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 …
There is new research showing that patient’s suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD) or cystic fibrosis are benefited from using an nebulized form of glutathione. Glutathione is a major antioxidant in the lungs. Other preliminary studies have shown inhaled glutathione to be of benefit with asthma in children. The greatest benefit of using glutathione is …
Anyone who has experienced shingles has empathy for those who are unfortunate enough to get this disease. Shingles, also know as herpes zoster, is a painful condition affecting the nerve fibers and skin. It is a complication of shingles, a second outbreak of the varicella-zoster virus, which initially causes chickenpox. Unusual stress is what usually …
It is not infrequent that a patient will ask me whether there is any validity to do the gallstone flush. The regimen usually consists of drinking apple juice during the day with no food and then in the evening consuming 600ml of olive oil and 300ml of lemon juice over several hours. Patients of mine …
If a woman feels hesitant about having a mammogram what other options does she have? Studies have shown that clinical screening is just as useful as mammography. Ultrasound scans which use high frequency waves to record the image is useful in women with dense breast tissue in picking up small tumors that mammograms might miss. …
In the early 1970’s mammography began to be actively promoted as a means of detecting breast cancer. However, as early as 1976 , John C Bailar, then the editor of the National Cancer Institute Journal questioned the procedure by writing, “The possible benefits of mammography have received more emphasis in the clinical literature than have …