By Tom Chivers Science Last updated: April 11th, 2014 Flu is actually a pretty nasty disease. People say they’ve got “the flu” when they’ve really only got a cold, but a genuine bout of influenza knocks you off your feet for several days, and is a major killer in the elderly; an outbreak in 2011 killed around 600 people. […]
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 04/08/2014 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article Kelley GA, et al. – Depression is a major public health problem among adults with arthritis and other rheumatic disease. The purpose of this study was to conduct a systematic review of previous meta–analyses addressing the effects of exercise (aerobic, strength or both) on depressive symptoms in adults […]
Megan Brooks April 07, 2014 A new study provides evidence at a population level for an autoimmune cause of epilepsy, prompting the research team to suggest that patients with either condition be screened for the other. “The potential role of autoimmunity must be given due consideration in refractory epilepsy so that we are not overlooking […]
Office of Medical and Scientific Justice March 30, 2014 by Catherine J. Frompovich (REFUSERS) – (Comment) The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) recently published a disease map purporting to show that disease outbreaks are the fault of the unvaccinated. While the mainstream media like PBS ran the story, they missed the fact that the CFR map shows the highest disease […]
PLoS One. 2014; 9(3): e90132. Published online 2014 Mar 10. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090132 PMCID: PMC3948629 Stevan Walkowski Abstract It has been claimed that osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) is able to enhance the immune response of individuals. In particular, it has been reported that OMT has the capability to increase antibody titers, enhance the efficacy of vaccination, […]
Randomized, and double-blind trial Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine , 03/25/2014 Clinical Article Reed GW, et al. – The study aims to determine whether a combination of borage seed oil rich in gamma linolenic acid (GLA) and fish oil rich in eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is superior to either oil alone for treatment of rheumatoid […]
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2014 Mar 13;3:CD001269. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001269.pub5. Vaccines for preventing influenza in healthy adults. Jefferson T, Di Pietrantonj C, Rivetti A, Bawazeer GA, Al-Ansary LA, Ferroni E. Abstract BACKGROUND: Different types of influenza vaccines are currently produced worldwide. Vaccination of pregnant women is recommended internationally, while healthy adults are targeted in North America. […]
JAMA Pediatr 2014 Feb 01;168(2)156-162, AL Frazier, CA Camargo, S Malspeis, WC Willett, MC Young Research · March 04, 2014 Full Story Journal Abstract TAKE-HOME MESSAGE There has been a significant increase in childhood prevalence of peanut or tree nut (P/TN) allergies. In this prospective cohort study (part of the ongoing Nurses’ Health Study II […]
Frontline Medical News, 2014 Feb 26, B Jancin News February 27, 2014 Full Story SNOWMASS, COLO. (FRONTLINE MEDICAL NEWS) – Mounting circumstantial evidence points to perturbation of bacterial communities in the gut and skin as important environmental triggers for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. A distinctive pattern of alterations in the skin microbiota, termed bacterial “cutaneotypes,” has recently been […]
The present review discusses the beneficial effects that vitamin A might have for controlling multiple sclerosis (MS), although it must be clearly stated that, at the present time, there is no clear indication for using vitamin A as a treatment for MS. Vitamin A is an essential nutrient with important roles in immunological responses and […]
by Mark Hyman, MD YOUR DIGESTIVE SYSTEM may be making you fat. It’s hard to believe—but very true. I want to explain the bugs in your digestive tract, why they upset your gut’s immune system, and how they just might be behind those extra pounds. I have observed this phenomenon in hundreds of patients. Recently, […]
David H. Newman, M.D. Posted: 12/09/13 12:01 PM ET Updated: 02/08/14 05:59 AM ET Forget everything you’ve heard about the benefits of Tamiflu, the Roche corporation’s blockbuster influenza drug. A new analysis that includes previously-unpublished trials offers a fresh, and very unflattering, perspective. Selective publication, in which some trials of a drug are released publicly and others are not, […]
by Jon Rappoport February 6, 2014 Full Story Christina England, writing at vactruth.com, has the story: “This Study Reveals Children are Being Vaccinated With Toxic Levels of Aluminum Causing Neurological Damage and Autism.” Here are quotes from her article: “A recent study conducted by Canadian scientists Professor Christopher Shaw and Dr. Lucija Tomljenovic revealed that the more […]
Fran Lowry Full Story Full Text Journal Reference The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the American Academy of Family Practice, and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, has published a revision of immunization schedules for infants, children, and […]
Published: Jan 30, 2014 | Updated: Jan 30, 2014 By Nancy Walsh, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Action Points Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus who have higher 25(OH)D levels are more likely to have lower disease activity. Patients with lupus who have higher 25(OH)D levels are also less likely to have hypertension and hyperlipidemia. Low […]
New Evidence: Diabetes Does Up Risk for Flu-Related Illness Nancy A. Melville January 27, 2014 Full Story Adults with diabetes show a significantly greater risk for serious illness related to influenza compared with those without diabetes, justifying existing guidelines that call for influenza vaccination in the adult diabetic population, according to new research published online January 24 […]
Vaccine 16 January 2014, Vol.32(4):453–457, doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.11.060 Open Access, Creative Commons license Influenza vaccination and risk of hospitalization among adults with laboratory confirmed influenza illness Huong Q. McLean Jennifer K. Meece Edward A. Belongia AbstractHighlights • Systematic testing of adults with acute respiratory illness in mainly outpatient setting. • Odds of hospital admission compared for vaccinated and unvaccinated […]
Published: Jan 14, 2014 By Nancy Walsh, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Full Text Article Full Story: http://www.medpagetoday.com/Rheumatology/GeneralRheumatology/43797 Action Points Note that a relatively large evidence base suggests that Epstein-Barr virus infection, while not directly causing autoimmunity, may be an important co-factor in the development of autoimmunity. Be aware that a meta-analysis examining EBV serostatus in […]
January 14, 2014 Full Story Shoulder replacement surgery improved range of motion and reduced pain in nearly all cases of rheumatoid arthritis, especially when patients had an intact rotator cuff, based on study results recently published in the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. Using the data in the Mayo Clinic Total Joint Registry, researchers studied […]