In the 18th century William Withering a British physician and friend of Erasmus Darwin used infusions of foxglove with surprising success to treat dropsy a disease now known as edema that can cause swelling bad enough to rip open the skin.
and pills alike should be taken under the supervision of a physician. That said the botanist does believe there is some unnecessary fear about herbal medicine.
but doctors say there isn't any evidence so far that it's necessary in any well-nourished humans.</
Pregnant women who drink raw milk may face a fivefold increase in risk of the parasite infection toxoplasmosis the doctors'group said;
Even doctors who prescribe and live by a vegan diet caution their patients against attempting a raw diet.
and work counter to good health. 7 Medical Myths Even Doctors Believe This article addresses five such principles that are either half true or completely false.
The enzyme theory for raw foods dates back to Edward Howell a physician who published a book on enzymes in the 1940s primarily citing research from the 1920s and 30s.
asked Caldwell Esselstyn of the Cleveland Clinic the doctor who convinced Bill clinton to adopt a plant-based diet.
Dr. Chris Kellogg who studies the microbiomes of deep-sea corals works at the United states Geological Survey (USGS). She's one of about 8500 scientists at the agency
and kidney disease researchers led by Arjan Kwakernaak a medical doctor and a Ph d. candidate at the University Medical center Groningen in The netherlands analyzed kidney profiles and waist-to-hip ratios in 315 healthy individuals with an average body mass index (BMI) of about 25 kg
Exceptions would be made for people who had a doctor's prescription for the drug  according to the bill.
I think it s a great thing said Dr. Bradley Flansbaum a hospitalist at Lenox Hill Hospital in N y. Knowing that tobacco is public enemy No. 1 in preventive illness...
and destruction it causes said Dr. Amy Lukowski clinical director of Health Initiatives Programs for the National Jewish Health Center in Denver.
I think we should try said Dr. David Katz director of the Prevention Research center at Yale university School of medicine.
Or even your doctor who is thrilled with your improved health and blood test results Here are six slimming strategies for surviving the holidays without the bloat. 1. Beware variety.
and could pose a public health risk said Dr. Pieter Cohen an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical school
and if they experience side effects from supplements with this ingredient they should notify their doctor as well as the FDA Cohen said.
However Dr. Khaled al-Doumi director of a medical center near the site of the alleged attack told Al Jazeera Medically speaking the symptoms indicate that poisoning was a result of phosphorous compounds that could be caused by organic insecticides or sarin gas.
and eyebrows and splash burns to the face said Dr. Robert Glatter an emergency physician at Lenox Hill Hospital in New york. Avoiding Fried Turkey Disaster (Infographic) People also drop their turkeys causing second-degree burns to the tops
Sometimes while people are carving the turkey they skewer themselves with pieces of turkey bone said Dr. Joseph Garber the director of emergency medicine at Syosset Hospital in New york. 3. Overindulging One of the most common problems around Thanksgiving as one might guess involves eating
Doctors call it holiday heart. Normally hydration is all that's needed to treat it.
or intestinal blockage said Dr. Rick Nelson an emergency physician at The Ohio State university Wexner Medical center in Columbus Ohio.
It's important to keep refrigerated items cold especially perishable items said Dr. Mike Patrick an emergency pediatrician at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus Ohio.
while wearing a helmet made out of a raw turkey the doctor said. But the unconventional headgear was actually helpful The turkey prevented him from suffering serious head injury Glatter said. 6. In-law anguish For some spending the holidays with family is a terrifying prospect.
She told Dr. Sally Sperring of Southern Indiana Physician group'Last January I married a wonderful man.
Remien's models also help doctors estimate the extent of liver damage following overdose of acetaminophen (the active ingredient in some pain medicines) which is crucial for determining patient survival.
I have been fortunate to work with a range of people from ecologists to medical doctors asking very different questions.
Our modeling efforts offer insight into the nature of the dynamics of an overdose and hopefully will be able to better guide physicians in determining
Dr. Michael Siegel from Boston University's School of Public health is a firm believer in the power of e-cigarettes to help smokers quit
If you're talking any prescription medications talk to your doctor before adding any herbal supplement.
Dr. Robert Gorkin is a Strategic Development Officer at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science (ACES.
Ignorance Is (Op-Ed) Dr. Mitchell Roslin is chief of obesity surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital in New york. He holds several patents for the treatment of obesity
This is the message that my mother received from physicians and the media. Avoid butter buy margarine.
For patients with coronary artery disease AHA recommends 1000 mg daily or double the seafood requirement (but never above 3000 mg without a doctor's supervision.
