Marijuana may be Wonderful, but is not without Side-Effects, Especially Those Prone to Psychosis A recent study on marijuana has shown that the use of the herb may cause temporary paranoia and other psychosis-related symptoms in individuals who are at high risk for...

A recent British study on adult attitudes towards sex concluded that women are twice as likely to lose interest in sex compared to men in a long-term relationship.1 There were two main reasons for the lack of interest, which were a perceived lack of closeness or...

Study Concludes Antidepressant Use Increases Risk for All Cause Mortality A recent study published in Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, has concluded that antidepressant use increases risk for all-cause mortality.1 It is generally known that most antidepressants work...

Inflammation: the Underlying Driver of Many Chronic Diseases It is becoming increasingly accepted within medicine that inflammation is an underlying driver of many of the chronic diseases plagued by our society today. Diabetes is no different, though the mechanism by...

Too Much Time Charting Leaves Not Enough Time for Chatting with Patients No one likes it, and most of us complain about it, but just how much time are we spending doing it? Charting? The answer to this question may surprise you. A recent research article was published...

Antibiotic Resistant Ecosystem Exists in Hospitals and Health Care Facilities The newest research in the antibiotic resistant bacterial infections is starting to show that it is not isolated infections of single bacteria, but many various bacterial types that are...

A New Study Challenges a Historical View of Scarcity in the Slim 6 Categories of Emotion in Psychology A very interesting new study is challenging a historical view in psychology that there are merely six categories of emotion: happiness, sadness, anger, fear,...

Node Smith, ND Hospitalizations for a feared complication of diabetes, diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), rise sharply as adolescents transition to adulthood in the U.S, but not in Canada, according to a new study published May 8 in the Journal of General Internal Medicine....

Node Smith, ND As of this writing, SB 734 still sits on the desk of the Ways and Means Committee, and we are waiting for it to move to the Sub-Committee on Human Services. This subcommittee is co-chaired by Senator Beyer and Representative Nosse, both are bill...

Node Smith, ND New analysis by academics from the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) predicts the dead may outnumber the living on Facebook within fifty years, a trend that will have grave implications for how we treat our digital heritage in the future. Analysis...

Node Smith, ND Obesity and emotional problems, such as feelings of low mood and anxiety, tend to develop hand-in-hand from as young as 7 years, according to new research presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Glasgow, UK (28 April-1 May)....