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April 16, 2008

Podcast – Dr Walt with Jim Turner

[display_podcast] on “Central Florida’s Morning News ” WDBO Orlando

April 16, 2008

Health Headlines

Pro-Life Group Challenges Pro-Abortion Politicians With Video of Abortions Black Pro-Life Leader: Why Are Shepherds Leading the Sheep to Slaughter Safety of Water Bottles, Baby Bottles […]

April 16, 2008

Vaccine Myth #1: Vaccines Cause Autism

Tuesday, in my weekly interview with Mark Elfstrand on WMBI in Chicago, a woman called to inquire about the risk of autism from vaccinations. It reminded […]

April 16, 2008

A natural product may falsely claim it uses “secrets of ancient medicine.” Ya think?

The Associated Press reported this week that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched an investigation of Kinoki Foot Detox. What’s their alleged crime? They […]

April 14, 2008

Health Headlines

Big U.S. study links breast cancer to drinking Trans-fats linked to breast cancer risk in study Soy compound linked to lower breast cancer risk Martin Luther […]

April 14, 2008

Senator Obama: Do you really want to know when life begins?

On the eve of the Pope Benedict the 16th’s first visit to the U.S., today’s health headlines contain the two very different views of two very […]

April 12, 2008

Postpartum depression common among American women

As a family physician, I’ve had the privilege to deliver over 1500 babies in my career. Attending a birth and seeing the miracle of birth is […]

April 11, 2008

Health Headlines

MMR doctor admits ethics failing Kids With Cell Phones Not as Safe Crossing Streets British Study: Pro-Suicide Web Sites May Push People Over the Edge Postpartum […]

October 24, 2011

People who eat slowly consume fewer calories

Did your mom, like mine, emphasize chewing your food slowly? Now we know she was right. Here’s why.

October 25, 2011

Study: Change is possible for some homosexuals

For the first time in a decade, a study showing sexual orientation change is possible for at least some homosexuals has been published in a peer-reviewed […]

October 25, 2011

Fathers less likely to die of heart-related problems than men who are childless

The AP reports that “dads are less likely to die of heart-related problems than childless men are,” according to a study published in the journal Human Reproduction.

October 26, 2011

Cytisine helps smokers cheaply and safely kick the habit

Here’s a new study that may some real good news for smokers wanting to quit. Tabex (cytisine), a drug “developed in Bulgaria during the Soviet era, […]

October 27, 2011

Those around babies need whooping cough vaccine

The whooping cough vaccine has been a rite of childhood for decades, but rising rates of the disease have health officials urging pregnant women and all […]

October 27, 2011

B12 deficiency linked to memory, thinking problems

The CNN “The Chart” blog reports that “a deficiency in vitamin B12 is associated with memory and thinking problems, as well as brain shrinkage,” according to a […]