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Sports Medicine
submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
Sports injuries are common and cause disabilities that keep us from exercising. There are many simple conventional measures that work but there are new approaches that can be miraculous. Infrared light therapy is discussed because it works so well, is safe, and affordable. It is also so new that it has not yet found its rightful place in sports medicine.
Surprise: Bone Drug Boosts Survival in Young Breast Cancer Patients
submitted by: admin on 10/16/2013
Zometa, a bisphosphonate drug used to prevent bone metastases in women with breast cancer, was serendipitously found to reduce metastases and extend life by 37%. This translates to 4-5 out of 100 being alive 7 years later. An IV infusion was given every six months for 3 years. Cost is between $1500 and $2500 per injection. All patients were early-stage and had...
The Alkaline Way: How to Manage it with Russ Jaffe, MD
submitted by: admin on 10/16/2013
Practicing the alkaline way begins with eating whole foods that contribute minerals that buffer, healthy fats, and alkaline amino acids that exist around the periphery of the grocery store. This means including fresh fruits and veggies, lentils and beans and pulses, healthy seeds and nuts, sprouts and herbs, and natural whole foods. We don't want foods that...
The Importance of Family Meals
submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
As children get older it may be more challenging to regularly include them in family meals. This is key to heading off eating disorders, obesity, inadequate nutrition. Teens who eat five meals a week with their families are 35% less likely to engage in disordered eating. They are also more likely to be more connected and healthier.
Family meals should be...
Treating Depression Face-to-Face vs Telephone
submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
Not everyone can get face-to-face consultations for treatment of depression for a wide range of reasons that include cost, convenience, transportation problems, fear, and access. A study published in JAMA in May of 2012 compared face-to-face visits with telephone consultations and found that more people could participate in telephone consultations, but that over...
Trees and Human Health Go Together
submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
A US Forrest Service published an article in the January issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, that correlated massive loss of trees with cardiovascular and pulmonary deaths in an 18 year study across the eastern and midwestern US. The study included 1296 counties and 15 states where there was a loss of 100 million ash trees from theemerald...
Use Calcium and Vitamin D Before Drugs for Osteoporosis
submitted by: admin on 11/22/2024
Prescription bone-building drugs such as the bisphosphonates should be a last resort according to new research from the University of Illinois in 2011. Even though these drugs have been proven to reduce osteoporotic fractures, they have very significant side effects that include GI bleeding, atrial fibrillation, muscle and joint pain, and osteonecrosis of the...
Vitamin C for Cancer Treatment
submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
Intravenous vitamin C for treatment of cancer was pioneered by Linus Pauling in the early 1970s and now, finally, there is mainstream literature having a second look at IV vitamin C in people with lymphomas. IV vitamin C is converted in to hydrogen peroxide by cancer cells and it kills them.
Vitamin C Prevents Kidney Stones
submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
With all the good research done on whether or not vitamin C causes kidney stones, it is a bit surprising that the March 2013 issue of the journal Internal Medicine published a very low quality epidemiological study doing a hatchet job on vitamin C as a cause for kidney stones. The premise is that one of the five metabolites of vitamin C is oxalate,...
What Can be Done for Ringing in Your Ears?
submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
Tinnitus affects 50 million Americans and treatment in mainstream medicine has been very limited. Perhaps the best treatment widely available in clinical practice comes from chiropractic manipulation of the cervical spine and the TMJ joint. New research suggests that transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) can be helpful. It is now being recommended...
When is Telemedicine a Good Idea?
submitted by: admin on 06/16/2014
Telemedicine through website doctor services has become much more available over the past decade. There are about 30 million US users of these services and about 30% of MDs are now participating in electronic communication with their patients. The demand is rapidly growing. Ease of access, convenience and lower cost are all factors driving this kind of service.
The...
Where Do Germs Hide?
submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
Telephones, fresh laundry, computer keyboards, and sinks have more germs than elevator buttons and door knobs. Wash your hands before and after making a meal. Desktops have more bacteria than a toilet seat! Boost immunity!
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