Most older women are prescribed statins that have high levels of blood cholesterol, but the effects of the drug have not been well-studied in this group as it seems was done in other groups. There is currently a new study from Australia that find older women taking statins to lower cholesterol may have a significantly […]
Immune System Drugs for Multiple Myeloma
October 8, 2018The immune system takes a real hit with multiple myeloma and makes it much harder to fight infections. For this reason, your immune system is a focus in many of the mainstream treatments for multiple myeloma. You might want to consult with your doctor to consider the different immune system drugs out there, what […]
Choosing Complementary Medicine For Cancer
August 27, 2018Choosing the complementary medicine best suited for your type of cancer can be a daunting and overwhelming decision. My opinion is a true integrative program of science based protocols that are done outside of the United States. However, many people are unable to travel outside of the US. There is some helpful information on integrative treatments […]
Complementary Cancer Treatments
August 24, 2018There are therapies to ease your symptoms of cancer or the treatment side effects that might include pain, nausea, fatigue or anxiety. You might want to consider looking beyond the tandard medicine for some alternative solutions. The complementary therapies may not always cure the disease, (but certainly might) but many of them can help you […]
Those who have cancer, along with their family and friends, have been searching anything that’s available to find the best possible way to beat the disease. Things like “personalized medicine,” “precision medicine,” or “targeted drugs” are things you have likely seen. But are these things that can help you, and exactly what are they? Precision […]
Research is showing that American doctors are over-prescribing many of the different kinds of drugs, especially antibiotics and opioid painkillers. Health care expenses in the U.S. have risen to $3.2 trillion annually as of 2015. According to a government report, prescription prices combined with over-prescribing are reasons for these rising costs. Psychiatric drugs were not […]
Advance Treatment of Adult Cancer
June 25, 2018The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) researchers have found an epigenetic modification that might be the cause of 15% of adult cancers of the throat that are linked to alcohol and tobacco use. The researchers are hopeful that the discovery can pave a path in the development of new, targeted and […]
When you commit to holistic care you are treating the whole person through mind, body and spirit. A combination of traditional, and what your doctor might call complementary medicine, is the definition of holistic care. An example might be treating cancer with chemotherapy and acupuncture. Chemo and radiation are proven to fight the disease, but […]
Over the past 35 years the consumption of olive oil has increased more than 10-fold in the U.S. It has gone from 29 metric tons (MT) in 1980 to 327 MT in 2015. Oil became more widely used with the popularity of the Mediterranean diet and made the oil a $16 billion a year industry. […]
An oil that is packed with benefits that may greatly uplift your body and mind is Amyris oil. It isn’t as valuable as sandalwood, but it offers amazing health perks that will make you want more of this herbal oil. The Amyris derives from the Rutaceae botanical family and known as West Indian/Indies sandalwood. […]
