The last several weeks with the measles “epidemic” in the news there has been increased social pressures on those parents who have chosen not to immunize their children. This social pressure has even come to bear on presidential candidate and medical doctor Rand Paul who at the top of the week said that he had …
Recently, I had a patient who had undergone a hysterectomy and while the surgeon was in there he removed her appendix to eliminate the chance that she might have an appendicitis. Ever since man began dissecting human bodies, they have been puzzled as to what purpose if any the appendix has. Charles Darwin felt that …
As a family we love to go camping out and away from any civilization. On nights, especially when the moon is absent I am filled with awe as I gaze into the star lit sky and ponder the immensity of space. I experience this same awe when considering the incomprehensible complexity of the human body. …
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Pathological gambling is an impulse control disorder that disrupts relationships and daily activities. There is evidence that a subnormal concentration of glutamate in the nucleus accumbens region of the brain increases compulsive or addictive behaviors. A recent study found that when individuals with nicotine dependence and pathological gambling were given N-acetylcysteine (NAC) for 12 weeks …
It used to be whenever a physician was unable to come up with a diagnosis for his patient’s illness, he would chalk it up to a psychosomatic dysfunction and recommend an antidepressant. It seems now that more and more physicians who are perplexed by their patient’s symptoms or lack of response to treatment are …
With summer ending we are now approaching the sore throat season. The biggest concern most parents have is whether or not their child has strep. Fortunately, most sore throats are caused by viruses which are unresponsive to antibiotics. However, the only way to know for certain if strep is the culprit, test it. I …
If you suffer from anxiety and/or panic attacks and are thinking, “I need some of that Calcarea carbonicum.” Don’t rush out quite yet to buy some. You see, there are over 500 homeopathic remedies that can be used to treat anxiety. And unfortunately, of those 500 remedies there are maybe a handful that will …
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During my studies of Chinese medicine with the Italian physician Anita Cignolini, MD, she repeatedly emphasized that when we exercise excessively we are expending our Juan Chi. This Juan Chi can be compared to an inheritance which we might receive from our parents. But unlike our inheritance which we can invest and make it grow, …
Several weeks ago there was news that Pfizer, the maker of Lipitor, was buying King Pharmaceutical. The financial analyst commented that they were making this 3.6 billion dollar deal to help off set the predicted decline in income when their blockbuster drug Lipitor goes generic. Well, in addition to this multi-billion dollar cash purchase, …
