According to a new theory, cancer cells survive by getting healthy cells around it to self destruct by releasing hydrogen peroxide. This self-destruction releases nutrients that feed the cancer cells.
Just how do the cancer cells …
Loss of a loved one is a terrible burden to bear – but how do pets survive the grief they have when a beloved owner dies? Read this compelling article from the NY Times published …
Just read this in the magazine, The Week: The Best of the US. and International Media (July 29, 2011):
To approve a drug, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires pharmaceutical companies to provide just two …
Type I diabetics do not produce insulin, the hormone that removes sugar from the bloodstream, so they have to inject themselves with insulin 3 or 4 times a day in order to lower their blood sugars. New …
Sometimes things get “fixed” and it really just gets broken more. Such is the case with the state of health care in this country and for patients who do not earn living wages. For those …
Just finished an article in Plane & Pilot about an organization I hadn’t heard of: Medicine on the Move. MoM operates out of Ghana, Africa and is a charity for health care education and medical …
I usually include the TSH in my panel of lab tests - especially in the middle aged – although it’s an important hormone to check if symptoms warrant, such as palpatations, hair loss or fatigue …
Colon cleansing – it sounds therapeutic and harmless – after all, what could be harmful in flushing out the colon with water and herbal products? Claims suggest that flushing out the colon regularly will “detoxify” …
This technique is done in the office under local anesthesia. Within a half hour of the procedure, the patient is free to resume his/her activities.
This technique is done in the office under local anesthesia. Within a half hour of the procedure, the patient is free to resume his/her activities.
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released new statistics on the number of people who survive a cardiac arrest that occurs outside of a hospital setting. It was nothing short of appalling: 92% of people …
This is a great video but it really needs to be slower – so be sure to hit the pause button in order to read the material.
As we age, our respiratory tract becomes less elastic and more rigid including the tiny air sacs where oxygen exchange occurs. In addition, our chest wall becomes a little more rigid, not expanding in the …
