To B or not to B?
Dr Nicola Dehlinger, ND In my medical practice, there is rarely a time that I say something would be good for everyone. B vitamins are one exception. B vitamins are involved with many biochemical reactions in the body – especially the nervous system. They are crucial to energy production within your cells. B5 is vital in adrenal (stress) function […]
Study on Antibacterial Action of Silver
Razi Berry The antimicrobial properties of silver have been known for centuries. While it is still a mystery as to exactly how silver kills bacteria, University of Arkansas researchers have taken a step toward better understanding the process by looking at dynamics of proteins in live bacteria at the molecular level. How silver kills bacteria […]
Certain Antibiotics During First Trimester Linked to Birth Defects
Razi Berry Children of mothers prescribed macrolide antibiotics during the first trimester of pregnancy are at an increased risk of major birth defects when compared with penicillin, and the drugs should be used ‘with caution’ according to a new University College London (UCL) study. Increased risk of major birth defects for children of mothers prescribed […]
Antibiotics Linked to Increased Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Razi Berry A new study has provided evidence that antibiotic usage is associated with an increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis. Researchers analyzed antibiotic use data and found the following on developing rheumatoid arthritis Researchers from Keele University and the Quadram Institute analyzed data from primary care medical records. They found that the odds of […]
Vitamin D May Help Stop Cancer Cells Becoming Drug-Resistant
Razi Berry What’s good for our bones may also help stop cancer cells that develop resistance to multiple chemotherapy drugs. Calcitriol and calcipotriol The vitamin D metabolite calcitriol and its analog calcipotriol can block one of the mechanisms through which cancer cells gain resistance to chemotherapy drugs; and can selectively kill those drug-resistant cells, according […]
Dentists Still Overprescribing Antibiotics, and in Unnecessary Situations
Razi Berry A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago and published in JAMA Network Open has found that 81% of antibiotics prescribed by dentists – who are among the top prescribers in the U.S., accounting for about 10% of all antibiotic prescriptions – to prevent infections prior to dental […]
Ginkgo Seed Extract for Bacterial Skin Infections
Razi Berry Extracts from the seeds of the Ginkgo biloba tree show antibacterial activity on pathogens that can cause skin infections such as acne, psoriasis, dermatitis and eczema, a study at Emory University finds. Frontiers in Microbiology is publishing the results of laboratory experiments showing that the extracts inhibit the growth of Cutibacterium acnes, Staphylococcus […]
Syphilis Invades Rural America, and a Fraying Health Safety Net is Failing to Stop it
Razi Berry When Karolyn Schrage first heard about the “dominoes gang” in the health clinic she runs in Joplin, Mo., she assumed it had to do with pizza. Turns out it was a group of men in their 60s and 70s who held a standing game night — which included sex with one another. They […]
Improving Microbiota Diversity May Reduce Autism Symptoms up to 50%
Razi Berry A recent research study suggests changing the gut microbiome in children with autism could reduce the severity of the symptoms they experience.1 This is part of a longer research project that started in 2017. Healthy gut microflora improved both gastrointestinal (GI) and autism symptom In 2017, researchers Dae-Wook Kang, PhD., Rose Krajmalnikat-Brown, PhD., […]
The Recommendations for Antibiotic Use in Children are Changing
Razi Berry We are moving out of the antibiotic era of medicine. More frequent and dangerous antibiotic resistant infections have pushed the conventional medical world to accept that the once miracle of antibiotics are no longer the panacea they once were considered. There is a public health push to educate the public that antibiotics are […]