Tag: Treatments and Techniques

Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment Reverses Signs of Aging

Hyperbaric oxygen treatment may be a practical method for slowing down the hands of time, suggests research from Tel Aviv University and the Shamir Medical Center in Israel published in the journal Aging. At its foundation, aging represents a progressive loss of physiological capacity due to biological deterioration. This leads to impaired functions and increased…


Describing Pain So Your Doctor Pinpoint a Diagnosis

Chronic pain caused by arthritis can be debilitating for many people. Discussing the pain with a doctor and putting symptoms into words can help you get better treatment for the specific pain you may be experiencing. Many people find it hard to communicate with their doctor about how much pain they are feeling. Because of…


Scientific Debate Over Lockdown Measures

In March 2020, officials called for a lockdown across most of the country due to COVID-19. Schools closed, businesses were shuttered, and public life came to a screeching halt. The initial plan was “15 days to slow the spread,” but this timeline eventually stretched into several weeks, and then months. Now, several states and major…


Tests to Assess Your Risk for Disease

Allopathic medicine, the common form of medicine most people use today, moves into gear when a person reaches a state of illness. But most illness comes on gradually, from a host of factors often connected to diet and lifestyle. For many of these forms of illness, early testing can reveal nutritional and biochemical markers that…


Antibiotics Risks in Cold and Flu Season

Antibiotics are over-prescribed in the United States, Canada, and worldwide, often for infections that do not need their help, particularly respiratory conditions. While these unnecessary prescriptions may contribute to the development of resistant bacteria, there is another reason to be cautious about antibiotics: Direct harms caused by these drugs. Our group—a family physician, an infectious disease specialist, and a health…


Humidifiers May Play a Role in Preventing COVID

Controlling the humidity level in your home, or even simply in your bedroom while you sleep, may lower your risk of contracting infectious diseases like influenza, colds, or possibly even COVID-19 during the winter months. Humidity is an often overlooked factor in the spread of viruses, which become more transmissible in cold, dry winter climates….


10 Helpful Teas During Cold and Flu Season

When cold and flu season comes around, one of the first home treatments many people think of is hot tea. Besides helping with cough and sore throat, some regular and herbal teas have properties that might help with other common cold and flu symptoms, such as aches and pain, high fever, and inflammation.   If you…


Linking Sleep Apnea and the CCP Virus

Sleep apnea can take a serious toll on general well-being and contributes to health conditions known to worsen COVID-19 outcomes. Despite these findings, scant research has been conducted linking sleep apnea directly to COVID-19 outcomes. There are, however, notable connections showing greater COVID morbidity and mortality among patients with obesity and hypertension, two conditions extremely…


Can a Pharma Company Change?

Health Canada announced its approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 9. Earlier, the news that the same vaccine was approved in the United Kingdom—and that others weren’t far behind—was a relief to many people all over the world—or at least those in developed countries that can afford the vaccine. The arrival of the vaccine also seems to have…