

It’s price in Europe is under $1500/year. Marathon has gotten a decades old muscular dystrophy drug, deflazacort, approved and is charging $89,000 a year for it. Marathon Drugs Increases Price 70-Fold – 2/10/17 More predation by pharma. This would certainly be a game-changer if it worked out. New Blood Test Predicts Breast Cancer – 2019 Presented at a poster session, researchers are trying to develop a blood test that could predict breast cancer five years in advance. Running is not the best form of exercise by any means, but already the numbers are far better than anything dreamt up by big pharma. Joggers Take Note – 9/9/19 A study in the British Medical Journal, here, that running of any sort reduces heart attacks, cancer, and all-cause mortality 25-30%. Good News for Avocado Lovers – 10/14/19 A study here finds that avocado consumption may improve insulin sensitivity, and hence help prevent diabetes. So get to that local gym and retain that muscle mass. The top third had an 81% lower rate of heart attacks than the bottom third. The researchers followed 1000 people over 45 for ten years, measuring how well each individual retained their muscle mass. The authors instead focused on more controlled studies and found that the evidence that unprocessed or processed red meat caused cancer or any other health issues was very weak.Įxercise Reduces Heart Attacks-A Lot – 11/13/19 Of course we all know this, but some research found here seems to indicate an amazing benefit. Red Meat Gets (Another) Reprieve – 11/19/19 An article in Annals of Internal Medicine, here, concludes that contemporary dietary guidelines are based primarily on observational studies that are limited in establishing causality. Most delightful chili con carne recipe found here. Hot Peppers – 12/19/19 An Italian study reported here associates a 25% lower all cause mortality to those who eat hot peppers at least four time per week versus those who fully abstain.
