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Clinical allergy and immunology: Food hypersensitivity and adverse reactions
Food allergy is a hot topic in health care. Some doctors only believe in immediate or anaphylaxis reactions, while others believe in the addition of delayed food allergies. The text Clinical Allergy and Immunology: Food Hypersensitivity and Adverse…read more
Categories:Allergy Food Sensitivity
Alcoholism
People who aren’t alcoholic probably don’t understand why an alcoholic can’t just use a little willpower to stop drinking. The truth is, alcoholism has little to do with willpower. Alcoholics are in the grip of a powerful craving…read more
Categories:Alcoholism Allergy Substance Dependency
Headaches: Hunting down the cause of your pain
Is your pain in the head a pain in the neck? Stress, certain foods, food additives and hormones can initiate headaches. Researchers have classified many different types of headaches that include sinus headaches, exertion headaches, fever headaches, menstrual…read more
Idiopathic environmental intolerance
Back in 1996, a World Health Organization workshop called Multiple Chemical Sensitivities was held in Berlin. Experts exchanged ideas and made recommendations to the World Health Organization and the International Programme on Chemical Safety. One recommendation was that…read more
Categories:Environmental Health
Stress and immunity
New research suggests that feeling insecure in close relationships with others may take a toll on the immune system. In a study of 61 healthy women, Italian researchers found that those who had difficulty establishing close, trusting relationships…read more
Nicotine dependency and smoking cessation
Cigarette smokers usually are familiar with the myriad reasons why they should stop smoking. However, conquering nicotine addiction remains a difficult, sometimes impossible, hurdle for many patients. Nicotine is a highly addictive drug that produces positive reinforcing effects,…read more
Categories:Substance Dependency
Researchers uncover the weak and dizzy gene
Many of the patients I see at the Hoffman Center complain of chronic fatigue accompanied by extreme lightheadedness. They often describe weakness, especially after standing up, typically associated with palpitations, “spaciness” and anxiety. This is sometimes referred to…read more
Immunity
We hear a lot about immunity these days. There’s a modern epidemic of immune disorders. But what is immunity really all about? It’s more than just an on/off switch. The body’s immune system is a complex network of…read more
Categories:Immunity
Mastic gum
Mastic gum is a resinous extract from the Pistacia lentiscus tree, indigenous to the Mediterranean islands. Historically, mastic gum has had many commercial uses, dating as far back as the Greek Empire where it was used as a…read more
Categories:Digestive Health Supplements
Diverticulosis and diverticulitis: Integrative prevention and treatment
In the 1960’s, successful British surgeon Denis Burkitt traveled to Uganda to undertake a medical mission among the African native population. There, he characterized a rare form of cancer, eventually to be named “Burkitt’s lymphoma.” But Burkitt is…read more
Categories:Diverticulitis
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Though we think of declining estrogen as the hallmark of menopause, it's actually common for…
Up to 12 percent of Americans have ulcers at some point in life. Peptic ulcers…
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Gallbladder disease is a modern illness. An estimated 20 million Americans have gallbladder disease. The…
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Q: My mother is otherwise healthy, takes no medications and walks daily for exercise, but she…
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More mask misdirection (and some possible clarity): I’m finally getting a handle on this mask…
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We are living in unprecedented and unpredictable times. It seems every day brings new recommendations…
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