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Find supporting studies (if possible) to verify Dr. Mercola's claims re: Anti-Viral, Anti-Microbial Benefits of Olive Leaves 

Flu shots are not all benign; and there are alternatives for prevention (and even therapy) of influenza with Vitamin D3.

Discussion of both preventive and therapeutic doses / protocols for Vitamin D3 for influenza. Discussion of actual / potential harm in flu shots.

Haven't read this report from Dr. Mercola yet. I assume it concerns nutritional medicine and preventive medicine, and that these things aren't breakthroughs but fairly standard advice.

Polysaccharides, a type of carbohydrate that includes starch and cellulose, may benefit people with diabetes because they help retard absorption of glucose.

Rhabdomyolysis is more frequent than reported in medical journals, by pharmaceutical companies, and other standard avenues of information on adverse side effects in drugs. Polyneuropathy is an increased risk in diabetics... [I must FIND STUDIES, ETC. to support this blogpost]

Drugmaker lobby has said it would oppose legislation allowing the government to negotiate prices on medicines sold through the U.S. drug program Medicare. They have offered to lower costs by $80 billion over 10 years (in general).

Molecular immunological approaches to biotherapy of human cancers--a review, hypothesis and implications.\nBecker Y.\nAnticancer Res. 2006 Mar-Apr;26(2A):1113-34. Review.\nPMID: 16619514 \n\nPolarized Th1 cells produce interleukin (IL)-2, IL-12 and interferon (IFN)-gamma, and polarized Th2 cells and the hematopoietic cells produce IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-10 and IL-13. In healthy individuals there is a Th1/Th2 cytokine balance, but during microbial-induced inflammation the pathogens induce an overproduction of the Th2 cytokines that inhibit the adaptive immune response against the pathogen. A review of studies on the Th1/Th2 cytokine balance in humans harboring different tumor types revealed that tumor cells induce increased Th2 cytokine levels in patients' sera that can serve as indicators for the existence of tumors. I\n

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Anticancer properties of oxidation products of docosahexaenoic acid.\nSiddiqui RA, Harvey K, Stillwell W.\nChem Phys Lipids. 2008 May;153(1):47-56. Epub 2008 Feb 23. Review.\nPMID: 18343223

Mice fed fish oil and curcumin showed a significantly reduced tumor volume, 25% (P < 0.04) and 43% (P < 0.005), respectively, and importantly, a combination of curcumin and fish oil diet showed > 72% (P < 0.0001) tumor volume reduction. Expression and activity of iNOS, COX-2, and 5-LOX are downregulated, and p21 is upregulated in tumor xenograft fed curcumin combined with fish oil diet when compared to individual diets. The preceding results evidence for the first time that curcumin combined with omega-3 fatty acids provide synergistic pancreatic tumor inhibitory properties. \n\nPrevention and treatment of pancreatic cancer by curcumin in combination with omega-3 fatty acids.\nSwamy MV, Citineni B, Patlolla JM, Mohammed A, Zhang Y, Rao CV. \nNutr Cancer. 2008;60 Suppl 1:81-9. \nPMID: 19003584

It was concluded that omega-3 fatty acid could inhibit the proliferation of pancreatic cancer cell line SW1990 cells and promote their apoptosis. The down-regulation of the cyclin E expression by omega-3 fatty acid might be one of the mechanisms for its anti-tumor effect on pancreatic cancer. \n\nModulatory effects of EPA and DHA on proliferation and apoptosis of pancreatic cancer cells.\nZhang W, Long Y, Zhang J, Wang C.\nJ Huazhong Univ Sci Technolog Med Sci. 2007 Oct;27(5):547-50.\nPMID: 18060632