Over this past Labor Day weekend my 12 year old son, my oldest daughter, son-in-law and their 1 ½ year old son traveled up the Great Basin National Park in eastern Nevada. The scenery was amazing with wide open valleys bordered by alpine like mountains. We set up our camp in a primitive wooded area …
Some supplements sold for erectile dysfunction (ED) contain ingredients that are the same or similar to Viagra and Levitra. The FDA has found these compounds in Zimaxx, Libidus, Neophase, Nausutra, Vigor-25, Actra-Rx, and 4Everon. This could be a problem for men on nitrates (they are at increased risk of MI’s) who think these products are …
It appears that human sperm, which take about 10 weeks to develop are acutely sensitive to temperature. I recently read a study in Science News that showed that would-be fathers who expose themselves to excessive heat in the weeks before they conceive children place their future offspring at unnecessary risk of brain cancer. How big …
During the last two decades, the lifestyles and dietary habits of Americans have changed considerably. The average American spends 93% of his or her time indoors-more time spent in front of the television, the video game console, or the computer. Because this change has a dramatic effect on vitamin D levels there has been a …
H.R. 4011 know as “Mercury in Dental Fillings Disclosure and Prohibition Act” was re-introduced by Congresswoman Watson to prohibit the use of mercury in dental fillings. Some of the highlights of the bill are the following: 1 Elemental mercury are know to be toxic and hazardous to human health. 2 A dental amalgam, commonly referred …
The first generation of dentists using mercury amalgams fillings were derided as quacks, because quacksilver was the German word for quicksilver (mercury). As mercury amalgams soon became the norm, dentists were no longer accused of practicing “quackery.” Instead, they became the respected majority. The term did not go out of vogue. While no longer associated …
This is a question that is on a lot of peoples mind. After all organic foods are more expensive and one might wonders if it makes a difference. A recent study in Environmental Health Perspective would indicate that organic foods are better for you. In the study, they looked at 23 children (age 3-11) living …
Vitamin c isn’t just for scurvy-it’s good for asthma, too! According to a study in Italy, adults with asthma eat less fruit than those without asthma. Researchers monitored the diets of 1,030 study participants for one year and found that those with asthma consumed 132 g of fruit a day compared with 149 g a …
Any time an elderly patient comes in crippled and bent over with arthritis I cringe a little bit because I know that with age the healing process is slower and when you add joint damage on top of that it is even more difficult to treat. Judy was just that patient two months ago. She …
A survey was carried out to evaluate whether the prescribing of antibiotics to children influences the duration of doctors visits. The end result was it did not. The reason this study was performed is that many doctors worry that they will either lose patients if they don’t prescribe antibiotics or they will have to spend …