Many Psoriasis Patients Turn to Alternative Medicine
A recent survey performed at the George Washington School of Medicine showed that patients with psoriasis will often turn to alternative therapies if they feel that the traditional methods are not treating their disease effectively. How the Survey was Done The survey was done by the National Psoriasis Foundation. The Foundation sent the survey to more than 100,000 of its own...
Holistic Methods May Reduce Diabetes-Related Deaths
A new report out of the United Kingdom says that a holistic care program delivered mostly by nurses can result in shorter stays at the hospital for diabetes patients. The study was led by Gerry Rayman from Ipswich Hospital. The program is called Diabetes Inpatient Care and Education (DICE). It was set up to use new technologies and education...
Study Shows Common Virus Killing Bladder Cancer Cells
A new study has recently produced some unique results about killing cancer. The study suggests that a strain of the common cold virus can attack and kill bladder cancer cells. One patient in the study saw their cancer disappear completely, and more than a dozen others saw at least some of their cancer cells die. The researchers from the study,...
Integrative Approach Allows Cancer to Self-Destruct
The fight against cancer is long and difficult, but scientists are always making small improvements. Just recently, another fight has been won by scientists in the battle against the deadly disease. These researchers figured out an integrative approach to stop a couple different types of cancer from growing and developing into bigger tumors. This means that new types of...
Gut Microbiome Composition Could Be Connected to Fibromyalgia
Hippocrates once said, "All disease begins in the gut." Lately, that statement has been more popular than ever as doctors remind patients to protect their gut health. The technical name for the gut is the "microbiome," or the collection of microorganisms that live in your intestinal tract. Research has shown that your gut microbiome can determine the state of...
Glyphosate for Breakfast: Studies Find Roundup in Cheerios Cereal
Do you know what you're actually eating for breakfast? According to a new study, your heart-healthy, low-cholesterol bowl of Cheerios might contain something you'd never want to ingest: Roundup weedkiller. The Environmental Working Group (EWG) recently discovered that twenty-one oat cereal and snack products contained small levels of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup. According to the EWG, the test...
IBM’s AI Can Predict Breast Cancer Patients Years Before it Develops
The United States has a high number of women who are diagnosed with breast cancer each year. About one in ten women will get an invasive breast cancer during their lifetime. Additionally, just under 300,000 new cases are expected before the year 2020. The good news is that breast cancer is often highly treatable. Doctors are able to extend...
Will Immunotherapy Research Find Ways to Boost Cancer-Fighting T-Cells?
A research team at Cardiff University in Wales is conducting new and important immunotherapy research. They are attempting to determine more ways that a patient’s own immune cells can destroy cancer. If they are successful, more kinds of cancer can be fought and possible cured. Molecules Help in Immunotherapy The scientists first found a molecule called L-selectin. The molecule exists on...
Studies Show Roundup Can Cause More Than Just Cancer
Roundup is a weed-killing herbicide sold by Bayer AG and its subsidiary Monsanto. The chemical has recently been linked to cancer development in people who use it regularly. A jury just awarded more than $2 billion in damages to people who now have cancer after years of using Roundup. There are many more similar cases still pending, and this...
Merck Pharmaceuticals Seeks to Discredit Dissenting Doctors
Merck, one of the biggest producers of pharmaceuticals in the world, recently created a “hit list” of doctors who have criticized one of their drugs, Vioxx. Vioxx is designed to decrease pain and lower inflammation. According to testimony in a case against Vioxx in Australia, a list containing doctors names was sent around among several Merck employees. The doctors...
