Written on Mar, 11, 2005
by DrB
TREATING SCLERODERMA WITH CHINESE HERBSby Subhuti Dharmananda, Ph.D., Director, Institute for Traditional Medicine, Portland, OregonScleroderma is an autoimmune disease where production of antibodies against certain connective tissues produces fibrosis with a thickening and tightening (sclero = hardening) mainly of the skin (derma =…
Written on Mar, 10, 2005
by DrB
You may have been as surprised as I was about an interesting factoid I posted on the blog recently about the use of antibacterial soaps by Americans: Some three-quarters use a minimum of six antimicrobial products regularly. A new study has determined once…
Written on Mar, 09, 2005
by DrB
By Maxine Frith, Social Affairs Correspondent 10 March 2005 They are the generation of women who grew up expecting to have it all. No longer forced to choose between children and a career, they were set to embrace superwomanhood by doing both –…
Written on Mar, 09, 2005
by DrB
By Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY A decision in an obscure Department of Agriculture committee has drawn a line in the mulch in the debate over organic agriculture. These two Holstein milk dairy cows are vegetarians that eat grains, hay and legumes. Straus Family…
Written on Mar, 09, 2005
by DrB
By Nanci Hellmich, USA TODAY Fitness guru Jack LaLanne has pushed people to strengthen the muscles in their bellies, backs and hips for years. So have physical therapists and personal trainers. Now everyone’s talking about an exercise regimen called “core strength training,” or…
Written on Mar, 09, 2005
by DrB
NPR : Beached Dolphins May Be Related to Sonar Use: Beached Dolphins May Be Related to Sonar Use by Shannon Novak Morning Edition, March 9, 2005 · Eighty sharp-toothed dolphins beach themselves on Florida’s Key Largo. More than 30 have died. Investigators are…
