Node Smith, ND Researchers have found that focusing powerful non-invasive magnet stimulation on a specific brain area can improve the symptoms of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). This opens the way to treat the large minority of sufferers who do not respond to...
Node Smith, ND Suicide is becoming more common in America, an increase most pronounced in rural areas, new research has found. Suicide surges in rural America The study, which appears online in the journal JAMA Network Open, also highlights a cluster of factors,...
Node Smith, ND A new study in mice led by UCLA biologists strongly suggests that serotonin and drugs that target serotonin, such as antidepressants, can have a major effect on the gut's microbiota -- the 100 trillion or so bacteria and other microbes that live in the...
Node Smith, ND Commissioned by pelvic floor muscle trainer Pelviva, the research of 2,000 women aged over 40 confirms this is one of the biggest areas of female public health, which demands immediate attention by all healthcare professionals. An urgent issue: more...
Node Smith, ND Alcohol biosensors suitable for use by everyday drinkers are a step closer, following a positive study of prototype devices published in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research. Keeping track of alcohol intake can be challenging,...
NODE SMITH, ND A study of rheumatology patients and clinicians has found that while the majority found phone or video consultations more convenient than face-to-face consultations, they viewed so-called telemedicine as less diagnostically accurate than in-person...
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Node Smith, ND After months of social distancing mandates, people are leaning heavily on technology for a sense of social connection. But new research from The University of Texas at Austin suggests people too often opt to send email or text messages when a phone call...
Nature Cure Clinical Pearls Jared L. Zeff, ND, VNMI, LAc The following is not an article prepared for a medical journal. Not every statement of fact is cited or referenced. This is a commentary on the medicine, a running set of observations about practice in the...
Lauren Tessier, ND As discussed in the last installment of this article, there are numerous concerns with employing antifungals, including the growing issue of antifungal resistance and the complexities of how and when to use them appropriately. Part 1...
The Vital Conversation James Sensenig, NDMona Morstein, ND, DHANP This article joins a series of articles in NDNR that are based on transcripts of the Naturopathic Medicine Institute (NMI)’s Wednesday morning call-in program, The Vital...
According to a new study out of the University College Cork in Ireland and published in Translational Psychiatry, gut bacteria may directly affect brain structure and function, offering new ways to treat multiple sclerosis (MS) and psychiatric conditions. The...
According to research out of Tomsk State University in Russia, new research identifies the historical trends that suggest we should be worried about the planet’s future. “It is broadly accepted that biodiversity and the ecosystem are both fundamental to sustaining...
A study out of the Earth Institute and Department of Biological Sciences at Columbia University, discussed biomonitoring of industrial pollutants and the health and policy implications of the chemical body burden. There is a chemical burden that every individual...
Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman, ND, MSW The first and foremost homeopath to introduce and document bird remedies is Jonathan Shore, MD, of California. However, we have found in the Reference Works computer program information on various other bird remedies that we have...
Chad Larson, NMD, DC, CCN, CSCS In the past 2 weeks, I diagnosed a middle-aged male with celiac disease, and a teenage female with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. Since their symptoms weren’t really textbook for those conditions, it was their positive family history for...
Closing the Window to Hackers & Malware Matthew Knapp On April 14, 2016, the US Department of Homeland Security issued an alert to users of the once popular, video-rendering program QuickTime, to uninstall the program from Windows based operating systems. The...
According to a study out of Michigan State University published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, the higher rates of Flint children showed elevated lead levels in their blood during drier months of the year, even before the...
According to an article published online by EcoWatch, the Center for Food Safety and other organizations are suing the FDA over their recent approval of the first-ever genetically (GE) food animal, an Atlantic salmon that is engineered to grow quickly, created by...
According to a study published by the American Heart Association, endometriosis, the prevalent gynecologic disease associated with systemic chronic inflammation, heightened oxidative stress, and atherogenic lipid profile that may increase women’s risk for coronary...
According to a report by the New England Journal of Medicine, the zika virus infection can cause fetal brain abnormalities as well as prolonged maternal viremia. The Zika virus which became more infamous recently with the outbreak in South America in 2015. “One...
Closing the Window to Hackers & Malware Matthew Knapp On April 14, 2016, the US Department of Homeland Security issued an alert to users of the once popular, video-rendering program QuickTime, to uninstall the program from Windows based operating systems. The...
According to a study out of Michigan State University published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, the higher rates of Flint children showed elevated lead levels in their blood during drier months of the year, even before the...
According to an article published online by EcoWatch, the Center for Food Safety and other organizations are suing the FDA over their recent approval of the first-ever genetically (GE) food animal, an Atlantic salmon that is engineered to grow quickly, created by...
According to a study published by the American Heart Association, endometriosis, the prevalent gynecologic disease associated with systemic chronic inflammation, heightened oxidative stress, and atherogenic lipid profile that may increase women’s risk for coronary...
According to a report by the New England Journal of Medicine, the zika virus infection can cause fetal brain abnormalities as well as prolonged maternal viremia. The Zika virus which became more infamous recently with the outbreak in South America in 2015. “One...
Stacie Deyglio, ND Blood is usually drawn from a patient in order to examine metabolic biochemical markers that signify either optimal or poor physiological functioning and help diagnose illness. Dr Richard Maurer’s first book, The Blood Code, is a dynamic approach to...
Alex Vasquez, DC, ND, DO, FACN For the accurate understanding and effective treatment of any disease, all components of the disease should first be integrated into a cohesive and consistent model that explains all aspects of the disease, including risk factors,...
Jillian Stansbury, ND Astragalus membranaceus, going by the common names Huangqui in China, and milk vetch in the United States, is one of the most fundamental herbs used in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Astragalus roots have also been used as a medicinal food by...
David J. Schleich, PhD In astronomy, the term “syzygy” refers to alignments, such as when the sun, the earth, and the moon line up to create conjunctions, oppositions, or occultations (we know them as solar or lunar eclipses). From time to time, but inevitably,...
Holly Lucille, ND, RN In conventional practices, NSAIDs and glucocorticoids are used the most frequently for RA treatment, but they also bring with them a host of side effects, especially in long-term use. Possible adverse effects include stomach and liver damage,...
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Node Smith, ND Individuals who can unconsciously predict complex patterns, an ability called implicit pattern learning, are likely to hold stronger beliefs that there is a god who creates patterns of events in the universe, according to neuroscientists at Georgetown...
Node Smith, ND Even mild concussions cause severe and long-lasting impairments in the brain's ability to clean itself of toxins, and this may seed it for Alzheimer's disease, dementia and other neurodegenerative problems, new research from the University of Virginia...
