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Node Smith, ND Music is a viable alternative to sedative medications in reducing patient anxiety prior to an anesthesia procedure, according to a Penn Medicine study published today in the journal Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. Music is a viable alternative...
Node Smith, ND Japanese study finds convincing evidence that hearing loss in older people is associated with restriction of outdoor activities, anxiety, and memory loss. Hearing loss is the world's fourth-leading cause of years lived with disability The condition may...
Node Smith, ND The 18-year life expectancy gap between people with mental illness and the general population can only be bridged by protecting patients' physical and mental health, according to a new study. Bridging the gap: protecting patients' physical and mental...
Node Smith, ND New research raises questions as to whether too many infants are getting tongue-tie and lip tether surgery (also called frenulectomy) to help improve breastfeeding, despite limited medical evidence supporting the procedure. Are too many infants getting...
Node Smith, ND For the better part of a century, life expectancy in industrialized countries like the United States steadily improved. But during the past three decades, and particularly since 2010, the trend has slowed or, in some places, reversed for non-Hispanic...
Krystal Tellier, ND, CPM Blending naturopathic care and midwifery is easy from a philosophical perspective. Patients often seek midwifery care for pregnancy because of the individualized and personal care. This individualized plan and personalization is often what...
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Node Smith, ND After only a few days caring for critically ill COVID-19 patients at the start of the outbreak in New York City, Aakriti Gupta, MD, realized that this was much more than a respiratory disease. "On the front lines right from the beginning..." "I was on...
Node Smith, ND We humans may not always see eye to eye on politics, religion, sports and other matters of debate. But at least we can agree on the location and size of objects in our physical surroundings. Or can we? Can we really see eye-to-eye? Not according to new...
Tolle Causam Lauren Tessier, ND Abstract This comprehensive clinical review by Dr. Lauren Tessier examines the far-reaching health impacts of mold and mycotoxin exposure in pediatric populations, challenging the under-recognition of mold as a significant...
Naturopathic News TIA TRIVISONNO, ND, LAC When the wind of change blows, some people build walls and others build windmills. (Chinese Proverb) The New York Association of Naturopathic Physicians (NYANP) is...
By Sarah A LoBisco, ND The Study A recent Canadian study sought to examine if there was an associated risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children whose mothers used antidepressants during pregnancy.1-3 The researchers identified 145,456 singleton full-term...
In a study conducted by Translational Psychology, researchers went out to study a link between childhood temperament and substance abuse later in life. In the study, young children were studied, then as adolescents went through more tests and their brains were...
A cohort study published in JAMA Pediatrics found that antidepressants taken during pregnancy led to an 87 percent increased risk of autism. The study included 145,456 children born in Quebec to measure whether exposure to antidepressants in utero affected the risk of...
A recent report published in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology highlighted a rare side effect of a botanical medicine. A 45-year-old woman was recently diagnosed with a severe heart-rhythm disorder known as bidirectional ventricular tachycardia (BVT). This rare heart...
Researchers from the National Institute on Aging Intramural Research Program and the John Hopkins University School of Medicine looked at neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and if exercise can help our brains not lose energy as we age. An enzyme called SIRT3...
New research is showing that specific gut microbes signal use to stop eating following a meal. A recent release in Cell Metabolism journal shows that certain proteins are produced 20 minutes following a meal to suppress appetite and further food intake. When these...
New research is now linking low vitamin D status to increased risk of Systemic Lupu Erythematosus and higher disease activity. Lupus is an autoimmune disease causing widespread inflammation that affects many of the body’s systems. A previous study published in 2012 in...
In a quest to stay healthy, many people are seeking natural ways to prevent neurodegenerative diseases. Recent studies show that pomegranate extract, which is a rich source of disease-fighting polyphenols, can help protect against the development of Alzheimer's...
A new study published in the journal Natural Communication is proposing that the more fat we have, the harder it is to lose weight. As we gain fat mass the body produces a protein that actually inhibits the body’s ability to burn fat. This protein is called sLR11....
In Brazil and other developing countries, the regulation of prescriptions is not ideal. This study narrowed its focus to look at pediatric medications in Brazil over a period of nine months. In addition, they interviewed caregivers that were responsible for those...
New research is showing that specific gut microbes signal use to stop eating following a meal. A recent release in Cell Metabolism journal shows that certain proteins are produced 20 minutes following a meal to suppress appetite and further food intake. When these...
New research is now linking low vitamin D status to increased risk of Systemic Lupu Erythematosus and higher disease activity. Lupus is an autoimmune disease causing widespread inflammation that affects many of the body’s systems. A previous study published in 2012 in...
In a quest to stay healthy, many people are seeking natural ways to prevent neurodegenerative diseases. Recent studies show that pomegranate extract, which is a rich source of disease-fighting polyphenols, can help protect against the development of Alzheimer's...
A new study published in the journal Natural Communication is proposing that the more fat we have, the harder it is to lose weight. As we gain fat mass the body produces a protein that actually inhibits the body’s ability to burn fat. This protein is called sLR11....
In Brazil and other developing countries, the regulation of prescriptions is not ideal. This study narrowed its focus to look at pediatric medications in Brazil over a period of nine months. In addition, they interviewed caregivers that were responsible for those...
Vascular Dementia is the second-most common type of dementia after Alzheimer’s disease and the researchers decided to see if probiotics could make any inroads. Vascular Dementia (VaD) occurs when, due to a blocked or diseased vascular system, the cerebral blood supply...
It is well known that acupuncture has many uses for a multitude of health concerns, but it is rarely considered for use in emergent care situations. Countless studies have shown its effectiveness for treating acute and chronic pain, and it has even been shown to have...
New research is showing antibiotic resistance to medication used as a last resort. This resistance is also showing to spread between species, suggesting that global spread of this resistance is a possibility and possible already occurring. More and more we see that...
IBS is a condition that affects 10-20 percent of the population and is characterized by abdominal pain or discomfort and altered bowel movements. The World Journal of Gastroenterology conducted a study to see the how environmental pollution causes issues in the GI...
Jillian Stansbury, ND In addition to genetic predisposition to androgenic alopecia and poor circulatory health, stress may exacerbate the process. Acute stress causes hair loss in animals and humans. One investigation of serum cortisol levels and glucocorticoid...
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Node Smith, ND Most traditional cancer therapies target either the tumor cells themselves or indiscriminately kill any rapidly dividing cell. New findings by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine indicate that manipulating macrophages, a...
Node Smith, ND The thin, slippery layer of cartilage between the bones in the knee is magical stuff: strong enough to withstand a person's weight, but soft and supple enough to cushion the joint against impact, over decades of repeat use. That combination of...
