Immunology and Allergy

Food Allergies

There are several forms of food allergies.  One is a true food allergy that develops, usually in childhood, and does not go away.  These allergies are usually to only one or two foods.  The reactions can range from skin rashes to anaphylactic shock.

There are some people...

Immunology and Allergy

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Overview and Risk Factors

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease. Some cases are mild, but others can be life-threatening. Although the underlying cause is not yet known, it is clear that various abnormalities of the immune system are responsible for the disorder. The disease follows an...

Bone, Joint, Connective Tissue, and Rheumatic Disease

Foods and Arthritis

Millions of people suffer from painful and swollen joints associated with arthritis. In the past, many doctors told arthritis patients that dietary changes would not help them. However, this conclusion was based on older research with diets that included dairy products, oil, poultry, or...

Oncology, Oncology

Research Methodology in Cancer Research

Answer to a Reader's Question:

Question: What is your response to: "A role for milk proteins and their peptides in cancer prevention", by PW Parodi (Current Pharmaceutical Design 13: 813-828, 2007).

Answer: This paper is a classic illustration of...

Bone, Joint, Connective Tissue, and Rheumatic Disease

Preventing and Reversing Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis can lead to serious and sometimes disabling fractures, particularly in the vertebrae and hip. The condition is more common among women than men, and more prevalent among Caucasians than other racial groups. According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III,...

Infectious Diseases

Influenza: Overview and Risk Factors

The influenza virus causes a respiratory infection with symptoms similar to the common cold, but also often causes more severe symptoms, such as high fever, muscle aches, and weakness. Symptoms may begin abruptly within one to four days of acquiring the infection. However, an infected person can...

Family and Children, Bone, Joint, Connective Tissue, and Rheumatic Disease

Parents' Guide to Building Better Bones

Most parents recognize the need to encourage healthy eating habits in their children, and they have heard that calcium is important for building healthy bones. But did you know that keeping salt and animal protein intake low and fruit and vegetable intake high is every bit as important? Did you...

Oncology

Animal Rights in Research

Answer to a Reader's Question: Question: As an animal rights activist, I am very curious about your rat studies. My question is hypothetical. If the politics of research funding were not so animal model dependent, and you would have been funded for the China Study without first doing the...

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Professional Accreditation, Credentials and Licensure

by T. Colin Campbell, PhD

For almost 50 years, I have designed and directed large research projects in the areas of nutrition and health.  As a result of this experience, I have come to realize that most nutrition and health information is very misleading. It is no coincidence that we now have a health care crisis which is very expensive and which compromises the quality of life for millions of Americans and others living on a Western-style diet. . . READ FULL STATEMENT >>

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Sometimes the most elegant solution is the most simple. Why plant-based nutrition? Why not? Why develop heart disease? Cancer? Diabetes? The epidemic of chronic, degenerative disease that is sweeping the western world can not only be stopped, it can be reversed. The power lies in the hands of the consumer, in the choices we make about what to put on our plates.