Published September 22, 2014

How antibiotics can make asthma even worse

As you may know, asthma rates have gone through the roof in the last 30 years. So researchers are trying to find out if antibiotics are to blame. These researchers, from the University of Manchester in the U.K., are asking, "What came first — the deficient immune system or the antibiotic?" And what they found may have a big impact on asthma rates.

 

 

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Published September 19, 2014

The surprising pill women can take to get in the mood

One of the most common problems women (or their husbands!) tell me about is decreased libido. Most of the time, doctors view this as a hormonal problem. And often it is. In those cases, you can easily remedy it with hormonal replacement, particularly DHEA. But there's a problem. A lot of the time that doesn't work.

 

 

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Published September 17, 2014

You never have to suffer from heart disease

In Monday's alert, I told you the surprising results of a new study on exercise. This study warns that too much exercise is hazardous to people who have had a heart attack. In that study, the men and women who regularly walked more than 46 miles per week or ran more than 30 miles per week were more than twice as likely to have a repeat heart attack as those who exercised less.

 

 

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