Friday, May 28, 2004

YES, IT IS A WORLD GONE MAD! A news release you may have missed: ‘Blood pressure screening for children should start at age 3, according to the latest government diagnosis and treatment guidelines that were presented at the American Society of Hypertension’s Nineteenth Annual Scientific Meeting.’   Leaves us speechless - how about you?   http://www.redflagsweekly.com/kendrick/2004_may21.html 9:55:34 PM    comment [] MAGNESIUM - MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOU MIGHT HAVE THOUGHT. - Here's why: Two studies - one from Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical and an earlier one from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Study have confirmed the magnesium/diabetes connection - a clear association between low serum magnesium levels and an elevated risk of type 2 diabetes.  Researchers evaluated data from Women's Health Study food frequency questionnaires completed by more than 39,000 women over a period of six years. The BWH team also measured insulin levels in 349 of the subjects to examine the relationship of magnesium intake to insulin. Analysis of the combined data showed a significant association between elevated levels of magnesium and a reduced risk of diabetes. And among women with adequate magnesium levels who were also overweight, diabetes risk was more than 20 percent lower when compared to overweight women with low magnesium. WANT TO LEARN WHAT TO DO ABOUT THIS LOOMING HEALTH THREAT? Here's the best place to start: http://www.healthsavers.info/MirMag.htm     9:36:09 PM    comment [] CONFUSED BY THE MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS PROGRAM??? Don't feel bad - it/'s not you that's mixed up - it's the government. It would almost be entertaining to watch the Medicare prescription drug fiasco play out, if it didn't affect millions of people so negatively. After one mis-step after another, another element of the new program was rolled out last month: Medicare drug-discount cards. By all accounts to date, these are so confusing that they border on being completely useless. In a Kaiser Health Poll Report Survey done last month, six in 10 seniors didn't even know about the discount card, or didn't think they were eligible. If you'd like to learn more about the bill, or the discount drug program, go to: www.medicare.gov or call 1-800-MEDICARE. Let us know how you make out by adding your thoughts to our comments section. 9:30:22 PM    comment []

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