Day: June 3, 2019
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease on the Rise, Moderate Exercise is a Viable Solution
The annual Digestive Disease Week, sponsored by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, American Gastroenterological Association, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, and Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, was held from May 18 to 21 in San Diego. Two studies caught the attention of Today’s Practitioner:Read
Medicinal Plant Extracts and Their Use As Wound Closure Inducing Agents
Throughout history, compounds have been used from nature to assist with wound closure. As this study, published in the Journal of Medicinal Food, suggests, “despite the discovery of antimicrobial agents, antiseptics, and anti-inflammatory drugs, the wound closure process is challenging in the clinical setting of modern medicine. “Plants and naturalRead
Is Race a Factor in Patient-Practitioner Interactions and when Prescribing Pain Medications?
A 62-year-old with stage IV lung cancer that has spread to his bones, causing unspeakable pain, is trying to convince his physician to prescribe pain medicine. What happens next? It actually could depend on if the patient is black or white. Or if the physician is a primary care providerRead
Case Study: Treatment of Plantar Fasciitis with Acupuncture and Tuina
This case report chronicles the treatment of a case of plantar fasciitis with acupuncture and tuina over six clinic visits. We present to you an edited excerpt of a pre-approved manuscript, published in Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies, by Jonathon Day on a case study of a 41-year-old female patientRead
Recombinant Human Nerve Growth Factor Eye Drops for Dry Eye Disease
Dry eye disease (DED) affects more than 14% of the elderly population causing decrease of quality of life, high costs and vision impairment. Current treatments for DED aim at lubricating and controlling inflammation of the ocular surface. Development of novel therapies targeting different pathogenic mechanisms is sought-after. The aim ofRead
