Our 50 trillion cells work together and cooperate with each other. Even though the networks appear complex, they are ultimately under a central control,[1] which is based on a few simple concepts: “It is a mistake to imagine that complex disease may not be solved by simple approaches
Usually “Integrative” means a middle of the road approach. In this case it means both Republicans and Democrats will be equally offended by reading this blog. Since the main goal of any Health Care system should be to serve the public, let us start by contemplating the fact that the t
This special issue may be too technical for some; but, if you have been reading this newsletter on a regular basis you will do fine. It covers a most stunning issue of the Journal Science, a publication of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. This journal is widely
The US Preventive Services Task Force is at it again. It has not been that long ago that they shook things up by toning down recommendations for mammograms in women 40-50 years of age (See blog.) Now, after years of vigorous campaigns to have men check their Prostate Specific Antigen,
A recent study showed that osteoarthritis may boost the risk of heart disease.[1] Interestingly, other recent articles, seemingly unrelated and likely ignored, provide a clue: Colchicine, not allopurinol, cuts the risk of heart attacks in half,[2] and Ayurdevic treatment of gut proble
A while back I had a discussion with a professor who felt there is nothing wrong with sugar, particularly High Fructose Corn Syrup. I felt she had been watching those commercials on TV paid by the Sugar Association of America, rather than reading the latest medical and nutritional jou
Recently, the FDA placed 16 pharmaceutical drugs on a “watch list” because of troubling side effects, which are better documented after drugs have been on the market much longer than the limited trials prior to their approval. This may serve as a reminder that one ofIntegr
~Hugo Rodier, MDSince graduating from Medical School in 1984 and more so after becoming a member of the MA’s Environmental/Public Health committee over 10 years ago I have studied Energy issues documented in Medical and Physics journals. It has become clear to me and many of my collea
