Node Smith, ND University of Virginia School of Medicine scientist has identified key immunological changes in people who abruptly develop an allergic reaction to mammalian meat, such as beef. His work also provides an important framework for other scientists to probe...
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New Drug to Stimulate Endocannabinoid System for Treatment of PTSD
Node Smith, ND A medication that boosts the body's own cannabis-like substances, endocannabinoids, shows promise to help the brain unlearn fear memories when these are no longer meaningful. These results, obtained in an early-stage, experimental study on healthy...
Gout May Increase Risk of Advanced Kidney Disease
Node Smith, ND Patients with gout are at increased risk of chronic kidney disease and kidney failure, according to new University of Limerick (UL), Ireland led research. Patients recruited in general practice with a diagnosis of gout more than twice as likely to...
Q&A: Mysterious Lung Disease Linked to Vaping
Node Smith, ND Dr. John E. Parker was working at a West Virginia hospital in 2015 when a 31-year-old female patient was admitted with acute respiratory problems. A team of doctors ultimately suspected that her mysterious case of lipoid pneumonia might be related to...
Cannabis-Related Poison Control Calls Regarding Children Double After Legalization
Node Smith, ND After medical marijuana became legal in Massachusetts, cannabis-related poison control calls involving the commonwealth's children and teenagers doubled, according to a public health investigation led by University of Massachusetts Amherst injury...
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Important Factors in Naturopathic Professional Formation (part 4 in a series)
Canadian naturopathic doctors faced a bumpy road in trying to position their naturopathic college in the higher education landscape. Understanding and defining the formation of naturopathy as a heterodox system of naturopathic medicine exhibits some of what Geiger...
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“Catastrophizing” Pain Linked to More Sedentary Behavior
Node Smith, ND Chronic pain affects the majority of older adults in the U.S., and getting enough exercise plays a key role in pain management. New research suggests that how people think about their pain can have a significant effect on whether they get enough...
Our Memory and Sense of Self Tied to Our Physical Perception of Our Bodies
Node Smith, ND Our sense of who we are is thought to be influenced by things like our childhood experiences, our interactions with others, and now, researchers say, our bodies. A study appearing August 26 in the journal iScience shows that, when pairs of friends...
50% Reduction in Earth Seismic Activity From COVID-19 Lockdown
Node Smith, ND The lack of human activity during lockdown caused human-linked vibrations in the Earth to drop by an average of 50% between March and May 2020. This quiet period is the longest and most pronounced quiet period of seismic noise in recorded history This...
Microbiome’s Role in Dealing with Cancer
Node Smith, ND Researchers with the Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases at the Cumming School of Medicine (CSM) have discovered which gut bacteria help our immune system battle cancerous tumors and how they do it. The discovery may provide a new understanding of why...
Potential for Averting Genetic Disaster
According to a study published in Nature Biotechnology, researchers have sifted through hundreds of thousands of individuals, sifting through scans of their genomes, looking for patterns in their genetics to figure out what keeps people healthy. They found 13...
Women Should Be Given More Time During Labor
A study out of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was conducted to see whether extending the length of labor in nulliparous (who have never had a child) women with prolonged second stage affects the incidence of cesarean delivery and maternal...
Regulation of the Prefrontal Cortex Myelination by the Microbiota
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...
Western Lifestyle Spells the End of Biodiversity
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...
Biomonitoring of Industrial Pollutants
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...
Dramatic Cure for Depression: A Case of Red-Tailed Hawk
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...
Autoimmune Disease: The Importance of Family History
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...
Is QuickTime on your practice’s computer? Time to uninstall.
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...
Lead in Soil Another Factor in Flint, Michigan
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...
FDA Sued Over Genetically-engineered Salmon
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...
Dramatic Cure for Depression: A Case of Red-Tailed Hawk
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...
Autoimmune Disease: The Importance of Family History
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...
Is QuickTime on your practice’s computer? Time to uninstall.
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...
Lead in Soil Another Factor in Flint, Michigan
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...
FDA Sued Over Genetically-engineered Salmon
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...
Endometriosis and Heart Disease Risk
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...
Confirmed: Zika Virus Causes Fetal Brain Abnormalities
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...
Book Review: The Blood Code- Unlock the Secrets of Your Metabolism
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...
Microbial Origins of Fibromyalgia
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,...
Astragalus: Use of the Herb in the Treatment of Allergy & Autoimmunity
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...
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How Psychedelics Bind to the Brain
Node Smith, ND Psychedelic drugs such as LSD, psilocybin, and mescaline cause severe and often long-lasting hallucinations, but they show great potential in treating serious psychiatric conditions, such as major depressive disorder. To fully investigate this...
Moderate Cannabis Use May Cause Cognitive Impairment in Teens
Node Smith, ND, A new study led by researchers from the University of Colorado School of Medicine compares adolescent siblings to determine the impact of early and frequent use of marijuana on cognitive function. New study compares adolescent siblings to determine the...









