A recent study showed that the homeopathic remedy Kali Bichromicum 30c significantly decreased the amount of tenacious, stringy tracheal secretions in critically ill patients with a history of tobacco use and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Chest, a mainstream medical journal, published the double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Not only was the amount of tracheal secretions reduced …
Urologists in Canada, England, Mexico and the Dominican Republic are treating prostate cancer with a technique called high-intensity focused ultrasound, or HIFU. It often avoids the irreversible side effects, including impotence, that can arise during surgery, radiation, and the other treatments available in the United States. The procedure is performed by inserting a transducer emitting …
About 10 years ago I remember having a patient that complained of having the sensation of bugs or worms crawling under her skin. She even described these dark filamentous objects that would come out of the skin. These sensations were literally making her crazy. The patient had seen numerous other physicians looking for answers. Because …
People who are in medicine are attracted to this profession because of an innate desire to help others. They find that they often are drawn to those who are in pain. One does not acquire this character trait but rather is born with it. Some health care providers demonstrated this nature at a very early …
Last week I was sitting in a waiting room waiting for my appointment when an employee of the business came up to the receptionist and asked if she had heard the so-and-so was out with a bad case of chicken pox. He then made the comment that when an adult contracts it, it is especially …
I recently came across an interesting article in JAMA in which a physician/surgeon described his personal experience with macular degeneration. “It was during the summer about 3 years ago. I became aware while I was driving, of a subtle change in the shape of billboards. The upper right hand corner of the billboard appeared to …
Traveling by air has a tendency to weaken one’s immune system and make us more vulnerable to getting sick. Ayurvedic medicine, which is a 2000 year old system of medicine, offers some good practical tips that will keep you from getting sick. When flying one is exposed to dry cold air. To counteract this drink …
While reading through an issue of Alternative Medicine I came across an article with the above title. In the article it cited a study done in England where more than 800 otherwise healthy people with lower respiratory infections were treated one of three ways: They either received antibiotics immediately, got no antibiotics or were given …
It is not uncommon for young children to have phobias. Darkness is probably the most common one that I see in children. However, children should outgrow most fears by the time they are 8. So for Jonathan, who was 10 years old, to have fears of something happening to his mother was quite unusual. In …
New research from Harvard University links fluoride in tap water, at levels most Americans drink, to osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer. Fluoride is added to water supplies in a questionable attempt to reduce tooth decay. Richard Wiles, Sr. Vice President of Environmental Working Group, a highly-regarded Washington DC- based organization is quoted as …