Susan Lim: Transplant cells, not organs
April 18, 2011 – 12:04 pm |

Pioneering surgeon Susan Lim performed the first liver transplant in Asia. But a moral concern with transplants (where do donor livers come from …) led her to look further, and to ask: Could we be transplanting cells, not whole organs? At the INK Conference, she talks through her new research, discovering healing cells in some surprising places.

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What is Celiac Disease ?
January 31, 2012 – 6:50 pm |

What is Celiac Disease ?


Dr. Thomas O’Bryan is a internationally recognized speaker and workshop leader specializing in Gluten Sensitivity and Celiac Disease. He is a Sherlock Holmes for chronic disease and metabolic disorders. He is a clinician par excellence …

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Dr. Kenneth Cooper Antioxidant Revolution
January 31, 2012 – 6:45 pm |
Dr. Kenneth Cooper Antioxidant Revolution

From the groundbreaker in preventive medicine and father of the worldwide aerobics movement, Dr. Cooper takes the latest scientific antioxidant search from around the world and brings you a simple four step life plan that …

Dr. Clyde Wilson What When and Water
January 31, 2012 – 5:58 pm |
Dr. Clyde Wilson What When and Water

What, When & Water is for anyone interested in nutrition information to improve their quality of life is faced with a difficult problem: The amount of conflicting information that surrounds can result in more confusion …

Dr. Michael W. Loes: Applying the Ten Principles and Laws of Healing
January 31, 2012 – 5:51 pm |

The Healing Response also provides special sections on pain, including healing wounds and fractures, irritable bowel syndrome, fatigue and headaches. Following a clear and logical pattern, Dr. Loes provides examples of how applying his principles …

Mental health parity act may affect your medical benefits
September 5, 2010 – 11:00 pm |

Employees of larger companies will see mental coverage given equal treatment with medical coverage. The effect on out-of-pocket costs is unclear.The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, by some estimates, could affect the health cover…

Has the Mediterranean Diet Fad Run Its Course?
February 8, 2010 – 2:51 pm |

Atkins peaked in 2003. Detox is on the way out. Remember Macrobiotics from the 80s? What about Mediterranean eating? The Mediterranean diet was popular in the 1970s thanks to Ancel Keys. It faded for a couple decades then started a…

Advanced Lipoprotein Testing: Not Quite Ready for Prime Time
February 2, 2010 – 2:33 pm |

“Routine use of . . . LDL subfraction tests to estimate cardiovascular disease risk is premature,” according to a recent review in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Huh? What the . . . ? I’m starting to see advertisements for…

Are Cholesterol Levels Outdated?
January 26, 2010 – 7:20 am |

Did you know that there are better blood tests than total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol to predict future risk of heart problems such as coronary heart disease? After all, the Centers for Disease Control says that half of all heart…

Why Pay More For Your Blood Pressure Pill When an Old Standby Is Just as Good?
January 21, 2010 – 3:29 pm |

A good ol’ cheap drug is just as effective as the newer, sexier, expensive drugs as a first step in controlling high blood pressure, according to investigators reporting at the annual American Heart Association meeting in Orlando, FL. Since the…

Do You Worry Too Much About Heart Disease, Or Not Enough?
December 31, 2009 – 5:14 am |

The American Heart Association offers a free, anonymous, online calculator that give you a rough idea of your chance of a heart attack or dying from heart disease over the next 10 years. That should settle the question in the…

CAC Score: 96% Accuracy Not Good Enough For Trial Lawyers
October 27, 2009 – 9:22 pm |

Coronary artery calcium scoring, increasingly popular in emergency departments, could misdiagnose four of every 100 patients with significant blockages in their heart arteries, according to the latest research. Chest pain is one of the most common reasons for an emergency…

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