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Node Smith, ND Whether children have ongoing sleep problems from birth through childhood or do not develop sleep problems until they begin school, a new study by researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has found that sleep disturbances at any age are...
Node Smith, ND Chlamydia are bacteria that cause venereal diseases. In humans, they can only survive if they enter the cells. This is the only place where they find the necessary metabolites for their reproduction. And this happens in a relatively simple way: the...
Node Smith, ND African-Americans have up to three times the risk of dying from strokes as people of European descent, yet there has been little investigation of if and how genetic variants contribute to their elevated stroke risk. Until now. The largest analysis of...
Node Smith, ND A research collaboration involving Monash University has made an exciting discovery that may eventually lead to targeted treatments to combat drug-resistant bacterial infections, one of the greatest threats to global health. An exciting discovery that...
Node Smith, ND Some supposedly inert ingredients in common drugs -- such as dyes and preservatives -- may potentially be biologically active and could lead to unanticipated side effects, according to a preliminary new study by researchers from the UC San Francisco...
Saul Marcus, ND Abstract Roberts’ Formula is a classic naturopathic herbal preparation long used to treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), gastric ulcers, and related gastrointestinal disorders. This article traces its origins with British herbalist Captain Frank...
Eric Yarnell, ND, RH(AHG) Chickweed, a humble Eurasian weed, continues to find favor among naturopathic physicians as an anti-itch topical agent. Though skeptics charge that such a gentle herb could not possibly be clinically relevant, those who actually do use it...
J.D. McCoy, NMD “Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.”- Confucius Since 1997 there has been a 726% increase in nonsurgical cosmetic procedures, with the majority of patients being female and falling between ages 35 and 50 (ASAPS, 2005). Americans spent...
Guru Sandesh Singh Khalsa, ND The College of Naturopathic Medicine of the University of Bridgeport (UB) is the first college of naturopathic medicine to be founded in a comprehensive university. Following five years of candidacy for accreditation, the college was...
Mitch Kennedy, ND Consumers are forcing the $35 billion per year lawn and garden care industry to make space for organics. Stores like Lowe’s, Sears, and Home Depot, which traditionally have only sold synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, are selling record amounts of...
Mitch Kennedy, ND Many epidemiologic studies have shown the relationship between children’s exposure to lead during developing years and the detrimental effects on neurologic development. A new study done in Mexico looked at IQ level of children exposed to lead in...
Mitch Kennedy, ND Researchers at the University of Minnesota have found residues from animal antibiotics in common produce. Spreading raw manure on fields from animals treated with antibiotics is a common practice on conventional farms. Unfortunately, scientists have...
Carolyn Campbell, MA,CPPC The simplest of things we do in our business can create a lasting impression. The more we intentionally create that impression, the more positive the results can be. As practitioners, consultants, and business owners, we’d like to believe...
Jennifer Brett, ND, LAc Urticaria is defined as “local wheals and erythema in the superficial dermis” (Beers and Berkow, 1999). Chronic urticaria is any wheals or erythema lasting more than six weeks. Wheals form as a result of histamine release resulting in local...
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 field. It’s not meant to be...
WENDY WELLS, NMD When I see a patient who has allergy symptoms such as runny nose, sneezing, and watery and itchy eyes, I consider all of the possible factors that laid the foundation for their symptoms. The underlying...
VIRENDER SODHI, ND, MD (AYURVEDA) BK, a 32-year-old female at the time, presented to my office with a previously established diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). She had been diagnosed 2+ years prior by her physician, at which...
FRASER SMITH, MATD, ND No matter the obstacles they place, the truth of our medicine will win out. (John Bastyr)1 If we take the phrase “modern world” to denote the advent of a society using technology at a higher level than ever seen, based on an...
Light to Moderate Drinking Still Reigns Supreme in Reducing Cardiovascular Related Deaths A recent study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology confirms that light to moderate drinking may have some benefits, while heavy drinking still increases the risk...
Current Study Supports Diminished Serotonin as Causal Link to Alzheimers/Dementia Researchers at John Hopkins are suggesting that lower serotonin in the brain is a causal link to the development of mild cognitive decline, dementia and Alzheimer’s.1 Serotonin is an...
