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Friday Pearls From the Desk of Ellen Troyer, MT MA – Biosyntrx Chief Research Officer

 
The Zinc Guru: Imre Lengyel, PhD
  November 21st, 2008
 

Dr. Imre Lengyel is one of the people I will remember to be thankful for next Thursday. He is a senior scientist and one of the principal investigators in the Department of Ocular Biology and Therapeutics at University College, London (ranked among the top ten universities in the world). He Skyped me last year to introduce himself after reading a Friday Pearl I wrote about one of his studies.  
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Vitamin E: What's Changed?
  November 14th, 2008
 

A study published in this week’s JAMA suggests Vitamin E increases the risk of hemorrhagic stroke. A fairly large part of the health-conscious general public has been safely supplementing with 200-1,000 IUs of Vitamin E for over 30 years. What’s changed?
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Physicians' Health Study II & Vitamins C & E
  November 7th, 2008
 
A study released today, Sunday, November 9, 2008, at the Americn Heart Association's Scientific Sessions suggests that supplemental Vitamins C and E did not prevent heart disease in the Physicians' Health Study II.   
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Recent Articles from the Desk of Spencer Thornton, MD

 
The Public Speaks Out
  November 5th, 2008
 

In medical literature you expect to read debates about complications with drugs for various conditions, but now we see the public speaking out in non-medical publications.
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Crisis Thinking
  September 26th, 2008
 

Why is it that people won’t plan ahead? Do they believe themselves immune to adversity? They buy life insurance in case of accidental death, home insurance in case of fire or flood, and auto insurance in case of traffic accident, but don’t take the personal precautions that could prevent the diseases that shorten life.
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I LOVE WATERMELON
  July 30th, 2008
 

No other fruit says summer like the sweet, crunchy, thirst quenching watermelon. Although watermelons can now be found in food markets throughout the year, the season for watermelon is in the summer when they are sweet and of the best quality.
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Other Recent Articles

 
Clinical Study Review: A Biosyntrx Editorial
  February 10th, 2007
 
The biochemistry and molecular biology genome science associated with retinal health, and particularly macular degeneration, suggests a strong connection between dietary intake, gene regulation, and disease prevention and progression.
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Fish Against Stroke
  May 19th, 2004
 

Fish, consumed as seldom as 1 to 3 times a month, protects against stroke, but it's not just the omega-3, and it's not all forms of stroke.

Run a search on stroke, and fish will surface as a protective food again and again. In fact, eight independent studies including more than 200,000 participants ranging in age from 34 to 103, all conclude that consuming fish as seldom as 1 to 3 times a month can offer protection.
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