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Bone Health Influences Adiponectin and Blood Sugar
The regulation of bone remodeling by an adipocyte-derived hormone implies that bone may exert a feedback control of energy homeostasis....
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ADD Medication Permanently Stunts Growth
Objective: To evaluate the hypothesis of stimulant medication effect on physical growth in the follow-up phase of the Multimodal Treatment...
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Reflux Meds Dramatically Over-Prescribed to Infants
OBJECTIVE. Our goal was to evaluate the diagnosis and treatment of infants with persistent regurgitation who were referred to a...
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Tocotrienols and Citrus Flavonoids Lower Cholesterol
CONTEXT: Preliminary studies have suggested that both citrus flavonoids and palm tocotrienols reduce cholesterol levels in laboratory animals. OBJECTIVE: To...
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Statins Can Turn on a Gene Signal that Damages Muscles
Statins inhibit HMG-CoA reductase, a key enzyme in cholesterol synthesis, and are widely used to treat hypercholesterolemia. These drugs can...
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Quercetin Inhibits Changes that Lead to Colon Cancer
The flavonoid quercetin suppresses cell proliferation and enhances apoptosis in vitro. In this study, we determined whether quercetin protects against...
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Statin Side Effects are Plentiful and Serious
HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) are a widely used class of drug, and like all medications, have potential for adverse effects...
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Splenda Causes Digestive Imbalance
Splenda is comprised of the high-potency artificial sweetener sucralose (1.1%) and the fillers maltodextrin and glucose. Splenda was administered by...
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Leptin Controls Brain Insulin Signaling
Growing evidence suggests that food intake, energy expenditure and endogenous glucose production are regulated by hypothalamic areas that respond to...
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