Published February 27, 2015

The earliest sign of arthritis in your knees is....

The earlier you can detect a problem, the better you can treat it. That's obvious. So what about arthritis of the knees? Is there some kind of way to determine if your knees are becoming arthritic before it even shows up on an x-ray? A new study says yes.

 

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Published February 25, 2015

The truth about the measles and the measles vaccine

These days, common sense appears to be rapidly losing ground. Over the last few weeks, it seems like there is no possible way for me to avoid hearing all about the "new, incredible, and dangerous" outbreak of measles. Talking heads are receiving their pro-vaccine talking points. And legislators are quick to saddle up to their biggest contributors, Big Pharma. There's no doubt some will use this "epidemic" to force their vaccines on health care workers, babies, school children, first responders, and who knows who else. So what's this big emergency about anyway? And is the measles vaccine really the answer?

 

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Published February 23, 2015

It's time to rethink the low-fat-diet prescription for heart disease

Due to the popular success of some books like The China Study, many people are of the opinion that diets high in saturated fats are risky for people with heart disease. But is it true? Do saturated fats like butter and other animal fats actually increase the chance for people with a history of heart attacks of having another attack? Researchers recently looked to answer that question. And they published their remarkable new findings just this past month.

 

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