Breaking Research on the Health Benefits of Statins

By Jim English Statin compounds are potent cholesterol-lowering agents that are extremely effective at lowering LDL levels and reducing risk of cardiovascular disease. Now, after...

Statins Update: Part II

Potential Role for Increasing Bone Mass and Reducing Fractures in Elderly Disorders By Jim English After a drug has been approved for widespread clinical use to...

Sleep Loss Linked to Increased Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes

Deep sleep, also called “slow-wave sleep,” is thought to be the most restorative sleep stage, but its significance for physical well-being has not been...

Sleep Apnea Thickens Blood Vessels, Increases Heart Disease Risk

Research Update   Obstructive sleep apnea, or periodic interruptions in breathing throughout the night, results in thickening of blood vessels and increased risk of several forms...

Skin Cancer and Nutritional Supplements

Growing Role for Supplements in Prevention of Skin Cancer By Jim English Night gazers across North America are occasionally treated to glimpse of the aurora borealis,...

Saving Eli: One Family’s Struggle with Autism

By Jim English Eli was born a healthy and vibrant baby, welcomed into the world and embraced by his overjoyed parents and two brothers in...

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

By Jim English and Ward Dean, MD (Published May, 2003) The recent appearance of a new lethal infectious respiratory disease is naturally a cause for concern...

Rosemary

Modern Remedy From Ancient Lore By Jim English History is rich with references to rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.), a small, perennial evergreen shrub native to the...

Reversing Osteoporosis Reduces Fracture Risks in 78-Year-Old Patient

By Hyla Cass, MD Recently, one of my long-time patients, a 78-year-old woman named Jean, called to tell me that her Beverly Hills endocrinologist was...

Reversing Memory Loss and Lack of Concentration

By Hyla Cass, M.D. It’s happened to all of us: fuzzy thinking, daydreaming, inability to concentrate, a slow mind, and the struggle to connect names...