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Antibiotic May Double Kidney Disease Risk

Jun

2013

The study says people taking the drugs have double the risk of developing kidney problems while they are on the medication than people who aren’t taking these drugs. The authors say that in actual numbers that means an additional case of kidney injury for every 1,529 people taking oral fluoroquinolones. Drugs in this class include ...

Everything You Thought You Knew About Sunscreen May Be Wrong!

May

2013

Brand new labels are hitting store shelves this summer, so don’t get burned. It’s spring and I am sure most of you are itching to get outside and enjoy some sunshine. Before you take you head to beach we need to talk about a few things – like sunscreen. “But wait! You told me I ...

25 Reasons why you should eat banana.

May

2013

You’ll never look at a banana the same way again after discovering the many health benefits and reasons to add them to your diet. Bananas are high in fiber and three natural sugars — glucose, sucrose and fructose — giving them almost magical powers to provide a huge energy boost. Bananas combat depression, make you ...

Does coenzyme Q10 protect the heart? 1

May

2013

Coenzyme Q10 is normally produced by the human body, although deficiency may occur in patients with impaired CoQ10 biosynthesis due to severe metabolic or mitochondrial disorders, not enough dietary CoQ10 intake, or too much CoQ10 use by the body. Depending on the cause of CoQ10 deficiency, supplementation or increased dietary intake of CoQ10 and the ...