Category: therapy

Unleashing the Power of Enzymes in Fighting Cancer

If you’ve read my book, I Used to Have Cancer, you know I believe that enzymes are one of your best defense mechanisms against cancer. In fact, if you have cancer, you can almost bet that your enzyme reserves are deficient. And should you know that it’s surprisingly simple to balance the scales and improve your…


For Insomnia, Consider Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Before Medication

Insomnia is a debilitating condition. According to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, it affects up to 35 percent of adults. And about 10 percent of people deal with chronic insomnia disorder, meaning they have difficulties falling or staying asleep at least three nights per week (over a period of at least three months) and…


A Rarely Used Therapy May Help Trauma Survivors

Awareness of the effects of trauma in veterans, survivors of natural disasters, wars, terrorism, accidents, crimes, and child abuse is growing. Regardless of when the terrifying events occurred or what form they took, trauma-related conditions often include flashbacks, nightmares, anxiety, depression, insomnia, preoccupation with frightening thoughts, alcohol and drug addiction, difficulty with jobs and interpersonal…


Bayer in Gene Therapy Collaboration With Mammoth Biosciences

FRANKFURT—Bayer on Monday struck a partnership deal with Mammoth Biosciences to develop therapeutic tools based on CRISPR/CAS9 gene editing as the German drug maker seeks to widen its cell and gene therapy development efforts. Unlisted U.S. biotech firm Mammoth will initially receive $40 million from Bayer plus potential milestone payments of more than $1 billion…


Novartis Options BeiGene Anti-Cancer Therapy in $1 Billion Deal

ZURICH—Novartis has signed an option, collaboration, and license agreement with BeiGene Ltd for anti-cancer therapy ociperlimab (BGB-A1217) to expand its activities in immuno-oncology, the Swiss drugmaker said on Monday. Under terms of the agreement, Novartis will make an upfront payment to BeiGene of $300 million and pay a fee of up to $700 million if…


Music Therapy Can Help With Depression, Heart Defects and Brain Development, Says Science

Music plays an integral role in human cultural expression around the world. It has a unique power to move and motivate us, but according to researchers, “music therapy” might just be capable of even more than that. Music, when used as a therapeutic tool, can help with a variety of health and holistic complaints. Here…


The Therapy-Industrial Complex

Commentary The therapy-industrial complex has imposed a Marxist view of mental health on our major institutions. Education, human resources, law enforcement, the media, and of course healthcare have all embraced the “disease model” of mental health. It asserts that good feelings come effortlessly to “normal” people, so bad feelings are evidence of a disease. To…


Frontline Nurses Derive Emotional Relief Through Virtual Reality Technology

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—For frontline medical professionals such as Crystal Watson, a registered nurse working at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, the ongoing pandemic has taken a significant emotional and physical toll. The long hours of caring for patients, the relentlessness of the disease itself, as well as having to communicate with family members unable to visit…