Addiction is a chronic illness affecting millions of Americans. It is essential to determine whether a patient may have a genetic predisposition to substance abuse prior to writing…
Antibiotics are an important tool in a physician’s arsenal, but evidence suggests that prescribing antibiotics may not always be the best initial course of action, even when that…
Martin E. Gordon, MD, former professor at the Yale School of Medicine, and CEO of Medical Films, talks about his latest project: Planting the Diagnosis, an app that gives…
Sean Ahrens, co-founder of Crohnology, discusses how he brought a community of Crohn’s and Colitis patients together to share their collective knowledge and track their disease. Sean was diagnosed…
Michael Chez, MD, Director of Pediatric Neurology at Sutter Health, discusses the association between inflammatory conditions in mothers and autism in their children. Dr. Chez further assesses the potential for anti-inflammatory…
Ian H. Robertson, PhD, Chair in Psychology at Trinity College Dublin and author of The Winner Effect, wants to teach you how to be a winner. “The Winner Effect” is a…
Roger Garcia, DO, Medical Director at BodyLogicMD, in Ohio, discusses how epigenetics can help us understand how we can be in control of changes in our gene expression…
Oriane Chausiaux, PhD, and Shamus Husheer, PhD, explain the hardships faced by 1 in 7 American couples who have difficulties with fertility. These issues range from a lack of…
The Misfit “Shine” is a new device that empowers people to track their daily activity goals in a simple and elegant way. Sonny Vu and Sridhar Iyengar, co-founders…
The legalization of marijuana has been a hot topic of debate over the past few years. Some people further the support the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Acupuncture given simultaneously with radiotherapy to the head and neck reduces the development and severity of xerostomia (dry mouth) and improves quality of…
Vincent A. DeLeo, MD, Chairman, Department of Dermatology, St Luke’s – Roosevelt Hospital, New York, discusses sunscreens and FDA testing and labeling for photoprotection. The sunburn protection factor,…
