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		<title>Folic Acid Might Promote Cancers of the Breast, Lung, and Colon</title>
		<link>http://lastmed.com/2010/08/05/folic-acid-might-promote-cancers-of-the-breast-lung-and-colon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:37:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dvdmaxwell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On page 59 in his book Crohn&#8217;s and Colitis: Understanding the Facts About IBD (1st edition, 20 April 2006), Dr. Hillary Steinhart (a leading Canadian physician and medical professor) states that the vitamin supplement folic acid might reduce the risk of cancer but that the evidence for this possible benefit is not conclusive. Data gathered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ulcerative Colitis, Olive Oil, Sesame Oil, and Fish Oil</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2010 15:50:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dvdmaxwell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In his book The Anti-Inflammation Zone: Reversing the Silent Epidemic That&#8217;s Destroying Our Health, Dr. Sears tells us about the importance of pharmaceutical-grade fish oil, toasted unrefined sesame oil, and extra-virgin olive oil. Now research in Britain indicates that consuming two to three tablespoons of olive oil a day might prevent ulcerative colitis. But this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>They Say Vegetables Don&#8217;t Stop Cancer. I Don&#8217;t Believe It.</title>
		<link>http://lastmed.com/2010/04/08/they-say-vegetables-dont-stop-cancer-i-dont-believe-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:12:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dvdmaxwell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week the media told us all that a new study shows that eating lots of vegetables does not &#8220;significantly&#8221; lower cancer risk. (The study indicates that vegetables might provide a very small reduction in cancer risk, but that statistic may have resulted from reporting error and bias &#8212; see Eating Vegetables Doesn’t Stop Cancer: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>H1N1 Swine Flu News</title>
		<link>http://lastmed.com/2009/10/26/h1n1-swine-flu-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:17:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dvdmaxwell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If your local news stations announce that H1N1 vaccinations are available at special clinics in your area, make sure you double check the facts.
This last weekend in the Phoenix, Arizona, area one news station stated that H1N1 vaccinations were available for children and pregnant women at about 15 clinics. Another evening news program provided the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spinach, Greens, and Eye Health</title>
		<link>http://lastmed.com/2009/07/09/spinach-greens-and-eye-health/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:35:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dvdmaxwell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diets]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My optometrist always tells me to eat lots of spinach, that studies conducted in the American Southeast indicate that individuals who eat the most greens are less likely to suffer from macular degeneration later in life. Now The State newspaper has come out with an article called &#8220;For eye health, eat spinach like Popeye,&#8221; in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Macular Degeneration and Lasik Surgery</title>
		<link>http://lastmed.com/2009/07/01/macular-degeneration-and-lasik-surgery/</link>
		<comments>http://lastmed.com/2009/07/01/macular-degeneration-and-lasik-surgery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:28:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dvdmaxwell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For up-to-date news about age-related blindness and macular degeneration, see the Macular Degeneration News page, and for links to web sites, clinics, and doctors specializing in macular degeneration, see the Macular Degeneration Links page.
You will also find daily health news on the new Macular Degeneration News Blog.
lasik.lastmed.com presents the latest news pertaining to Lasik surgery [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Increased My Vitamin D to 2000 IU Per Day</title>
		<link>http://lastmed.com/2009/06/23/increased-my-vitamin-d-to-2000-iu-per-day/</link>
		<comments>http://lastmed.com/2009/06/23/increased-my-vitamin-d-to-2000-iu-per-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:46:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dvdmaxwell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alternative Medicine]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently read a reputable article that said that we should be taking 1500 to 2300 IU of Vitamin D each day. I think I read the article on a life extension web site: http://www.lef.org/news/.
Mayo Clinic says that the upper limit for vitamin D is 2000 IU per day. See http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/vitamin-d/AN01864.  In Canada, doctors [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cosmetics</title>
		<link>http://lastmed.com/2006/06/24/post-surgical-cosmetic-supplies/</link>
		<comments>http://lastmed.com/2006/06/24/post-surgical-cosmetic-supplies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jun 2006 23:11:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dvdmaxwell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cosmetics is big business, as are cosmetic and plastic surgery procedures. And as the Baby Boomers retire (and that huge wave of retirement has begun) we will see a continued upswing in cosmetic,  plastic surgery, and non-surgical procedures: for example, liposuction, breast surgery, facial surgery, tummy tucks, gel eye masks, and vein treatments. Why? [...]]]></description>
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