I don’t know if you have noticed, but over the last 6 months there has been a flurry of ads on television, radio, and medical advertisements stressing the need for patients with symptoms of acute stroke to seek medical attention for immediate therapy. The treatment they are referring to is the administration of t-PA within …
Omega-3 fatty acids are anti-inflammatory substances found in marine fish. These substances have been used successfully to treat inflammatory disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis. Over the years I have prescribed it to many patients with inflammatory bowel disease such as Crohns and ulcerative colitis based on recommendations from other holistic health care providers. However, based …
Although organ transplants have saved countless lives there have been two big draw backs. One the donated organ must match the patient and secondly the recipient has to be on immunosuppressant drugs for the rest of their lives. However, a new technique pioneered by David Sachs and Benedict Cosimi at the Massachusetts General Hospital may …
If you are fit and healthy, don’t waste money signing up for whole body scans, or blood and DNA tests, which claim to predict diseases you might get in the future. First whole-body scans exposes you to unnecessary radiation which has the cumulative effect of increasing you risk for cancer. Secondly, if something suspicious is …
A New York chemist is reported to have treated some of his friends to what he called a “synthetic dinner,” each article of food being an artificial substitute for the real thing. It is not stated how well these materials tasted, but it is rather significantly said that after the dinner the chemist’s friends joined …
Recently I had a patient that suffered from chronic sinus infections. In addition, to treating her aggressively with anti-fungal medication( 80+% of chronic sinusitis patients have underlying fungal infections) we looked at her home to see if that is where she was being exposed to mold. The testing included plating her pillow for fungi. What …
I have several patients that think smoking only a few cigarettes a day is not as dangerous as more frequent smoking. But a study done in Norway over 30 years found that light smoking (i.e., fewer than five cigarettes per day) significantly affects health in later life. Men who reported smoking one to four cigarettes …
These were the first words out of Nicole’s (31 year old) mouth as she sat down for her initial evaluation. She continues,” The minute I go off prednisone I cannot breath. I will wean off it for a week or two then have to go back on it. I’ve been on prednisone for 20 years. …
Tourette’s Syndrome (too-RETTS SIN -drome) is a disorder that causes tics. These tics are sudden, brief movements (like muscle spasms) or sounds (like words or grunts) that a person repeats over and over. They are hard to control, can be mild to severe, and come and go over time. Common tics are eye blinking and …
Judging by the number of TV ads, infomercials and magazine ads the weight loss supplement industry has to be a multi-billion dollar industry. Probably a week does not go by that I have a patient ask my opinion about their weight loss supplement. These supplements often have caffeine-containing herbs such as guarana, green tea, Yerba …