Articles of interest from the news

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• Things to keep in mind before starting the Atkins Diet
• Atkins and low carb diets rated the lowest by 100 dieticians in recent study
• Insurance companies hesitant to pay for Weight Loss Surgery
• Drug companies use detail prescribing profiles to push their product
• Birth Control pill CAUSES cervical cancer and ovarian cancer (doesn't prevent it)
• Physical activity slows aging process

Recent news:

• Exercise more important than being 'thin'  (new 11 year study!)
• Lipitor/zocor damages immunity and warning on HRT!

Previous news

• Fat and Fit - Fitness determines health not SIZE
• People on Anti Depressants have less heart attacks
• New Bariatric surgery site has non medical corporate connections
• Vasectomy and prostate cancer
• How safe is Botox? Since 2002,  Botox has not been recommended for those with MS or neurological illness.
• Sign an internet petition - get more junk mail! 
• X-Ray on Steroids - save or kill? 
• Measure bodyfat with Tanita? Not if you want it accurate!
• New Arthritis Guidelines
• Caution on Kava
• Chemotherapy for cancer - why or why not?
• Lasik risks you may not have heard about
• Zocor (cholesterol reducer drug) caused cancer in rats
• Interview with a vaccine scientist 
• Say NO to tanning if you don't want cancer 
• Mammograms do NOT help in preventing death from Breast Cancer! New studies!
• Fresno clinic - gastric bypass too dangerous for us!