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Dr. Neville Wilson, 20 August, 2014. Public health messages, throughout the Western world, are vocal about the dangers of excess salt in the diet, warning of increased risks for high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, heart failure and premature death. The United States Department of Agriculture…
This letter was published in the Irish Medical Times. by Dr. Neville Wilson. The recent rejection by the IMO AGM, of a motion, calling on the Department of Health to reverse it’s current policy of public…
DIVISION OF ANKYLOGLOSSIA Dr. Neville S. Wilson. Ankyloglossia, commonly called “tongue-tie” is a congenital oral anomaly which may decrease mobility of the tongue and impair breast feeding in infancy. In some cases this anomaly may cause speech impairment in later life, but medical opinion is…
Dr. Neville Wilson 6 March 2014. Another meat bashing report has hit the world headlines, issuing public health warnings about the dangers of animal protein ingestion. Data from the NHANES ( National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey ) study has revived the popular…
The American Heart Association (AHA) and American College of Cardiology (ACC) have released their 2013 Guidelines on the Treatment of Blood Cholesterol to Reduce Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk in Adults. The new Guidelines have not been without controversy, and include welcome revisions of previous guidelines, but…
Dr. Neville Wilson. Sept 2013. In the USA, Alzheimer’s disease is the leading cause of dementia, with a prevalence of 1%-3% among persons 60 to 64 years of age, and in Taiwan, the prevalence was 2%-4% in the same age group in…
By Dr. Neville Wilson. ( 30 July 2013 ) The recent widespread media reports, implicating dietary omega-3 as a risk factor for prostate cancer in males, is likely to generate public concerns about the purported health and safety benefits of dietary oily fish or fish…
When consumed correctly, omega-3 oils can be hugely beneficial. But quantity is important as well as quality and not all products boasting omega-3 oils are really all that good for you. The last decade has witnessed an unprecedented growth in the public consumption of natural…
Dr. Neville S. Wilson –July, 2013. Does the Carnitine in red meat increase your chances of developing heart disease ? INTRODUCTION : Fearsome pronouncements about the health dangers of animal meat have once again hit world media headlines. A recently published medical article,…
by Dr. Neville Wilson. ( MODERN MEDICINE Vol 43, Number 2, 2013 – The Irish Journal of Clinical Medicine) Statins are inhibitors of the enzyme (HMG-CoA) reductase, which catalyses the rate limiting step in cholesterol formation, reducing total and low-density lipoprotein (LDL)…