The targeting of medical facilities, evidenced by the Oct. 3 bombing of a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan is a disturbing trend, one that runs counter to long-established humanitarian principles.
There’s a devastating but largely overlooked side-effect that threatens the efficacy of many promising cancer therapies: it is called “financial toxicity.” That’s the official new term devised by cancer researchers to describe the cost burden of medical care. There’s even a clinical tool to measure it.
With great sadness, Holistic Primary Care reports the death of Mike Katke, a true visionary in the field of natural healthcare, holistic medicine, and nutritional product development. On the evening of August 12, 2015, Mike was killed in a highway accident on US 36 near Boulder, CO, when his motorcycle struck a jeep making […]
The advertising and marketing of OTC homeopathic products will come under increased scrutiny this Fall, when the Federal Trade Commission hosts a workshop to examine shifts in the market and potential revision of regulations.
In the wake of the New York Attorney General’s regulatory action earlier this year, herbal product retailers now face a whirlwind of class action lawsuits.
First there was categorical dismissal: Gluten allergies are “psychosomatic,” leaky gut syndrome is a made-up diagnosis, and celiac disease is a rare condition you might encounter once or twice in your medical career. Then, begrudging acknowledgment: Mayo Clinic researchers note that nearly 2 million Americans—and 1% of the Caucasian population– likely have celiac disease. And […]
Federal investigations into potentially fraudulent business practices by Health Diagnostic Labs and four other widely-used cardiovascular testing labs has prompted major lawsuits, corporate shake-ups, and physician indictments. Here’s how to avoid getting caught up in the fray.
Badenya, an international cultural organization founded by writer & educator, Kewulay Kamara, is raising funds to help families in northern Sierra Leone survive the Ebola crisis.
It may sound like a satire right out of The Onion, but its the honest truth: a Bellevue, WA-based company called mCig is trying to get people to inhale their vitamins. The company’s VitaCigs are $5 devices based on the same vaporizing technologies used in “e-cigs.” The difference is that the VitaCig delivers inhalable, vapor-based, […]
Supplementation with co-enzyme Q10 markedly reduced symptoms associated with Gulf War Syndrome in a cohort of nearly 50 vets participating in a recent study at the University of Califorina, San Diego.
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