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Medicare Prescription Plan Problems
submitted by: admin on 10/11/2013
The Medicare prescription plan provides some cost savings, but the government is prohibited from negotiating for lower prices and there is a hole in coverage that many cannot afford to pay for.
Medication Errors in the Elderly
submitted by: admin on 10/11/2013
Many elderly patients are vulnerable to serious medication errors. Elderly patients take 4-6 medications on a daily basis. The interreactions are unknown and side effects are expected, especially when taken in combination.
Medications After a Heart Attack are Crucial
submitted by: admin on 10/11/2013
If you have had a heart attack and you don't take your prescription medications leads to an 80% higher risk for another heart attack. Nutritional alternatives are often as good as medications, but not enough MDs know sufficient information to do this safely. Drugs such as beta blockers, afterload reducers, and anticoagulants. Some natural alternatives are...
Medicine For The Third Millenium
submitted by: admin on 10/11/2013
Today's health care system is in need of major reform. It does not work that well; we have an epidemic of chronic illnesses that affects about 50% of the population. The cost of health care is skyrocketing, we spend nearly twice the amount of any industrialized country and are still ranked 37th in the world in overall quality of care by the World Health Organization,...
Medicine For The Third Millennium
submitted by: admin on 10/11/2013
Dr. Len and Nurse Vicki introduce us to Health Medicine: integrative, holistic, person-centered, preventive health care.
Meditation and Human Flourishing
submitted by: admin on 08/25/2015
Elliott Dacher, MD is a physician and meditation teacher. Knowing there is more to life and health than was taught in his medical training he felt compelled to go beyond and learn from a second group of medical teachers. This took him to Asia, where he studied optimal well-being and human flourishing for more than a decade.
Dacher has learned that meditation...
Meditation has Long-term Effects on the Brain
submitted by: admin on 10/11/2013
According to scientists from Harvard and Boston University, meditation produces enduring changes in emotional processing in the brain according to an article published in November of 2012 in the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.
Researchers trained people with one of two different types of meditation, mindful meditation and compassionate...
Meditation Increases Brain Power
submitted by: admin on 11/15/2014
UCLA medical researchers published an article in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience in March of 2012 showing that long term (20 or more years) meditators have more gyrification (thicker brains) than non-meditators. Meditators also have stronger connections between brain cells.
Meditation is catching on in the US and now about 10% meditate.
Meditation is a Treatment for Heart Disease
submitted by: admin on 10/11/2013
A study published in the November 2012 edition of Circulation showed that people doing meditation (TM) had a 48% lower risk for a heart attack, stroke, or all cause mortality over 5 years compared to those who attended a health education class for the same time period. Meditators had a lower blood pressure and experienced less stress and anger.
Meditation Reduces Loneliness, Stress, and Inflammation
submitted by: admin on 02/19/2015
Many elderly people spend their last years alone as spouses pass and families scatter. Loneliness, however, takes more than a toll than just on emotions, it can have serious physical impact as well. We have known for some time that feeling lonely is linked to heart disease, Alzheimer's disease, depression and even on premature death.
UCLA researchers...
Mellow Yellow from the Sacred Cow
submitted by: admin on 10/11/2013
Urine from cows in India is being put in a drink and sold as something wonderful. Wow! Len and Vicki explore this topic respectfully but honestly.
Memory and Stress Lead to Early Re-admissions to the Hospital
submitted by: admin on 02/19/2015
Hospital re-admission rates were studied by Henry Ford Hospital researchers on patients with congestive heart failure. What they found was a bit surprising because it wasn't the severity of their congestive heart failure that determined re-admissions. They reported that a history of psychiatric problems such as depression, anxiety and other mood disorders...
Men and Expanded Consciousness and Healing with Matthew Fox
submitted by: admin on 10/11/2013
The blue pearl is reputed to be what is seen when there is enlightenment. Its meaning is discussed and related to our creativity and expanding our consciousness. It is about our capacity for healing.
Mental Health Drug Research Biased
submitted by: admin on 10/11/2013
According to an article in the Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology, presentations at the American Psychiatric Association only include research that is supports drugs studied in research. Of 278 studies presented over the past 2 years, 195 were supported by big pharma and 83 from other sources. Among those funded by the industry, none presented showed a negative...
Mercury Toxicity
submitted by: admin on 11/23/2024
Mercury toxicity is ubiquitous and impossible to avoid. The dangers of amalgams is reviewed. Testing and treatment for mercury poisoning is discussed.
Mercury: Is There Poison in Your Mouth?
submitted by: admin on 10/11/2013
For over 150 years there has been a debate between the American Dental Association, the Environmental Protection Agency, and Complementary and Alternative Medicine about whether or not amalgam dental fillings are safe. Amalgams are the silver fillings we have in our teeth. After the dentist has prepared the cavity in your tooth for filling, he prepares...
Methamphetamine Addiction
submitted by: admin on 10/11/2013
Methamphetamines are widespread, highly addictive, difficult to get off, and easy to manufacture at home. Legislation is not likely to solve the problem. It is necessary to deal with why people use drugs in the first place. Its use is related to anxiety, depression, frustration with life, peer pressure, curiosity etc. We need appropriate education and counseling...
Middle Aged Running Speed Predicts Heart Attacks
submitted by: admin on 10/11/2013
How fast you can run a mile at age 55 is predictive of your risk for a heart attack. If you can run a mile in 15 minutes your lifetime risk of a heart attack is 30%. If you can run a mile in 8 minutes, your risk is under 10%. Exercise benefits our risk for hypertension, type 2 diabetes, being overweight, depression, anxiety, insomnia, and fitness....
Mind With Matter with Phillip Scott, PhD
submitted by: admin on 10/11/2013
Mind over matter is the cliché? However, Chief Black Horse makes the distinction between "over" and "with" in a very interesting way. There is no adversarial relationship between the mind and body, so where does the "over" come from. There is an energy of body, mind, emotion, and spirit, yet they are still one. Deification...
Mistakes are Common in US Hospitals
submitted by: admin on 10/11/2013
About one in three people in the US will encounter some kind of medical mistake during a hospitalization. The number of mistakes has been seriously underestimated as new studies show that there are about 10 times more errors than previously believed. We cannot depend on health care practitioners to admit their errors unless there's no other option. A tool...
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