Health and Medicine

A Double-Barrelled Package to Treat Hypertension By | January 25, 2016
Of course there is a place for prescription drugs to treat hypertension. But it’s tragic that these natural, safe and often effective remedies are not tried first
Risks of Heartburn Drugs By | January 18, 2016
Today, in North America, it’s unbelievable that 14 billion dollars are spent yearly on heartburn. One must conclude it’s the brain, not the stomach, that’s the main problem.
Do You Really Need An Antibiotic? By | January 11, 2016
So what can doctors, and the rest of us, do to decrease antibiotic resistance? According to one study 20 percent of people who received a prescription antibiotic asked for it
Potassium Is Like Sex and Money By | January 4, 2016
Getting enough potassium from food is the ideal way to obtain this mineral
Will A Drink a Day Keep the Doctor Away? By | December 28, 2015
Critics damn alcohol because some people abuse it. I agree when people are killed by drunken drivers. But no one bans cars because some idiots cause needless deaths.
Do Not Take Liberties with the Gods By | December 21, 2015
This is the 41st year I’ve had the privilege of wishing all of you good health and happiness in the year ahead.
Are statin news stories hazardous to your health? By | December 14, 2015
Patient on statins thinks about stopping his statin: Should go and see a doctor and discuss it--get a balanced view of what are the positive sides of this medication to prevent heart disease, death, a balance to what might be potential side effects
What 2015 reveals about trends in the pharmaceutical industry By | December 9, 2015
Pharma Year in Review
A simple, rapid test to help ensure safer meat By | December 9, 2015
A new rapid test could help the food industry ensure that customers are getting unspoiled meat.
Gut bacteria make pomegranate metabolites that may protect against Alzheimer’s disease By | December 9, 2015
Urolithins in pomegranate extract may protect against Alzheimer's disease.
How to Reverse Pre-Disease By | December 7, 2015
Pre-diabetes is now a major problem and affects 38 percent of North Americans.
Coffee compounds that could help prevent type 2 diabetes identified By | December 2, 2015
Scientists have identified two compounds in coffee, cafestol and caffeic acid, that likely decrease the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
There Are Still No Dead Bodies!!! By | November 30, 2015
I fear the media will never get it right about supplements.
Heart Failure = 2.1 to 5 Years of Life By | November 23, 2015
It’s been said that prudent people practice a sound lifestyle early in life, but fools attempt it only at the end
A simple, rapid test to help ensure safer meat By | November 18, 2015
A new rapid test could help the food industry ensure that customers are getting unspoiled meat.
What No One Tells You about Mammography By | November 16, 2015
Just a few years ago one report showed that in women between 40 to 49 years, mammography missed 30 percent of malignancies.
What metabolism could reveal about aging and mortality By | November 11, 2015
Examining worm metabolism has yielded new insights into why some live longer than others
Snake venom could make surgery safer for patients on blood thinners By | November 11, 2015
Pairing snake venom with nanofibers
Minor Surgery That Ends In Disaster By | November 9, 2015
The world’s medical journals are full of reports of a variety of surgical mishaps
Requiring drug makers to take back unused pharmaceuticals By | November 4, 2015
Some local governments are requiring take-back programs to tackle drug waste
Protein: What Don’t You Know? By | November 2, 2015
Most people get more protein than they think
Paper-based test could diagnose hepatitis B and assess male fertility at low cost By | October 28, 2015
A paper-based DNA test could help make medical testing more accessible.
‘Snapping of the American Mind’: Good Medicine By | October 25, 2015
How the left has succeeded in redefining not just “marriage,” but the rest of Americans’ core values, from “equality” to “justice” to “freedom”
Nanoparticles could boost effectiveness and reduce side effects of allergy shots By | October 21, 2015
People with severe allergies could benefit from the development of a new allergy shot with fewer side effects.
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Diamonds — a tooth’s best friend? By | October 21, 2015
A new root canal filler containing nanodiamonds could help prevent re-infections.
Mother, Please Don’t Fall By | October 19, 2015
The worry is that A Fib causes blood to swirl around longer in the chambers of the heart. This increases the risk of a blood clot forming and travelling to the brain
What metabolism could reveal about aging and mortality By | October 14, 2015
Examining worm metabolism has yielded new insights into why some live longer than others.
Martin Luther King Had a Great Dream: What’s Mine on My 40th? By | October 5, 2015
I believe one of my most important messages is that high doses of vitamin C and lysine can prevent and reverse atherosclerosis (hardening of arteries).
Does Your Doctor Always Know Best? By | September 28, 2015
Be cautious about long-term therapy such as the treatment of hypertension. Rather than submit yourself to a lifetime of prescription drugs, ask how lifestyle changes such as losing weight and exercise can be helpful.
Nanoparticles could boost effectiveness and reduce side effects of allergy shots By | September 23, 2015
People with severe allergies could benefit from the development of a new allergy shot with fewer side effects.