Month: September 2020
Anticholinergic Drugs May Accelerate Cognitive Decline
A team of scientists, led by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, report that anticholinergic drugs used for a broad array of conditions, from allergies and colds to hypertension and urinary incontinence, may be associated with an increased risk of cognitive decline, particularly in older adultsRead
Integrative Medicine Research Journal: Special COVID-19 Issue
The Sept. 2020 special edition of the Integrative Medicine Research Journal is dedicated exclusively to COVID-19 research. For your ease of use, we’ve compiled all the articles here in a list. Please click through to each article, all are open access. Editors Drs. Myeong SooLee, Eunhye Song write: “Given theseRead
It’s Not Kawasaki … It’s PIMS-TS in Children with COVID-19
Researchers have uncovered how the immune system is altered in a rare coronavirus related illness in children with COVID-19 referred to as pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome (PIMS-TS). PIMS-TS is a rare syndrome which has emerged in a small number of children during the COVID-19 pandemic. The condition causes severe inflammationRead
The Chopra Library at the Walton-Funded and Gaudet-Led Whole Health Institute: What’s the Plan?
If you ask Deepak Chopra about the purpose of the Chopra Library, he will turn quickly speak to the challenges at Wikipedia for topics like integrative medicine and well-being. “Our original intention,” Chopra recalls, “was to counter the agenda at Wikipedia that all this is not scientific.” The mission toRead
Menopause Society Endorses Multifaceted DHEA Therapy
The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) announces publication of its 2020 Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause (GSM) Position Statement. The new recommendations reflect the healthcare community’s most recent and proven safe and effective therapies for treating women with GSM, including intravaginal dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), oral ospemifene, and a low-dose estradiol vaginal insert.Read
Discovery of the Week: Novel Antibody Found in Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitive People
A new study of the antibodies produced by people with gluten sensitivity may lead to a better way to detect the condition and treat it. Until recently, many doctors often dismissed the complaints of people who claimed to be sensitive to foods containing gluten but did not have celiac disease,Read
