Month: February 2015
Endovascular Therapy Dramatically Improves Stroke Outcomes
When Pamela Nelson suffered a stroke last June, she was treated at Denver’s Swedish Medical Center by Donald Frei, MD, a neuro-interventional surgeon. Dr. Frei used endovascular therapy on Nelson, who is now fully recovered. Frei’s work is outlined in a new study published in the New England J ofRead
21-Day Food & Spirit, Full Spectrum Detox Program from Deanna Minich, PhD
Are your patients looking for a different kind of detox program? One that addresses the whole person – not just the diet. We encourage your patients and your staff (and you) to join Deanna Minich, PhD and her team of Food & Spirit Practitioners for this community-based detox and full-spectrumRead
Wearable Devices, Accurate Measure of Physical Activity
While disagreement remains about how to motivate people to exercise, smartphone apps have become a useful tool to track progress and activity. Nearly two-thirds of adults in the United States own a smartphone and technology advancements have enabled these devices to track health behaviors such as physical activity and provideRead
Re-emerging Virus Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) Linked to Paralysis of Children
A cluster of children from Colorado in the USA have been treated for muscle weakness or paralysis that may be connected to a nationwide outbreak of a usually rare respiratory virus called enterovirus D68 (EV-D68), one of more than 100 non-polio enteroviruses. The study, published in The Lancet, highlights theRead
