Carol Petersen Not only is Dr. Prior a dedicated scientist and medical writer (and an avid reader) she has now turned to story to illustrate and disseminate information that she knows from experience can take decades to get to those who would benefit the most. She has captured our love and tradition of story to carry her … Read more
The “Blues”Even then, Dr. Dalton described depression with increasing degrees of severity. The most common was called, “maternity blues”, “baby blues” or “postnatal blues”. It would start within 3 to 10 days post-delivery, but would pass. The “blues” presented with lots of tears and crying, with a sudden onset and often with no apparent reason. … Read more
Danny’s StoryFor Danny Roddy, author of Hair like a Fox, this specter is personal. He has made it a personal challenge to learn and apply all that he can to keep his hair. At the age of 19, he embarked on a journey to keep his hair- hair loss, a fear, he claims was imprinted … Read more
He feels this is particularly egregious in the very widespread use of statins. He introduces us to the concept of the “number needed to treat”. This number can be calculated from the data presented in studies. The ideal number is 1 for an effective therapy. For instance, giving insulin to a type 1 diabetic or … Read more
But the latest research into the nature of hormone receptors and therapies using bioidentical instead of synthetic hormones have caused a shift in thinking and new hope for treating this cancer with testosterone. Today the medical profession equates a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s with a death sentence. In fact, the only thing doctors do is throw … Read more