Naturopathic Perspective Decker Weiss, NMD, FASA As a human species, we face grave dangers from climate change, food shortages, wars, terrorism, and more. As a physician, there is not much I can [...]

Node Smith, ND A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and published in JAMA Network Open, found that 81% of antibiotics prescribed by dentists – who [...]

Node Smith, ND Concentrations of antibiotics found in some of the world’s rivers exceed ‘safe’ levels by up to 300 times, the first ever global study has discovered. Researchers [...]

Node Smith, ND Outpatient healthcare providers inappropriately prescribed antibiotics to 40 percent of patients in a major Veterans Affairs healthcare system, a higher figure than in previous [...]

Node Smith, ND A recent research study suggests that changing the gut microbiome in children with autism could reduce the severity of the symptoms they experience.1 This is part of a longer [...]

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 [...]