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, 09, 2005
by DrB
You may remember a study I posted late last year about the “double-dip” stress and depression can do to rewire your brain’s emotional circuitry, altering its connections to the rest of your body so that it affects the way the brain functions. A…
Written on Mar, 09, 2005
by DrB
By John Ritter, USA TODAY SAN FRANCISCO — Scientists at an influential California agency have concluded that secondhand smoke causes breast cancer, a finding that could have broad impact on cancer research and lead to even tougher anti-smoking regulations. Overall, women exposed to…
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
Soy No Help To Women With Cardiovascular Disease: An interesting study posted in this month’s American Journal of Clinical Nutrition lends more fuel to the fire about the non-value of unfermented soy products in terms of protecting postmenopausal women from cardiovascular disease (CVD).…
Written on Mar, 09, 2005
by DrB
Written by: Paul Margulies, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.E. Medical Director – NADF Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Cornell University Medical College WHAT IS ADDISON’S DISEASE? Addison’s disease is a severe or total deficiency of the hormones made in the adrenal cortex, caused by a…
