8/9/13 by Nancy Walsh Staff Writer, MedPage Today Action Points Children and adolescents with coexisting asthma and depression tended to have high levels of the inflammatory marker C-reactive protein (CRP). Point out that the reason for the elevated inflammation among asthma patients with depression is not known. Children and adolescents with coexisting asthma and depression […]
David R Seaman Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 2013, 21:15 doi:10.1186/2045-709X-21-15 Background Back pain is one of the most common complaints that patients report to physicians and two-thirds of the population has an elevated body mass index (BMI), indicating they are either overweight or obese. It was once assumed that extra body weight would stress the […]
David R Seaman Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 2013, 21:15 doi:10.1186/2045-709X-21-15 Published: 20 May 2013 Abstract Background Back pain is one of the most common complaints that patients report to physicians and two-thirds of the population has an elevated body mass index (BMI), indicating they are either overweight or obese. It was once assumed that extra body weight would […]
Br J Sports Med doi:10.1136/bjsports-2012-091957 Abstract It is currently widely accepted among clinicians that chronic tendinopathy is caused by a degenerative process devoid of inflammation. Current treatment strategies are focused on physical treatments, peritendinous or intratendinous injections of blood or blood products and interruption of painful stimuli. Results have been at best, moderately good and […]
Pillon NJ,et al. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2013 Mar 1;304(5):E453-65. doi: 10.1152/ajpendo.00553.2012. Epub 2012 Dec 31. Abstract Skeletal muscles contain resident immune cell populations and their abundance and type is altered in inflammatory myopathies, endotoxemia or different types of muscle injury/insult. Within tissues, monocytes differentiate into macrophages and polarize to acquire pro- or anti-inflammatory […]
RESEARCH · February 20, 2013 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Colorectal cancer in women was found to correlate with elevated levels of homocysteine and low levels of cysteine in a case-controlled analysis of postmenopausal women from the Women’s Health Initiative Observational Study. SUMMARY PracticeUpdate Editorial Team Chronic inflammation of the large intestine and rectum can contribute to the […]
Curcumin: a new paradigm and therapeutic opportunity for the treatment of osteoarthritis: curcumin for osteoarthritis management Yves Henrotin Springerplus. 2013; 2: 56. Published online Feb 18, 2013. doi: 10.1186/2193-1801-2-56 Full Text Article Abstract The management of osteoarthritis represents a real challenge. This complex and multi-factorial disease evolves over decades and requires not only the alleviation […]
Manfred Lamprecht, PhD, PhD Adj. Professor Centre for Physiological Medicine Medical University of Graz Harrachgasse 21/II 8010 Graz, AUSTRIA +436641555528 / +433163809610 (FAX) manfred.lamprecht@medunigraz.at / www.medunigraz.at “Probiotic Supplementation Affects Markers of Intestinal Barrier, Oxidation, and Inflammation in Trained Men; A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial,” J Int Soc Sports Nutr, 2012 Sep 20; 9(1):45. 49368 (11/2012) […]
MyScienceAcademy.org Full Story: http://myscienceacademy.org/2012/08/19/world-renown-heart-surgeon-speaks-out-on-what-really-causes-heart-disease/ We physicians with all our training, knowledge and authority often acquire a rather large ego that tends to make it difficult to admit we are wrong. So, here it is. I freely admit to being wrong.. As a heart surgeon with 25 years experience, having performed over 5,000 open-heart surgeries,today is […]
Monday, June 4th 2012 A recent Reuters’ article opened with the following stunning sentence: “Long-term high-dose use of painkillers such as ibuprofen or diclofenac is ‘equally hazardous’ in terms of heart attack risk as use of the drug Vioxx, which was withdrawn due to its potential dangers, researchers said.” The 2004 Vioxx recall, as […]
by Mark Hyman, MD Last Updated March 19, 2012 By Maggie Ward THE MAJORITY OF TODAY’S chronic health conditions and the aches and pains that so many of us suffer from have one common cause, INFLAMMATION! Fortunately, Nature has provided us with some of the best ways to reduce chronic inflammation so we can feel […]
Sandra Yin November 08, 2011 November 8, 2011 (National Harbor/Washington, DC) — Mounting evidence is building a strong case for the use of probiotics, or “good” bacteria, to alleviate common gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, such as diarrhea, bloating, and inflammation, according to several studies highlighted during a press briefing here at the American College of Gastroenterology […]
Neurobiology of Disease Volume 39, Issue 3, September 2010, Pages 272–282 Doo C. Choi Abstract Here, we first demonstrated the neuroprotective effect of acupuncture after SCI. Acupuncture applied at two specific acupoints, Shuigou (GV26) and Yanglingquan (GB34) significantly alleviated apoptotic cell death of neurons and oligodendrocytes, thereby leading to improved functional recovery after SCI. Acupuncture […]
J Nutr. 2009 Dec; 139(12): 2365–2372. doi: 10.3945/jn.109.114025 PMCID: PMC2777480 Philip P. Cavicchia Abstract Inflammation is associated with a number of chronic conditions, such as cancer and cardiovascular disease. Reducing inflammation may help prevent or treat these conditions. Diet has consistently been shown to modulate inflammation. To facilitate research into the inflammatory effect of diet […]
J Nutr. Dec 2009; 139(12): 2365–2372. A New Dietary Inflammatory Index Predicts Interval Changes in Serum High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Philip P. Cavicchia Abstract Inflammation is associated with a number of chronic conditions, such as cancer and cardiovascular disease. Reducing inflammation may help prevent or treat these conditions. Diet has consistently been shown to modulate inflammation. […]
Published: Feb 12, 2009 By Kristina Fiore , Staff Writer, MedPage Today Full Story Action Points Explain to interested patients that greater waist circumference among patients ages 20 to 55 was associated with a significantly higher rate of migraine for both men and women. Note that the association may be attributable to adipose tissue, which […]