Traveller’s Diarrhea Prevention and Treatment
When travelling to tropical and subtropical regions, there is always a chance of contracting a bacterial infection that turns into traveller’s diarrhea.
Read MoreApril 2018
The Development of Food Sensitivities – True and False Sensitivities and What to Do About Them
Today, most schools are nut-free facilities, and laws have been passed to ensure proper labeling of all ingredients in a product. Still, many families struggle with the idea of keeping certain foods off the dinner…
Read MoreLow-Level Laser Light Therapy – Potential Uses
What if there was a way to measurably speed up recovery from acute injury, to enhance healing of surgical wounds, to resolve diabetic ulcers, or to mitigate or even reverse chronic degenerative joint pain?
Read MoreUse of Complementary Health for acute complaints in the emergency department
2018-04-20 13:53:24 This study aimed to determine the prevalence of complementary health approaches (CHAs) specifically for acute complaints in patients assessed in a pediatric emergency department (ED) and factors associated with use (1). A cross-sectional…
Read MoreMindfulness – What Is It, and What Does It Do for You?
What are the actual benefits of mindfulness? And what do you need to do to realize the benefits?
Read MoreCell-Phone Use – Five Health Impacts
Every time I turn around, someone else has published a news article saying that cell phones are rewiring our brains, stealing our creativity, and making us unable to focus and by some measures, even decreasing…
Read MoreReversal agents in the era of non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants
2018-04-16 13:54:02 The purpose of this review is to outline the currently developed non-vitamin K oral anticoagulant (NOAC) molecular antagonists, their potential clinical roles and future directions (1). The incidence and prevalence of atrial fibrillation…
Read MoreThiamine administration resolves wet beriberi: case report
2018-04-16 13:52:50 Circulatory failure, especially with low systemic vascular resistance (SVR), as observed in septic shock, thyrotoxicosis, and anemia, is a particular pattern that should suggest thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency. The clinical picture of wet…
Read MoreVitamin D improves inflammation in type 2 diabetes
2018-04-15 13:51:52 Vitamin D has been proposed to have anti-inflammatory properties. This study was a meta-analysis to examine the effects on inflammatory markers (1). Multiple databases were searched and randomized controlled trials were identified for…
Read MoreHealth and Safe Fish Intake
2018-04-04 13:48:48 Recommended fish intake differs substantially from observed fish intake. In Denmark, ∼15% of the population consumes the state-recommended fish intake. How much fish individuals eat varies greatly, and this variation cannot be captured…
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