Month: December 2020
Introducing EQUAZEN® PRO: Support for Learning and Brain Development in Children/Adolescents with ADHD
Soho Flordis International (SFI® Health)—a leading provider of premium, evidence-based nutraceuticals and the home of Klaire Labs®—announced the U.S. launch of EQUAZEN® PRO, a medical food specifically designed to nutritionally support children and adolescents with ADHD whose polyunsaturated fatty acid deficiencies cannot be rebalanced through the modification of normal dietRead
The Andrew Weil Center: Primary Engine for the (Global) Growth of Academic Integrative Medicine
The Integrator Top 10 list ten years ago honored the work of what is now the University of Arizona Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine. I apologized then for the oversight in not honoring the Weil Center leadership earlier. In truth, I might have done so virtually every year. TheRead
New Innovative Digital Stethoscope for More Accurate Lung Diagnoses
Stethoscopes are a ubiquitous and cost-effective tool for medical diagnosis, but they open the door to subjectivity and can experience high levels of environmental noise. The faint body sounds of lung disease and lung disorders are often difficult to hear, thus making it difficult to properly diagnose lung abnormalities, likeRead
Vaccine Pharmacy Technician Immunization Training Available
As COVID-19 continues to spread across the United States and vaccine distribution begins, the National Pharmacy Technician Association (NPTA), a provider of ACPE-accredited continuing education and advanced training programs for certified pharmacy technicians, is announcing the launch of a nationally-recognized vaccine pharmacy technician training program. Developed under the guidance ofRead
Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatments Reverse Cellular Aging Process
A study from Tel Aviv University (TAU) and the Shamir Medical Center in Israel indicates that hyperbaric oxygen treatments (HBOT) in healthy aging adults can reverse the aging of blood cells and essentially reverse the cellular aging process. The researchers found that a unique protocol of treatments with high-pressure oxygenRead
DISCOVERY: Adipose Tissue, a Source of Inflammation that Aggravates COVID-19
While it is understood that obesity is a risk factor for COVID-19 severity, there is new evidence that adipose tissue plays a key role in the aggravation of the virus and the development of a cytokine storm. One of the theories under investigation is that fat cells (adipocytes) act asRead
Neural Pathway IDed Circadian Regulation, Stress and Sleep
A Nagoya University-led research team in Japan has found a new neural pathway that links the circadian regulation, stress, and sleep in in mammals. The team identified a neuron, called the corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) neuron, that becomes excessively active when the mammal is under stress, which could trigger insomnia andRead
Active Vitamin D Levels Are Connected to Gut Microbiome in Male Adults
University of California San Diego researchers and collaborators recently demonstrated in older men that the makeup of a person’s gut microbiome is linked to their levels of active vitamin D. The study results show that active vitamin D levels are connected to gut microbiome, which is important for bone healthRead
Integrative Medicine’s Most Intentional Intersection: SIO and ASCO to Produce 3 New Oncology Guidelines
The early “integrative medicine” period clearly was one of “non-integrated integration.” The hospital or insurer wanted to throw the consumer an integrative bone in the competitive marketplace. They produced stand-alone integrative clinics or a carve-out insurance products. Offerings, in these forms, serve dual purposes. The medical delivery organization or insurerRead
Compounds in Green Tea, Grapes and Chocolate Block Protease Function in SARS-CoV-2
A nutraceutical study shows that chemical compounds in foods or beverages like green tea, muscadine grapes and dark chocolate can bind to and block protease function in SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to plant biologists at North Carolina State University. “One of our lab’s focuses is to find nutraceuticals in food orRead
