27 January 2012
The University of Bridgeport and New York Time’s Best Selling Author Dr. Peter D’Adamo announce the Center for Excellence in Generative Medicine Bridgeport, CT (January 26, 2012) The University of Bridgeport (UB) and Dr.Peter J. D’Adamo, internationally acclaimed clinician, researcher and author of the bestselling Eat Right 4 Your Type, announced the collaborative launch of [...]
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24 January 2012
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Includes Naturopathic Doctors in Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a federal register notice on January 23, 2012, defining eligibility for participation in the Indian Health Service (IHS) loan repayment program. HHS has the authority to determine the [...]
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24 January 2012
Dr. Robert Fleming 1918-2012 With sadness we announce that Dr. Robert Fleming ND passed away on January 22, 2012. Dr. Fleming was one of the champions of naturopathic medicine. In 1956, he started practice and joined the BCNA when there were only 6 members. He was active for over 25 years in the BCNA, holding [...]
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24 January 2012
Bastyr University and Cascadia Community College Announce Partnership to Benefit Students (Bothell/Kenmore, WA) – In an effort to increase opportunities for students seeking baccalaureate degrees in the natural health arts and sciences, the presidents of Bastyr University and Cascadia Community College today announced an agreement that will help to propel students through the higher education [...]
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24 January 2012
FMT for UC Mark Davis, ND Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is also known as human probiotic infusion, fecal transplant, fecal bacteriotherapy, fecal slurry, and gut flora rehabilitation and has been humorously referred to as “transpoosion.” The procedure consists of collecting stool from a healthy donor; suspending it in water, normal saline, or 4% milk; and [...]
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19 January 2012
Interview with Steve Wangen, ND Mark Swanson, ND Ever have that gut feeling? Most of his patients do. This issue of The Expert Report interviews Steve Wangen, ND, a Seattle, Washington–based naturopathic specialist and functional medicine practitioner whose expertise and practice are devoted to finding real solutions for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and the spectrum [...]
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17 January 2012
How many bosses can a program bear, anyway? David Schleich, PhD Some NDs may think that professional and political governance in our naturopathic medical education programs, of the kind that is routine in public sector higher education, is pretty much under control with Council on Naturopathic Medical Education (CNME) programmatic accreditation. However, almost all our [...]
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09 January 2012
Effective Low-Cost Treatment of Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, and Hypertension Matthew Zorn, ND Obesity is a worsening epidemic in the United States. Based on trending data collected between the 1970s and 2004, an estimated 86.3% adults will be overweight or obese by 2030, and 51.1% will be obese.1 These statistics carry a great toll [...]
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09 January 2012
Effective behavioral strategies and supplementation target hormones, neurotransmitters, and fat metabolism Pamela Frank, ND Recent estimates suggest that by 2030 half of all Americans will be not just overweight but obese.1 As NDs, we know that weight loss is far more complicated than simply burning more calories than one consumes. Our thorough patient intake [...]
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09 January 2012
Docere Mona Morstein, ND Clostridium difficile is the only anaerobe bacteria that causes a nosocomial risk. First identified in 1935, it was not until the 1970s that the C difficile toxins were discovered to cause diarrhea and pseudomembranous colitis.1 In the United States, there are approximately 500 000 new cases of C difficile infection a year, [...]
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