http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/16/8/16981 As followers of the blog know, I do not believe in popping pills for what ails you. However, I think that melatonin as a sleep aid meets the challenge of having a very low risk to benefit ratio. Sleep
A case for probiotics for acne. Acne. Small studies from Italy, Russia and Korea have found that probiotics from food or supplements used in conjunction with standard acne treatments may increase the rate of acne clearance, and also helps patients
I will be discussing in brief, this book in the August Newsletter. Melodramatic trailer for the book by clicking the photo below. He recommends probiotics (these 5–> lactobacillus plantarum, lactobacillus acidopophilus, lactobacillus brevis, bifidobacterum lactis, and bifidobacterium longum.) He also
Became aware of this very recent study listening to Science Friday. It features two issues, well even three that I’m deeply interested in. 1. Sleep. I’ve done a number of blog posts and newsletters on the importance of sleep and
Follow the Money. “These days, of course, medical research is not just a scholarly affair. It is also a global, multibillion-dollar business enterprise, powered by the pharmaceutical and medical-device industries. The ethical problem today is not merely that these
Germs that are resistant to antibiotics are cropping up with alarming frequency at American hospitals. A lethal “superbug” known as CRE infected seven patients at the Ronald Reagan U.C.L.A. Medical Center and killed two of them. The germs were apparently
There will always be people who think that more medicine means better health, or even worse that the latest thing is always best. But for many, if they really knew the downsides of some treatments, they would opt out. You
According to the BBC, 9 out of 10 Big Pharma companies do in fact spend more on marketing than on R&D. The point is, these pharmaceutical companies have a big a influence on doctors and they do not always
As we’ve seen repeatedly in recent years, often less is more when it comes to routine screening. Now cardiac testing has not passed the risk/benefit standard. “A guideline from the American College of Physicians published Monday in The Annals
I had heard a few things about Elizabeth Holmes and her company Theranos. It has all the makings of the modern day tale of derring-do: a young brainy genius drops out of Stanford (daring!) to start a world changing company.
