Iron and Iron Deficiency
Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Iron and iron deficiency
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: Iron-Deficiency Anemia
National Library of Medicine:Iron-Deficiency Anemia
Posted by ks on 07/28/10 at 04:14 PM
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Discovered: Indian spice reduces Alzheimer’s symptoms by 30%
July 19, 2010
Despite millions spent on drug research and development, one of the more promising treatments for Alzheimer’s disease (a progressive brain disorder that affects more than 5 million Americans) is found in a substance widely known for its ability to spice (and color) food.
The compound curcurmin, only found in turmeric, is a widely used spice found in Indian food, and is also popular in the cuisines of other South Asian countries like Nepal, Iran and Thailand. The bright yellow spice is familiar to fans of curry dishes, but it has been used in other preparations as well. For centuries, it has been used in Asian medicine.
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Posted by ks on 07/20/10 at 01:51 PM
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Fad Diets - Food Myths and Facts
By Manisha U. Vaidya, MS, RD, LD
Marketing ploys, clever phrases, wishful thinking, pseudo-science, media hype and celebrity testimonials are often used to attract the consumer to different foods. The consumer has to be aware of facts versus fallacies. Here are some common and enduring food myths.
Posted by ks on 07/04/10 at 12:19 PM
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Health Precautions before travel to India
By N Rao Thotakura, M.D.
It is indeed exciting to visit India especially with your little ones to visit relatives and have fun. While you may be busy getting travel documents in order and complete shopping to take gifts or for your personal needs, please do not put off health preparations for you and your loved ones.
Posted by ks on 07/01/10 at 12:01 AM
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Health Care Reform Bill - What It Means To Us
By Amit Chakrabarty, MD
May 1, 2010
If you haven’t mastered the details on all 2,309 pages of the health care reform bill signed by President Obama, there’s nothing wrong with you—even experts are having a hard time getting a grip on all the details. So we’ve done the work for you. If you’re going to take away just five things from the new legislation, here they are in a nutshell for you:
Posted by ks on 05/02/10 at 11:06 PM
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Is it Possible to Prevent a Heart Attack?
Your Heart Matters!
Dr. Srinivas Vengala will take questions from our readers in this column for July 1 edition. Please send your questions to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
| Dr. Srinivas Vengala, M.D., FACC is an assistant professor in Division of Cardiology at University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL. His additional interests are Preventive Cardiology and structural heart diseases. He completed his cardiology training from Allegheny General Hospital/Drexel University, Pittsburgh, PA and his residency from Temple University, PA. He practiced Internal Medicine for three years in PA prior to joining UAB. |
Our knowledge of heart disease, its causes and prevention, has dramatically improved in the last 20 years. Unfortunately the incidence is increasing in the younger population, while prevalence continues to be high in higher age groups.
Posted by ks on 05/01/10 at 12:04 AM
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How Sleep Can Affect Your Health – For Good or For Bad
By Dr. Narayan Krishnamurthy, MD
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Information provided by Dr. Narayan Krishnamurthy, Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Specialist; Tuscaloosa Lung & Sleep Consultants (Tel: 205-345-2255) and Medical Director of the DCH Sleep Lab. Dr. Krishnamurthy is a Fellow of the College of Chest Physicians, a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (UK) and a Fellow of the American college of Physicians. He is a Diplomate of American Board of Sleep Medicine and a Fellow of the American Association of Sleep Medicine. |
Adequate sleep every night hasn’t always been considered a necessary part of enjoying good health. Today, sleep deprivation is considered a major factor in many medical and psychosocial problems and can play a major role in serious industrial and motor vehicle accidents.
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Posted by ks on 05/01/10 at 12:01 AM
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Bacon or Bagels? Higher Fat at Breakfast May Be Healthier Than You Think, Says UAB Research
March 30, 2010
Bacon or Bagels? Higher Fat at Breakfast May Be Healthier Than You Think, Says UAB Research from uabnews on Vimeo.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The age-old maxim “Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper” may in fact be the best advice to follow to prevent metabolic syndrome, according to a new University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) study.
Posted by ks on 05/01/10 at 12:01 AM
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Why Asian Indians are more prone to developing coronary artery disease than other groups?
By Navin Nanda, M.D.
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Professor of Medicine and Director, Heart Station/Echocardiography Laboratories, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama. Although Dr. Navin Nanda is internationally famous as an expert and innovator in echocardiography, he has also done pioneering studies in coronary artery disease in Asian Indians right from the time he was a Medical Resident at Seth G.S. Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital in Mumbai, India. He is the Founding President of the American Association of Cardiologists of Indian Origin and Past President of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin. He is currently the President of the International Society of Cardiovascular Ultrasound. |
* Two facts stand out:
1) The incidence of coronary artery disease in Asian Indians is 2 to 5 times higher at all ages than Whites, African-Americans, Hispanics and other Asians.
2) It is 5 to 10 times higher in those younger than 40 years. This is not new. For example, my MD thesis from Bombay University prepared 44 years ago in 1966 was on heart attacks in patients under the age of 40 years.
Posted by ks on 03/01/10 at 12:15 AM
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