Month: August 2019
Dr. Alex Vasquez: Vitamin D and the Human Papilloma Virus
In this video about Vitamin D and human papilloma virus, Dr. Alex Vasquez discusses HPV’s relationship to vitamin D status and response to vitamin D supplementation. The following is a short excerpt of the video (followed by the video): “So as I said, in 2014, I’ll state it again here,Read
Newly Developed Skin Patch Painlessly Delivers Cancer Medications for Melanoma
Nearly 100,000 new cases of melanoma are diagnosed every year, and 20 Americans die every day from it, according to the American Academy of Dermatology. Finding a fast way to diagnose and treat it is difficult. Now, researchers have developed a fast-acting skin patch that efficiently delivers medication to attackRead
Why do Lean People get Fatty Liver Disease?
Fatty liver disease is not limited to the overweight and obese. Lean people also get fatty liver disease. Though as researchers from The Westmead Institute for Medical Research (WIMR) discovered, how fatty liver disease develops in lean people is very different than in others. The discovery will aid in theRead
Jeffrey Bland, PhD: What is Evidence-Based Functional Medicine in the 21st Century?
As part of Integrative Medicine, a Clinician’s Journal 100th-issue anniversary, Jeffrey S. Bland, Ph.D., reviews the current status of evidence-based functional medicine. In the abstract he writes: “The 21st century has already demonstrated itself to be an era of change for medicine and science. There is a new openness—to ideas,Read
Regular Fish Consumption Associated with Reduced Risk of Colon Cancer
A 2019 study published in the peer-reviewed journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology reported the results of a study on the association of fish and long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs) and colorectal cancer (CRC). CRC, also known as bowel cancer, includes both the colon and rectum. Research was led byRead
Commentary from Lisa C. Andrews, MEd, RD, LD on “Physicians Call for Peers to Get Nutrition Education”
Dear Today’s Practitioner, I am writing in response to the article titled Dr. Neal Barnard and other Physicians Call for Peers to Get Nutrition Education in the July issue of Today’s Practitioner. I was very pleased to read such a pro-nutrition post written by MDs but want to offer a fewRead
Study Shows Reduced IQ Among Boys from Maternal Exposure to Fluoride
While community water fluoridation has been used to prevent tooth decay, health concerns about neurotoxicity have remained. A recent study about maternal exposure to fluoride sheds new light on the issue and shifts the conversation away from what has been considered junk science toward significance. From a clinical perspective, theRead
Unsalted Tomato Juice Significantly Improves Blood Pressure and LDL Cholesterol
Could tomato juice be your next patient recommendation? Chronic endothelial injury from hypertension, dyslipidemia, and diabetes are important contributors of atherosclerosis progression in aging populations. This means it is important to find easy ways to regulate patient blood pressure (BP), and lipid and glucose metabolism, to prevent the development ofRead
$5-Million to Mayo and Other Choices in the George’s Strategic Investment in Integrative Health
The George family name has been linked symbiotically to the growth of integrative health and medicine in the United States for 20 years. When a group of philanthropists met with a set of integrative academics at the Miraval Resort in 1999 and then again in 2001 in what would becomeRead
New Pain Organ Discovered in the Skin
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered a new sensory organ that is able to detect painful mechanical damage, such as pricks and impacts. The discovery is published in the journal Science. An essential prerequisite for the survival of an organism is the ability to detect and respond toRead