Monthly Archives: April 2011

Statins and Mortality

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Dr Nev

Dr. Neville S. Wilson. – 15 July 2007. The widely held belief that blood cholesterol levels are potentially harmful and should be lowered in order to prevent heart disease is a product of speculative and persuasive promotion by advocates of … Continue reading →

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Reviewing Our Approach to the Obesity Crisis

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Dr Nev

(originally published Feb 1st 2011) The traditional approach to the management of obesity has been the recommendation to “diet and exercise”, and to elicit the support of family doctors with aims to modify unhealthy lifestyle habits. The limited success of … Continue reading →

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The Expanding Role of Omega 3

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Dr Nev

While the health benefits of poly-unsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) omega-3 have been well established for the past three decades, it is only recently, since its appearance as a pharmaceutical agent, that this remarkable fish oil product has received recognition for … Continue reading →

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How Long Will You Live?

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Dr Nev

While no one can predict with certainty what the span of your life may be, there is new scientific evidence to support a choice that will increase very significantly your best chance of a long survival. Unsuspecting and unpredicted events … Continue reading →

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Is it Justifiable to Medicalise Healthy Persons?

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Dr Nev

A recent ruling by the FDA (Dec 2009) permitted new criteria for the use of the cholesterol lowering drug, CRESTOR (rosuvastatin), thereby sanctioning its use as a preventative agent for healthy persons who may be judged to be at risk … Continue reading →

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