Can Viagra Rewire Your Brain?

January 8, 2010

Who would have ever have guessed…that Viagra has a use other than as a prescribed drug for erectile dysfunction.
In some medical circles – and mice, too – Viagra may actually help people recover from a stroke.
There are not a lot of treatment options out there for stroke and the 750,000 Americans each year who experience [...]

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So Long Cancer Side Effects

January 6, 2010

Cheryl Fallen of Grosse Pointe Park, Mich., is undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer. But through a mix of exercise, acupuncture and good nutrition, she isn’t experiencing some of the more common side-effects from treatment – nausea, fatigue and trouble with memory.
As part of a unique Henry Ford Hospital exercise study program for cancer patients called [...]

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Dietary Supplement Dangers

January 4, 2010
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“To date, reports of any health consequences of purportedly low doses of steroids in dietary supplements are scant but our published cases highlight the potential health consequences of using these supplements, with unwitting subjects becoming the victims,” says lead author Stuart C. Gordon, M.D., Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Henry Ford Hospital.

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Baby Blunders

January 3, 2010

So what did your mother – or your friends – tell you about how to get pregnant?

While many women depend on reliable information from their physicians, there is still a large amount of misinformation in circulation. The Internet makes it easier to find information, but not necessarily accurate information.
Dr. Charla Blacker, a reproductive endocrinologist with Henry Ford [...]

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Secrets of Spit

December 30, 2009

Every day a healthy person produces between three to six cups of saliva. For the most part, we take this naturally produced watery substance for granted, leaving it on the playing field or on the sidewalk, or just swallowing it during a meal.
What most people don’t realize is that saliva – or spit, as it [...]

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