And what are your financial interests in Pharma or Food? Have you ever
recieved money or other largesse from these industries?
We are all quite curious why you defend these guys with so much
vigour.

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/cholesterol/atp3upd04_disclose.htm
ATP III Update 2004:  Financial Disclosure
Dr. Grundy has received honoraria from Merck, Pfizer, Sankyo, Bayer,
Merck/Schering-Plough, Kos, Abbott, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and

The same variables related to the metabolic syndrom risk are important in
Alzheimer's,,ie. bmi, fat, etc.:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/07/19/health/main630531.shtml

http://www.scienceblog.com/community/article3323.html
****** quote:
A New Study
Researchers are aware that no long-term interventional human studies

http://www.pharmexec.com/pharmexec/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=29975
*** quote ***
Wall Street's speculations as to when advertising will increase vary
widely. However, with squeezed pipelines resulting in fewer

http://www.statinalert.org/Statins_Brian_Barker.html
"Statins caused my kidney failure"
How cholesterol-lowering drugs turned a fit and healthy man into a
kidney failure patient.

I haven't seen any recent posts about quality of vitamins/minerals.  Am I
safe getting them from Vitamin Shoppe and iherb.com?  Are there any brands
to avoid or go for?

Mol Microbiol. 2004 Aug;53(3):807-20.  Links
Neisseria meningitidis accelerates ferritin degradation in host epithelial
cells to yield an essential iron source.
Larson JA, Howie HL, So M.

<<snip>>
oxidative stress may offer a common explanation
<<snip>>
Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids. 2004 Sep;71(3):181-3.  Related

I'm looking for research showing resveratrol content of wines other than
Pinot Noir and not grown in NY State. These studies (at bottom) have
covered those bases.
I'm hoping to find a high-resveratrol-content Shiraz, or something else

This study seems to give credence to Dr. Jerome Sullivan's contention ..
ferritin .. the iron storage molecule IS .. bad .. and is NOT 'required' ..
"Storage iron in those with adequate red blood cells is just EXCESS .. iron."
Mol Microbiol. 2004 Aug;53(3):807-20.  Links

<<snip>>
oxidative stress may offer a common explanation
<<snip>>
Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids. 2004 Sep;71(3):181-3.  Related

http://www.ahrp.org/COI/COI.html
Statin-Cholesterol Guidelines--Industry influenced?
"Of special note is that this study {ALLHAT} tested statins in
patients with higher risk of heart disease--because such patients had

Your thoughts, gentlemen?  Zee
From Uffe Ravnskov MD PhD:
An article published in QJM 2003:
High cholesterol may protect against infections and atherosclerosis

I have an iron deficit, and have been instructed to take iron pills
daily. However, the pills cause stomach ache, nausea, and increase in
body temperature so they are not a good solution for me.
Does anyone have any suggestions?