Within the decade after penicillin was discovered in 1928, antibiotics were seen as wonder drugs able to wipe out many potentially fatal bacterial infections. With these new weapons against disease, physicians gradually expanded the use of...
A large number of patients in my practice present with allergy related problems: eczema, hay fever, sinusitis, ear infections,
In conventional medicine, the primary function of the physician is diagnosis, i.e., identifying which disease a person is suffering from. This disease-diagnosis orientation leads to the disease-treatment, symptom-relief system that dominates health...
The good news is age doesn't have to mean forgetful days, heart attacks and brittle bones. As middle aged baby boomers approach the senior years, geriatric research is gaining momentum. We're learning how preventive health practices--exercise, diet...
Everybody has an opinion about what you should eat. Your parents may try to convince you that you'll wither away unless you eat meat and drink milk. Herbert Shelton, founder of the Hygienists, says any mucus-forming food, dairy being at the top of...
Naturopathic Medicine: Moving to Center Court in Health Care Interview with Joseph Pizzorno, Jr., N. D. ;Mr. Joe Pizzorno, N.D. is a friendly, energetic man, fit
Cancer refers to a broad group of diseases in which body cells grow out of control and are or become malignant (harmful). Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States (heart disease is first). Current estimates say that 30...
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Most people take it for granted that they'll have children one day. In fact, most people are so confident they can conceive, they use birth control until they're ready for parenthood. Yet 10 to 15 percent of all couples are infertile; half the time...
