To Your Health

I desperately need more energy. I know my adrenal glands are not up to par, and I have heard about using adrenal gland concentrate for this. Is it safe to try?

"...the corresponding human gland. Prior to the introduction of antibiotics, glandular extracts were widely used and a considerable amount..."

Jan. 23, 2004 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

To Your Health

Until recently I had never heard of a vitamin called biotin. What is it good for, and what foods have it?

"...of the biotin we need, prolonged use of oral antibiotics has been associated with biotin deficiency. If it is..."

Dec. 26, 2003 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

About AIDS

Nasty Bacterial Infections Appearing in Austin

"...does become an infection, it doesn't respond to first-line antibiotics and may develop into something major before being correctly..."

Sept. 26, 2003 Column by Sandy Bartlett

To Your Health

Is grass-fed beef healthier or better than grain-fed?

"...also are more susceptible to infections, which is why antibiotics are needed in the feedlot...."

Sept. 19, 2003 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

To Your Health

I'm hearing about carnosine as an "anti-aging" supplement. What else is it good for and can we get enough of it in our diet?

"...problems and diagnosed with H. pylori infection were given antibiotics alone or antibiotics plus the zinc salt of carnosine...."

May 30, 2003 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

To Your Health

The SARS outbreak terrifies me, and I want to do what I can to protect myself. Are there any nutrients that might help?

"...medical treatment such as ventilators, oxygen support therapy, and antibiotics, along with nonspecific antiviral medication. If you think you..."

May 9, 2003 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

The Hightower Report

Organics: good enough for the pilgrims, good enough for us; and, trailer trash go upscale.

"...abundance didn't require any chemical additives, genetic engineering, pesticides, antibiotics, growth hormones, or other weaponry of today's high-tech agribusiness..."

Nov. 8, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

To Your Health

My bowel habits have been poor all my life, and seem to worsen as I get older. I am well aware of the importance of good elimination. How can I do better?

"...and elimination that start after taking a course of antibiotics or after a trip to a foreign country may..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

To Your Health

I plan to visit the Northeast this summer and I worry about Lyme disease. How can I avoid getting bitten by ticks, and are there nutrients that would help if I do get Lyme disease?

"...physician does find an infection, in addition to the antibiotics he will likely prescribe, concentrate on supplementing with anti-inflammatory..."

March 15, 2002 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

Eric Schlosser at BookPeople

"...he said, and hasn't been given growth hormones or antibiotics. Then someone asked him if he's a vegetarian. He..."

March 15, 2002 Food Review by Clay Smith

Coach's Corner

Poor Nolan Richardson. Why's everybody always pickin' on he?

"...up they are. Through it all -- cough elixirs, antibiotics, and immune system enhancers -- I cough and sneeze...."

March 8, 2002 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

TDH Cuts the Egret's Cheese

TDH shuts down cheese production at White Egret Farm.

"...that operate on a strictly organic level (meaning no antibiotics, no pesticides, and no pasteurization)...."

Nov. 30, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Prime Considerations

Chronicle Food writer Rebecca Chastenet de Géry on why 1,000 head of Japenese Wagyu cattle are thriving in Central Texas.

"...and growth hormones, and many cattle are treated with antibiotics and fed animal by-product-laced feed or appetite-stimulating feed additives..."

Nov. 16, 2001 Food Feature by Rebecca Chastenet dé Gery

The Hightower Lowdown

Dick Armey gives money to the rich, agribusiness creates deadly "superbugs", and Consumer Reports reads the fine print.

"...bacteria were resistant to at least one of the antibiotics commonly used to kill this bug...."

Nov. 9, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

To Your Health

Since my 4-year-old has been in preschool, she has constantly been afflicted by colds and other infections. It just seems like her immune system is stretched too far. She can't swallow pills like my husband and I, but I want to build up her system. Where do I start?

"...physicians to yield to a worried parent's request for antibiotics at the first sign of infection, whether the antibiotic..."

July 6, 2001 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

To Your Health

I don't know what to believe about vitamin C! It was always promoted as safe and helpful for flu and colds, and now I hear that it may increase the risk of cancer and heart disease. Is it worth that risk just to take care of a cold?

"...And I always get a vaginal infection after taking antibiotics for the urinary tract infection. Are there some natural..."

March 16, 2001 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

The Hightower Lowdown

Hardcore Corporate Action; Hardwired Fashion

"...documented that America's water supply has become contaminated with antibiotics. These are the drugs -- like penicillin and tetracycline..."

Feb. 2, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Lowdown

High Tech Brought Low; All Expenses Paid

"...their livestock not with grass and corn, but with antibiotics. E-I-E-I-O!..."

Jan. 26, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

Postmarks

"Alex Jones is to patriotism ... what hot dogs are to meat."

"...If I was writing that people should not take antibiotics unless their life is threatened, would you refuse to..."

July 21, 2000 Column

Day Trips

Mineral Wells, Texas: "Where America Drinks Its Way to Health."

"...wells and springs around the state. The arrival of antibiotics and other medical miracles in the 1940s dried up..."

May 26, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...exposed excrement promotes infections. They are kept alive with antibiotics, which handicap the consumers' ability to protect against infectious..."

May 12, 2000 Column

Coach's Corner

Television may have birthed the modern NBA, but now it's turned into a monster intent on killing her young.

"...morph into a nasty thing resistant to public relation antibiotics. Every empty seat tells a story: I didn't want..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Food-o-File

The Culinary Academy of Austin has joined forces with Reuben's Wine & Spirits to highlight the various world cuisines - find out how to participate; Mezzaluna celebrates 10 years of business; and an Organic Update..

"...Texas. The Sechrist's cattle are raised without growth hormones, antibiotics, or parasiticides, fattened on grass, and all feed supplements..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

GE Foods: Most Commonly Altered Crops

"...cattle developed mastitis (infected mammary glands) requiring treatment with antibiotics, traces of which could end up in the milk...."

Aug. 6, 1999 Food Feature

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...and sauerkraut may be offered as an alternative to antibiotics. Instead of killing off bad bacteria, the tiny bug,..."

Oct. 16, 1998 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

The Mouse That Roared

Organic Food Production Threatened by the USDA

"...propose to allow the use of synthetic substances, including antibiotics, therapeutic medicines, and paraciticides, for all types of livestock..."

Feb. 27, 1998 Food Feature by Steve Sprinkel

Postmarks

"...(all my animals are "fixed," wormed, given the necessary antibiotics, etc., as needed)...."

Dec. 26, 1997 Column

Smoke Smoke Smoke That Cigarette

"...perspective: Jonas Salk perfected the polio vaccine in 1952. Antibiotics -- used to treat general infections, typhoid, plague, cholera,..."

Oct. 24, 1997 News Feature

Who Remembers Phil Ochs?

Letters at 3AM

"...street drugs; there were no mind-expanding drugs. Virtually no antibiotics. College was mostly for the privileged, and there were..."

Aug. 15, 1997 Column by Michael Ventura

About AIDS

City's STD Clinic Will Test for HIV -- Cheap!

"...at the clinic. Most STDs are easily treated with antibiotics. These diseases can be transmitted orally as well as..."

Feb. 7, 1997 Column

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