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Table of Contents | 2011 | February

ND Student Language Proficiency- Should We Be Worried?

David Schleich, PhD One would expect that our students would bring with them into their first year more than adequate writing, reading, speaking and listening skills to get through medical school. Such skills are, after all, fundamental for professional success....

CYP2D6 and Tamoxifen: SSRIs Lessen Benefit

Jacob Schor, ND Current evidence suggests that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) may reduce the effectiveness of tamoxifen citrate in preventing breast cancer recurrence. This has special relevance because SSRIs are now widely prescribed to treat hot...

Environmental Links to Breast Cancer and Endometriosis

Marianne Marchese, ND Over the years, there has been a steady rise in women’s health conditions such as breast cancer and endometriosis. Some say the increase is owing to better screening and testing. This may be partially true; however, during this past half century,...

What Is That Buzzing in My Ear?

Joseph Kellerstein, DC, ND Anita is petite, slender, and elegant, just the bearing you might expect in a longtime ballet teacher. She presented in September 2010, so the case is not yet properly called cured. As a convention, we should wait 1 year to call it so. In...

Yin Tonic Herbs and Blood Tonic Herbs

Robin DiPasquale, ND, RH (AHG) Qi is the commander of blood Blood is the mother of qi Qi moves blood and blood nourishes qi The well-being of the female reproductive system can be differentiated and treated in Western medicine using the concept of hormonal balancing...

Chlorosis, or Poverty of the Blood

Sussanna Czeranko, ND The chlorosis of young girls has become a fashion. There is scarcely one family with grown up daughters of which not one, at least, is suffering of chlorosis. Benedict Lust 1908, 6  Nervousness and chlorosis or anaemia, often go hand in hand. The...

Low Sexual Desire in Women: Perceiving the Whole

Leslie Solomonian, BSc, ND Introduction Sexual dysfunction is a common and exceedingly complex concern experienced by women.  It is a source of personal distress, and contributes to poor self-esteem, relationship disruption and decreased quality of life1-3.  The...

Bastyr University Welcomes New Member to Board of Trustees

David Lang brings a wealth of nonprofit leadership experience to the Board Kenmore, Wash. (Feb. 8, 2011) — Bastyr University has announced David Lang as the newest member of the institution’s Board of Trustees. Lang is executive director of the Balboa Park Cultural...

Breast Cancer and Endometriosis

Most of the chemicals developed in the United States have not been tested to determine if they can harm human health. Investigations show that human exposure to chemicals in our environment can cause endocrine-disrupting conditions in women.

Brain Aging, Estrogen, and the Critical Period Hypothesis

The Experts Speak Mark Swanson, ND with Barbara Sherwin, PhD, and Michael Craig, MD The idea of a “critical period” (CP) is fairly old and well known. In general, a CP “is a limited time in which an event can occur, usually to result in some kind of transformation”...

February 2011 | Women's Medicine

Volume 7 Issue 2 Estrogen Receptors Ronald Steriti, ND, PhD Low Sexual Desire in Women Leslie Solomonian, ND CYP2D6 and Tamoxifen Jacob Schor, ND Chlorosis, or Poverty of the Blood Sussanna Czeranko, ND What Is That Buzzing in My Ear? Joseph Kellerstein, DC, ND Yin...

A Naturopathic Approach to Intrauterine Insemination

Conceiving with Compassion Deborah Gleisner, ND, LM, CPM and Setareh Tais, ND Infertility is a surprisingly common condition with significant psychological, social, medical and economic implications. The National Survey of Family Growth estimates that 1.2 million...

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