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Are Pollutants Causing Heart Disease and Type 2 Diabetes? The Link Between Persistent Organic Pollutants and Metabolic Syndrome
https://www.jillcarnahan.com/2019/10/25/are-pollutants-causing/?utm_source=Flatiron+Functional+Medicine+Newsletter&utm_campaign=77c209bbc8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_10_06_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a07715eedd-77c209bbc8-137800125&mc_cid=77c209bbc8&...
Could a unique new fungus offer an opioid alternative?
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/326715.php Comment; A "d"-isomer tetrapeptide (molecule made up of 4 sub-parts) that fits into the mammalian opioid receptors coming from a primitive fungus--wow! I've never heard of nor imagined such a thing!...
The China Connection: How One D.E.A. Agent Cracked a Global Fentanyl Ring
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/16/magazine/china-fentanyl-drug-ring.html?action=click&module=News&pgtype=Homepage Comment; Extremely well-written story about unraveling the various layers protecting Chinese entrepreneur's involvement and how the dark web facilitates...
Socially transmitted placebo effects
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-019-0749-5 Comment; It's no secret that healthcare providers’ behavior and cognitive mindsets affect clinical interactions. Now it's been documented in a peer-reviewed journal. We all bring our biases based on our history,...
Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Variability in Preschool Children Exposed to Smokeless Tobacco in Fetal Life
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/JAHA.119.012629 Comment; Smokeless tobacco is not safe, neither for adults or those in utero of mom's who smoke. The fact that there is fallout six years after smoking is surprising--I thought kids, being as "plastic" and...
Redefining Addiction. Reimagining Solutions.
https://medium.com/@ASAM.org/redefining-addiction-reimagining-solutions-84e0ffbb872f Comment; Addiction is a treatable, chronic medical disease involving complex interactions among brain circuits, genetics, the environment, and an individual’s life experiences. People...
Shining light on the head: Photobiomodulation for brain disorders
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5066074/ Comment; Brief summary. LASER Mechanism of Action Cytochrome-c oxidase:Nitric Oxide (NO) uncoupling to release the inhibitory effects of NO.Brief increase in reactive oxygen species triggers mitochondrial signaling...
Photobiomodulation and the brain: a new paradigm
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5448311/ Comment; Low-level laser stimulation across the mouse skull benefits its brain's mitochondrial cytochrome-c oxidase & ion channels. This can benefit a variety of neurodegenerative illness Madison...
Marked efficacy of metronidazole for the intestinal pseudoobstruction associated with systemic sclerosis
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21372514# Comment; I was aware of Erythromycin being used as a prokinetic GI agent, metronidazole is a new one to me, one to keep in mind as it can also help with overgrowth of C. diff and other potential anaerobic pathogens. Azuma...
Almost half of Americans have dealt with substance abuse in family: Gallup
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/465643-almost-half-of-americans-have-dealt-with-substance-abuse-in-family-gallup?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20Daily%20Health%20Policy%20Report&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=78078456&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_es6wQT...
New Opioid Prescription Dosages Drop 22 Percent in Penn Medicine’s New Jersey Practices Following Changes to State Law and Health Record Alerts
https://www.pennmedicine.org/news/news-releases/2019/october/new-opioid-prescription-dosages-drop-22-percent Comment; I find it hard to believe that there were no increases in ED visits, requests for early refills etc. But am heartened to find that it's...
Notes from the Field: Environmental Contamination from E-cigarette, Cigarette, Cigar, and Cannabis Products at 12 High Schools — San Francisco Bay Area, 2018–2019
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/68/wr/mm6840a4.htm?s_cid=mm6840a4_w Comment; Great idea for a study--check the school grounds. I think student interviews would also be useful and a chance to encourage abstinence. It appears that promises to remove flavorings from...
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