Microbiome and probiotic company offers consumers the first DNA sequencing analysis to measure both bacteria and fungus in the digestive tract BIOHM, a probiotic company guided by the cutting edge research of Dr. Mahmoud Ghannoum, Ph.D., MBA, FIDSA, is officially...
It's Finally Here, Ladies and Gentlemen, a Pill to Replace Exercise Well, at least for individuals suffering from heart failure, who may not be able to stand the physical strains on the heart caused by increased activity.1 Scientists at Ottawa University, Canada have...
Marijuana may be associated with an increase in cardiovascular emergencies, recent research suggests.1 Studies on marijuana have been scarce, owing to the drug classification being maintained as a schedule 1 narcotic by the Federal Drug Administration. However, with...
Governor Raimondo of Rhode Island has signed a bill licensing Naturopathic Doctors in the state. We would like to congratulate the Rhode Island Association of Naturopathic Physicians for their dedication, hard work, and ceaseless advocation in helping get this bill...
Researchers are looking at a gene which is vital in the ability to rebound from sleep deprivation.1 The surprising aspect of the discovery is that the gene is not located in the brain, but in skeletal muscle. It may allow for targeted treatments of insomnia and other...
Researchers believe that conditions which present with widespread symptomatic pain may be the result of pain centralization, like the pain in fibromyalgia.1 The pain in Fibromyalgia is recognized as being centralized.2 In other words, the central nervous system has...
A team of scientists from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have been researching the effects of environmental exposure to triclocarban (TCC), which is an antimicrobial agent common in personal care products as well as the medical field.1 TCC is one of the...
PORTLAND, Ore. (Aug. 17, 2017) — National University of Natural Medicine has appointed Glenn C. Smith, EdD, to the position of associate vice president of Student Affairs and dean of students. Smith is a college administrator and educator with more than 30 years of...
Governor Raimondo of Rhode Island has signed a bill licensing Naturopathic Doctors in the state. We would like to congratulate the Rhode Island Association of Naturopathic Physicians for their dedication, hard work, and ceaseless advocation in helping get this bill...
Researchers are looking at a gene which is vital in the ability to rebound from sleep deprivation.1 The surprising aspect of the discovery is that the gene is not located in the brain, but in skeletal muscle. It may allow for targeted treatments of insomnia and other...
Researchers believe that conditions which present with widespread symptomatic pain may be the result of pain centralization, like the pain in fibromyalgia.1 The pain in Fibromyalgia is recognized as being centralized.2 In other words, the central nervous system has...
A team of scientists from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have been researching the effects of environmental exposure to triclocarban (TCC), which is an antimicrobial agent common in personal care products as well as the medical field.1 TCC is one of the...
PORTLAND, Ore. (Aug. 17, 2017) — National University of Natural Medicine has appointed Glenn C. Smith, EdD, to the position of associate vice president of Student Affairs and dean of students. Smith is a college administrator and educator with more than 30 years of...
A team of researchers has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that seemingly can identify whether someone suffers from depression or not by looking at their Instagram photos.1 The project is part of a joint venture between Harvard University and the...
A recent research study is looking at the possibility of reversing memory loss progression in Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) by addressing an enzymatic component which underlies the cognitive degeneration seen in the disease.1 In AD, there seems to be an enzyme that forms a...
A recent meta analysis looked at the efficacy of using breathing exercises in the treatment of certain cardiovascular diseases.1 Specifically, the meta analysis concerned itself with heart rate (HR) and blood pressure (BP), since increases in these physiological...
Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to administer medication, and vaccinations without a needle? I was surprised to learn that this technology exists, and is championed by the WHO, CDC and other organizations doing work in developing countries where massive vaccination...
A recent study projects that small decreases in the MMR vaccine could lead to large increases in measles outbreaks.1 The study is a response to the 18 states which allow for non-medical or philosophical belief exemptions to vaccinations. The study cites that as a...
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NODE SMITH, ND For many years, clinicians have been hesitant to diagnose adolescents with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), believing it was a mental health "death sentence" for a patient because there was no clear treatment. Carla Sharp, professor of psychology...
NODE SMITH, ND A new study suggests that a lot of people might be going through life with symptoms that resemble concussion -- a finding supporting researchers' argument that athletes recovering from a brain injury should be assessed and treated on a highly...
