Half-white, half-pink nails	Kidney disease
Red nail beds	Heart disease
Pale or white nail beds	Anemia
Pitting or rippling of the nail surface	Psoriasis or inflammatory arthritis
"Clubbing," a painless increase in tissue around the ends of the fingers, or inversion of the nail	Lung diseases
Irregular red lines at the base of the nail fold	Lupus or connective tissue disease
Dark lines beneath the nail	Melanoma

Tags: health

distorted body image

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 01:22:04 GMT

clipped by: CarnivalBorn
clipper's remarks: sadly, a social comment that holds all too true

Clip Source: www.everydaypeoplecartoons.com

Tags: comic, bs, health, body image

The Dark Side of Soy

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 17:27:12 GMT

clipped by: CarnivalBorn

Clip Source: www.alternet.org

After years of consuming various forms of soy nearly every day, I felt reasonably fit, but somewhere along the line I'd stopped menstruating. I couldn't figure out why my stomach became so upset after I ate edamame or why I was often moody and bloated. It didn't occur to me at the time to question soy, heart protector and miracle food.

When I began studying holistic health and nutrition, I kept running across risks associated with eating soy. Endocrine disruption? Check. Digestive problems? Check. I researched soy's deleterious effects on thyroid, fertility, hormones, sex drive, digestion, and even its potential to contribute to certain cancers. For every study that proved a connection between soy and reduced disease risk another cropped up to challenge the claims. What was going on?

"Studies showing the dark side of soy date back 100 years,"

The 1999 FDA-approved health claim pleased big business,

Soy is a $4 billion [U.S.] industry that's taken these health claims to the bank.

Tags: health