The average American now spends over six hours each day staring (or squinting) at the screen of a laptop, tablet or smartphone – and our eyes are paying the price. Experts say that “dry eye” syndrome – characterized by uncomfortable dryness, burning, itching and eye fatigue – has become common, with a review noting that the condition…
Is Electroconvulsive Therapy Getting a New Image?
There are few psychiatric therapies that are as controversial as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) which sends pulses of electric currents through the brain to intentionally cause a seizure. Few people would expect it to make a comeback. Intended to treat severe and treatment-resistant depression, severe mania, catatonia, and dementia-associated agitation and aggression, ECT is usually conducted two to…
Physician Shares Easy Solutions to Loosening Tendons to Improve Frozen Shoulder and Other Conditions
Nowadays, many people use their hands much more than their legs on a daily basis. Frozen shoulder, tennis elbow, de Quervain’s disease, and trigger finger are common arm disorders that cause pain and distress in life. Dr. Gwo-Bin Wu, the director of Xinyitang Chinese Medicine Clinic, will teach us several simple “tendon loosening” methods that…
Researchers Suspect New Variants of Rapidly-Progressing Brain Degenerating Diseases from COVID-19 Vaccines
Things have not been the same since June 2021 for 53-year-old Douglas Howey from Colorado. Around a year after he received the second dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, the 6 foot 4 and a half inch paraplegic man who once weighed 262 pounds lost over 100 pounds after the sudden onset of amyotrophic lateral…
Amazon Launches Clinical Trials for Development of Personalized Vaccine for Breast and Skin Cancer
Amazon has been developing personalized vaccines for breast and skin cancers in conjunction with the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and has been recruiting patients to participate in an FDA-approved clinical trial for the shots, according to a public filing. A summary of the project was first posted on Clinicaltrials.gov, an online database of clinical studies run by the U.S. National…
Simple Fixes to Ease Joint Pain
Those aching joints. The pain can stem from several causes. But in some cases, you may be able to improve your condition simply by changing some habits. Move more Lose weight Be mindful of your movement Reduce your intake of inflammatory foods. The human body is a wonder to behold, but pain can make it…
The Food Cure for Cancer
Over a million people in the United States are diagnosed with cancer every year. Despite cancer being one of the most common causes of fatalities in the world, there are a striking number of cancer survivors who successfully manage their conditions with a range of treatments and lifestyle changes. According to statistics, the rate of…
Cancer-Linked Herbicide Chemical Found in Over 80 Percent of US Urine Samples: CDC Study
Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have found a widely-used herbicide chemical that has been linked to cancer in the majority of urine samples collected from children and adults in the United States. The health agency released the results of its National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) last month, which…
Slimming Down Through Your Subconscious
Obesity has been a health crisis for decades, but the problem just keeps on growing. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the number of obese individuals worldwide has nearly tripled since 1975. Today, obesity is even prevalent among children. It’s estimated now that “most of the world’s population live in countries where overweight and…
Why Is Pancreatic Cancer the Deadliest Cancer? Is There a Way to Prevent It?
Located in the back of our abdomen, the pancreas is a long flattened organ and gland that is part of both our digestive and endocrine systems. The two main functions pancreas has are producing enzymes to help with digestion and sending the hormone insulin (among others) to control the blood glucose level in the body. Pancreatic…
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