Health and Medicine
An extract from Strophanthus gratus, an African plant, could someday be the basis of a male oral contraceptive.
Bridging tumor moats with potent drug delivery particles
By American Chemical Society | January 17, 2018
Chemotherapy could someday have fewer side effects if loaded into a "protocell" nanoparticle that specifically burrows into the deepest tumor regions
The only video you’ll ever need to watch about gluten
By American Chemical Society | January 17, 2018
Company-sponsored CRISPR clinical trials set to start in 2018
By American Chemical Society | January 16, 2018
The first company-sponsored clinical trials of the gene editing system will treat genetic blood diseases
My Scottish Father Would Roll Over in His Grave
By W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones | January 16, 2018
It’s ironic that the Canadian government has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on opioid addiction. Yet it fails to comprehend the health benefits of an insulin pill
What Did You Learn From Me in 2017?
By W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones | January 1, 2018
Harnessing sperm to treat gynecological diseases
By American Chemical Society | December 29, 2017
The swimming power of sperm could deliver cancer drugs directly to cervical tumors
Blueberry vinegar improves memory in mice with amnesia
By American Chemical Society | December 29, 2017
Blueberry vinegar could restore cognitive function in mice
In world first, Israeli man gets injected shinbone graft
By ISRAEL21c | December 27, 2017
Procedure was part of a clinical trial of human bone tissue grown in a bioreactor from fat cells of the same patient, eliminating risk of rejection
Want a Pet? The Risk and Benefit
By W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones | December 25, 2017
There’s little controversy that pets are helpful to children with autism, developmental disorders and to those who have been abused.
We need More Love in the Christmas Stocking
By W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones | December 18, 2017
This is the 42nd year I’ve had the pleasure of wishing readers a happy and healthy Christmas. And my thanks for sending along your comments this past year
Preventing psoriasis with vanillin
By American Chemical Society | December 12, 2017
Vanillin someday could be used to prevent or reduce psoriatic skin inflammation
Our Belly proves we’re not Gods this Holiday Season
By W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones | December 11, 2017
Remember, diagnosing whether it’s heartburn or a coronary attack can be difficult at times. If there’s any doubt, go immediately to the emergency.
How Xanax works (video)
By American Chemical Society | December 5, 2017
Dealing with Anxiety
Cancer patients dying in needless agony
Taking Arsenic Would be the Safer Option
By W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones | November 27, 2017
Facial fractures among older adults are on the rise. And taking arsenic in some activities would seem to be a safer option for some seniors
Corn muffins and other foods made with biofortified maize and eggs retain vitamin A after being cooked
Strategies to combat the opioid epidemic
By American Chemical Society | November 22, 2017
Overdose deaths from heroin, fentanyl and misused prescription painkillers have tripled in the past 15 years
A Recipe for Alzheimer’s Disease
By W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones | November 20, 2017
The Right Man for Healing and a Rare Find
By Dr. Ileana Johnson Paugh | November 16, 2017
We are headed to a single payer socialized medical insurance which will limit doctor visits and access to procedures based on rationed care.
The only detox you’ll ever need (video)
By American Chemical Society | November 14, 2017
New needle-free vaccines could mean the end of the flu shot
By American Chemical Society | November 10, 2017
Giving needle-free flu vaccines a sho
New “sugar-glass” film uses viruses to kill harmful bacteria in food
By American Chemical Society | November 10, 2017
Butcher paper and other packaging materials could one day get a makeover with a virus-infused, "sugar glass" coating that could help food last longer.
Reliance on feelings over facts when it comes to studying and treating children who think they're transgender
Smartphone app listens to your voice for lung disease
By ISRAEL21c | November 9, 2017
Healthymize is the first product to monitor a COPD patient’s voice automatically and consistently in the background of all phone conversations.
Compound in cannabis could ease asthma
By ISRAEL21c | November 9, 2017
Prof. Raphael Mechoulam, ‘father’ of medical cannabis, turns focus on asthma at Hebrew University’s Multidisciplinary Center on Cannabis Research.
Israel sends emergency aid package to plague-stricken Madagascar
By ISRAEL21c | November 9, 2017
The Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the South African branch of Israel’s national emergency service, Magen David Adom, have sent aid to Madagascar following a deadly outbreak of the Black Death
Hazards of Travel
By W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones | November 6, 2017
Make sure you have extra medication with you and always pack this in your carry-on bag. And never take the risk of leaving home without travel insurance.
Individuals who have had sex reassignment surgery are about 20 times more likely than the general population to die by suicide.