There are several stories in the news linking Viagra to going blind. This to me is both ironic and funny. It is ironic in that it brings a common wives tale to mind of another activity that leads to blindness. It is funny in that I really believe most men would find blindness an acceptable […]
I discussed the study on vitamin D and its affect at prolonging the life of terminally ill patients with my father this weekend. (Read about it He was quite for a moment and asked me if the study measured their quality of life. I stopped and thought about it. What did it matter. I thought […]
When your kids are sick: For parents not knowing is worse than the disease.
Another study links the use of vitamins in the treatment of cancer. The discovery of the JNK signaling pathway was one step in understanding how cancer can communicate with other carcinoma’s in the body.
The JNK signaling pathway allows cells to respond to changes in their extracellular environment and in doing so, controls many […]
Every time there is a story about how a naturally occuring herb can combat and possibly defeat an illness, symptom, or behavior that Western medicine cant seem to quell, it interests me. A quote from a story making the wires this week….
Heavy drinkers who tried the herbal extract kudzu for one week downed fewer […]
The last few days I have seen a bunch of stories about trampoline use at home. As a home trampoline owner, I have worried a bit about the safety of my kids and their friends. They all love the trampoline, and often talk me into playing “popcorn popping”, which involves an adult jumping […]