This is really preliminary stuff, but interesting none-the-less. It seems fish oil is promoted for everything from improving triglyceride levels and preventing heart arrhythmias to joint health. Now check out this suggestion that it may slow genetic aging. Read this article in MedPage Today. Fish Oils May Slow Genetic Aging
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Not dead until warm and dead
A fascinating read. First Piublished in MedPage Today SCCM: Toddler Found Frozen in Creek Revives By Ed Susman, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Published: January 13, 2010 Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco and Dorothy Caputo, MA, RN, BC-ADM, CDE, Nurse Planner
Anti-inflamatory medications. Not without risk.
Many of us use anti-inflamatory medications (NSAIDs) for pain, arthritis, inflammatory conditions like tendonitis, bursitis or for help with inflammation after injuries. In recent years several of this class of medications including ibuprofen (Advil, Nuprin, others) and naproxen (Aleve) have become available over-the-counter. Keep in mind that these medications, though often very useful, can have ...