Health and Medicine

Unconventional Medicine to Treat Chronic Disease By W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones | November 5, 2018

Nurse practitioners, wellness coaches, and nutritionists, who can direct patients to improved lifestyle and to circumvent chronic conditions

Understanding endometriosis By American Chemical Society | November 3, 2018

Hard cider, with a shot of sugar By American Chemical Society | November 3, 2018

Some hard apple ciders may contain added sugars not disclosed on the label

Ultrasound breakthrough allows doctors to examine patients remotely By ISRAEL21c | October 31, 2018

Israeli startup iNNOGING enables physicians to manipulate captured ultrasound video and perform a dynamic exam virtually without the patient present.

Can Stem Cell Injections Replace Hip and Knee Surgery? By W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones | October 29, 2018

So, at the moment, evidence of stem cell benefit depends on who you talk to

New clinical protocol after general surgery cuts opioid prescribing in half By News on the Net | October 25, 2018

The Standardization of Outpatient Procedure (STOP) Narcotics: A Prospective Noninferiority Study to Reduce Opioid Use in Outpatient General Surgical Procedures

What You May Not Know About Vaccines By W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones | October 22, 2018

No journalist, nor any doctor, wants to advise against vaccination and have a child die needlessly from an infectious disease. Nor do they want to see a child vaccinated and develop a life-long complication

Catholic Medical Association Speaks Out Against Fellow Medical Organization’s Decision to Take a “Ne By Catholic Medical Association | October 18, 2018

AAFP announced it was formally adopting a position of "engaged neutrality" on for physician-assisted suicide

Taking steps toward a wearable artificial kidney By American Chemical Society | October 17, 2018

Dialysis requires hours of being tethered to a machine like the one below, but a new urea sorbent could accelerate development of a wearable artificial kidney

A Healthy Lifestyle Adds 12 to 14 Years of Life By W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones | October 15, 2018

Don’t forget the importance of smaller portions, add more fruits and vegetables, buy a pedometer to check the number of steps taken each day, and to measure your progress, step on the scale every day

Color-changing contact lens could enhance monitoring of eye disease treatments By American Chemical Society | October 12, 2018

Contact lenses that change color after releasing drugs into the eye could help doctors determine whether a medication is being delivered to its intended treatment site

Natural Remedies and Illogical Attacks By W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones | October 11, 2018

Ignorance of medical facts, even by physicians, continues to be a stubborn enemy of truthful therapy. These facts must be repeated until everyone listens

Novel bacterial gel formulated to treat fungal infections By ISRAEL21c | October 7, 2018

Researchers from the Technion’s Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering invent a promising alternative to today’s antifungal medications.

A better system for monitoring unstable blood pressure By ISRAEL21c | October 7, 2018

VitalMiner is hailed as a potential lifesaver by Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, where it is being piloted in intensive-care unit.

Artificial sweeteners are poisoning your gut By ISRAEL21c | October 7, 2018

Aspartame, sucralose, saccharine, neotame, advantame, and acesulfame potassium-k, though FDA approved, found to be toxic to digestive microbes.

Contact lenses for the nose that may help you lose weight By ISRAEL21c | October 7, 2018

Revolutionary drug-free, soft silicone device called NozNoz mechanically diverts smells from olfactory receptors in the nose, which can help curb appetite and change metabolism.