One strategy in my mission to improve acupuncture results is to find models in nature that explain why humans would have evolved to respond to acupuncture. What is it mimicking in nature that makes it have it’s healing properties? For
What I learned: In summary: take ibuprofen before your workout for sore muscles and more inflammation!! Why? 1. Taking Ibuprofen before a workout can lead to micro damage to the intestines. 2. This damage can lead to intestinal leakage.
A ruling came down protecting drug detail people who suggest using drugs for “off label” uses. The ruling was a 2 to1 ruling in New York and was argued on “Freedom Of Speech” grounds. According to the article, doctors
Surowiecki: “for the most part, the U.S. has shown a marked bias toward relieving victims of disaster, while underinvesting in prevention.” Reading this last night, it struck me how similar the U.S. mentality is when it comes to health
From the recent New England Journal of Medicine, their conclusion from examining the data “Although it is not certain which women have been affected, the imbalance suggests that there is substantial overdiagnosis, accounting for nearly a third of all
One of the themes that pervade modern U.S. life. from the Big Short, by Michael Lewis p.110 “In public markets, you have people focused on quarterly earnings rather than the business franchise. You have people doing things for all sorts
We’ve been discussing C.Dif (Clostridia Dificile) in the context of encouraging good bacteria. This is from the most recent Anesthesiology Today. Dramatic Rise in Hospital Visits for C. Difficile by George Ochoa Despite efforts by the U.S. Department of Health
Discussed the new trend in thinking about bacteria in the body and how to foster a healthier population here and here, in posts called “Bacteria: Friend or Foe?” The skyrocketing incidence of Clostridia Dificile makes this study very timely.
We’ve covered the hazards of epidural steroid injections here. But this article is a good summary of the questionable efficacy, the skyrocketing usage, and the horrors of the fungal meningitis cases. How Back Pain Turned Deadly ..There are
Rate of antidepressant drugs has increased 400% if you compare 1988-94 to 2005-2008. Depressing…Some concerns about antidepressants here, here, and here. 1st Antidepressant ranking among prescription drugs among U.S. adults up to age 44. Antidepressants are the most common
