http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Dr.+Joseph+Mercola Wellness, Fitness and Diet Dr. Joseph Mercola Fri, 30 Dec 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=25974&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Although past research suggests that drinking a glass or two of wine a day may have some heart benefits, new findings suggest that those studies were flawed. Risks Outweigh the Benefits There is some evidence that heavier drinking provides heart protection -- alcoholics have relatively 'clean' arter... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Dr. Joseph Mercola Fri, 30 Dec 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=26014&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet An impending lawsuit has the U.S. soft drink industry battling claims that it bears a significant amount of the blame for America's youth obesity epidemic. An Attractive Nuisance Lawyers, some of them veterans of lawsuits against the tobacco industry, are gearing up to claim that soda firmsthat fill... Medicines and Remedies Dr. Joseph Mercola Fri, 30 Dec 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=26316&ca=Medicines+and+Remedies This Washington Post article details the treatment of 150 volunteers being used to test vaccines against the H5N1 virus, more commonly known as bird flu or avian flu. The volunteers were randomly assigned to one of two categories, one of which received two doses of a saline placebo, and the other on... Medicines and Remedies Dr. Joseph Mercola Thu, 01 Dec 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=21638&ca=Medicines+and+Remedies More and more researchers and physicians are coming to the conclusion that exercise can be as effective as antidepressants in reducing the symptoms of major depression. Group or Solitary Both Work Many studies have shown that exercise in a group setting is highly effective, and new research is begin... Medicines and Remedies Dr. Joseph Mercola Fri, 11 Nov 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=18728&ca=Medicines+and+Remedies A story in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) debunks the claim made by American pharmaceutical companies that they charge more for their products because they spend more on research and development than firms in the rest of the world do. In fact, thepiece shows, U.K. drug companies spend proportiona... Family Concerns Dr. Joseph Mercola Fri, 11 Nov 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=18729&ca=Family+Concerns Although the autopsy is inconclusive and tests on the food are not yet complete, a porridge made of EdenSoy Extra soy milk and cornmeal may be responsible for the deaths of two infant brothers living in Brooklyn. When their mother attempted to wake them, shortly after noon, she found they were uncon... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Dr. Joseph Mercola Fri, 11 Nov 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=18882&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet If you are having sleep problems, whether you are not able to fall asleep, wake up too often, don't feel well-rested when you wake up in the morning, or simply want to improve the quality and quantity of your sleep, try as many of the following techniques below as possible: My current favorite for i... Medicines and Remedies Dr. Joseph Mercola Thu, 10 Nov 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=18323&ca=Medicines+and+Remedies A plant-based compound significantly improves lung function in patients with moderate to severe asthma, producing results comparable to those of the steroid drug prednisone. ASHMI The mixture consists of the extracts of three herbs, and is called the anti-asthma herbal medicine intervention (ASHMI).... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Dr. Joseph Mercola Thu, 10 Nov 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=18500&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Between 2000 and 2004, the use of sleep medications doubled among adults aged 20-44. But the use of such medications among children aged 10 to 19 also went up by 85 percent. And money spent on such drugs within that age group was up 223 percent. Also of note:Spending on sleep meds among adults in th... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Dr. Joseph Mercola Sat, 05 Nov 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=17374&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Finally, the pieces of the puzzle start to add up. Not long ago, President Bush sought to instill panic in this country by telling us a minimum of 200,000 people will die from the avian flu pandemic, but it could be as bad as 2 million deaths in this country alone. This hoax is then used to justify...