Node Smith, ND A recent research article supports what naturopathic medicine has known for generations, that antibiotics kill helpful bacteria and cause more problems than they solve. The [...]

Node Smith, ND A study published in the European Journal of Public Health recently acknowledges that probiotics taken as a preventative measure may lower the number of antibiotic prescriptions [...]

Tolle Causam Shannyn Fowl, ND So many pulmonary pathologies are difficult to treat and sometimes even difficult to diagnose. Pneumonia, on the other hand, is usually a clear diagnosis after an [...]

Node Smith, ND Vaginal yeast infections are a fairly common woman’s health complaint, causing itching and irritation, and general discomfort. However, female genitalia is not the only site that [...]

Node Smith, ND There has been a recent recirculation of information warning against the use of ciprofloxacin, and other antibiotics of the fluoroquinolone class.1 The warnings are specific to the [...]

Node Smith, ND A recent study on antibiotic prescribing patterns has estimated that approximately a third of all antibiotics prescribed for children, globally, are meant to prevent potential [...]

Node Smith, ND The Time is Now to STOP Using Prophylactic Antibiotics in Healthy Animals New advisory guidelines from the World Health Organization (WHO) urge farmers to stop the use of [...]

Antibiotic Resistant Ecosystem Exists in Hospitals and Health Care Facilities The newest research in the antibiotic resistant bacterial infections is starting to show that it is not isolated [...]

Using Antibiotics Early In Life Has Stressful Repercussions New research has suggested that using antibiotics early in life – in young children, and even in utero – results in a [...]

Carly Wendler, ND Disturbances in the establishment of the indigenous intestinal microbiome, caused by environmental and maternal factors in early life, have been linked to the risk of [...]