Involuntary urination is ironically a problem experienced at both ends of a person's life, both during infancy and aging. Older adults have difficulty with bladder control usually because of either urinary tract disease, nervous system dysfunction...
Surgery represents conventional medicine at its best and its worst. On the one hand, surgery demonstrates incredibly sophisticated informational and technical advancement, yet on the other hand, it often indicates the inability of physicians and...
When I received a call from Dr. Edwin Dervisevic, a physician in Slovenia, my eyes crossed and my forehead wrinkled. Slovenia? At first thought, it sounded like one of the countries from which Groucho Marx once claimed to be king. But on further...
Homeopathic medicines are often effective in treating the average case of mumps, and help reduce the chances of complications. In "Mumps" Dana Ullman, M.P.H. outlines common symptoms related to mumps, and suggests the appropriate homeopathic remedy...
According to a recent survey, approximately one-third of Costa Rica’s population of three million people have used homeopathic medicines. Due to the growing popularity of this natural therapeutic, Costa Rican physicians have recently sought to...
In "First Aid with Homeopathic Medicines”" Dana Ullman, M.P.H. shows how homeopathic remedies for first aid and sports injuries are very easy to prescribe and are usually very effective in reducing pain of the injury and speeding the healing process...
Homeopathic medicine is a natural pharmaceutical science that uses various plants, minerals or animals in very small dose to stimulate the sick person's natural defenses. The medicines are individually chosen for their ability to cause in overdose...
Allergies can be imprisoning. They can make it impossible to go for a walk in the country, and even make it difficult to go outside. Some allergy sufferers can't visit their friends who have pets, and many others can't eat their favorite foods. In...
Homeopathic medicines are often effective in treating measles, though medical attention should also be sought due to the possibility of complications from this disease. In "Measles" Dana Ullman, M.P.H. presents nine specific homeopathic remedies and...
Conventional medical treatments tend to focus on treating or controlling symptoms. Whereas, natural therapeutics primarily attend to augmenting the person's own inherent defenses. Although the direct treatment of symptoms often has immediate...
Dana Ullman MPH