Fall 2008, Volume 1, Issue 3  

 

FEATURED ARTICLES:

Editor's Log: Fast and Slow »

The Relaxation Response—Interview
with Herbert Benson, MD »

Unstuck: Holistic Approaches to Depression—Interview with
James Gordon, MD »

The Mind-Body Connection:
A Chiropractor's Perspective »

Restoring Yourself with Yoga at the
End of the Day »

Chronic Pain and Depression »

Whole Grains: Making the Transition »

Health News

The Daily HIT Blog

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HEALTH NEWS

MEDIA

When Health Writers Disagree Completely

MEDICATIONS

How Psychiatry is Medicating a Nation

Cholesterol Medications Not Helpful for Eye Disease, Possibly Harmful

Placebo Marketed for Children Sparks Controversy

Eight Drugs Doctors Wouldn’t Take

Are Drug Company Perks Influencing MD Ethics?

Anti-Cholesterol Drugs for 8-Year Olds?

Controversy Erupts Over Proposed Chelation-Autism Study

Pediatricians React to Statins for Children Plan

FDA Warning on Tendon Rupture from Certain Antibiotics

Few Web Pharmacies Ask for Prescriptions

Epilepsy Drugs Linked to Increase in Suicidal Thoughts

Prozac Nation No More?

Decrease in Hormone Therapy Leads to Decrease in Breast Cancer

Drugs to Build Bones May Weaken Them

MEDITATION AND STRESS REDUCTION

Mindfulness Meditation Used Increasingly for Health Benefits

Transcendental Meditation in Schools Relieves Stress, Stirs Controversy

Yoga, Meditation Included In Army Mental Health Care

Israeli Study Shows Incense Can Alleviate Anxiety, Depression

Meditation, Yoga May Switch Off Stress Genes

NUTRITION

Junk Food Contracts Slow School Nutrition Improvements

Sucrose-Sweetened Infant Formulas Banned In Europe, On Rise in U.S.

Oprah’s Vegan Diet in Headlines

Cocoa Helps Diabetics Avoid Heart Disease

Evidence Equivocal at Best for Supplementing Chemotherapy with Antioxidants

Mediterranean Diet May Ward Off Diabetes

Dietary Fiber Helps Blood Pressure

Smokers Benefit from Fruits, Vegetables, and Tea

Junk Food May Increase Breast Cancer Risk

Diet High in Saturated Fat Linked to Prostate Cancer Treatment Failure

Plant Foods Preserve Muscle Mass

Vitamin D for Babies Helps Prevent Type I Diabetes

Controversy Over Whether to Raise Vitamin D Recommendations

Children Drinking 100% Fruit Juice Have Better Nutrient Intake Without Weight Gain

Baseball Slugger Goes Vegetarian

Concord Grape Juice May Help Memory Decline

Study Results Raise Questions About Low Salt Diets

Food Allergies Trigger Multibillion-Dollar Specialty Market

Omega-3 Fatty Acids Lower Macular Degeneration Risk

Putting Meat Back in Its Place

Vitamin D Protective Against Heart Disease