So people with compromised immune systems should take large doses only with a doctor's advice.
or high blood pressure said study researcher Dr. Xu Yuming a neurologist at Zhengzhou University in China. 7 Ways to Raise Your Risk of Stroke Before you begin taking any supplements you should always talk to your doctor Yuming said.
The researchers led by Dr. Michael J. Orlich of Loma Linda University in California (a Seventh-Day Adventist institution) analyzed the diets of 73308 Seventh-Day Adventists.
and meats according to Dr. Robert Baron of the University of California San francisco who wrote an editorial accompanying the new findings in the journal.
Most doctors say the benefits of eating fish far outweigh the risk of harming your health from the mercury these fish contain.
In cases of gluten intolerance doctors typically recommend a gluten-free diet. Patients must avoid eating any foods
Doctors and researchers who specialize in allergies prefer the term allergic rhinitis because hay is not the culprit
Once they are diagnosed with a seasonal allergy an individual allergy treatment program can be prescribed for their relief Dr. Bassett said.
Patients currently undergoing cancer treatment should speak with their doctors before taking melatonin supplements. Melatonin may increase the strength of the immune system
People with immune system disorders should speak with a doctor before taking melatonin supplements as melatonin may weaken the effectiveness of immunosuppressants.
But for results that can be trusted doctors look for many human trials of a chemical with many participants.
Dr. Emma Frances Angell Drake described the birds and bees in a section of the publication The Story of Life which was widely distributed between 1893 and 1930.
 This approach is a major strength of Boehm's research according to Hilary Tindle a physician at the University of Pittsburgh.
Pedanius Dioscorides a Roman physician of Greek origin in first century A d. noted several medicinal uses of onions.
The oddest place I saw probiotics was in a straw said Dr. Patricia Hibberd a professor of pediatrics
and minimize them as much as possible said Dr. Sarita Patil an allergist with Massachusetts General Hospital's Allergy Associates in Boston.
We should be much more careful in our industrial agriculture with the agents we're putting out in the environment said study author Dr. Beate Ritz a professor of epidemiology at University of California Los angeles and co-director of the school's Center
and vegetables could be subsidized to cost pennies to consumers said Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian lead author on the JAMA commentary and dean of the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University.
A team of doctors then investigated what might have caused the girl's reaction. Although the patient was allergic to milk an analysis showed the pie did not contain milk.
Doctors also performed tests to see if the girl was allergic to other ingredients in the pie such as blueberries eggs
The doctors tested the girl for an allergy to streptomycin an antibiotic used as a pesticide on fruit.
The findings serve as a reminder to doctors in cases of unexplained allergic reaction. Don't forget to think about antibiotics said study researcher Dr. Anne Des Roches an allergist at CHU Sainte-Justine a health center affiliated with the University of Montreal in Quebec.
Allergic reaction to antibiotics in food are underdiagnosed because doctors cannot simply check a product label for antibiotics;
they have to send the sample to special laboratories to perform an analysis Des Roches said.
This is a very rare allergic reaction Dr. James Sublett president-elect of the American College of Allergy Asthma
and preterm delivery said Dr. Shilpi Mehta-Lee an OB/GYN at NYU Langone Medical center who was not part of the research.
Therefore people who are thinking about increasing their potassium intake through supplements rather than getting it in food should consult their doctor to see how much of the mineral they should consume Wassertheil-Smoller said.
Sales of tobacco at pharmacies can send the wrong message said Dr. Troyen Brennan of CVS
and Dr. Steven Schroeder of the Smoking Cessation Leadership Center University of California San francisco in an editorial published online in the journal JAMA this morning.
The amount of lycopene in the diet of the women who consumed lycopene at the highest level in the study would be equal to eating four tomatoes daily said study researcher Dr. Won Jin Ho a medical
It's important to visit a doctor if flulike symptoms or a suspicious rash appear
The lab section would have to replicate the atmospheric pressure suggested for future Mars habitats by Dr. Robert Zubrin President of The Mars Society.
Indeed the Mars Gravity Biosatellite competition (created by the Mars Society following a brainstorm session between Dr. Zubrin
#Dr Ian Macqueen then Aberdeen medical officer of health took control of the outbreak. Opinion in Aberdeen is divided still about how he handled it.
Shades of Dr Macqueen! This mistake illustrated the limits of modern lab technology. We might now be in a position where we could genome sequence E coli 0104:
Is it true that a chocolate a day will keep the doctor away? That's what many chocolate companies would like you to believe in their Valentine's day advertisements.
The Dawn of Chocolate Discovered A rich history One doctor in the 1500s found cacao made people extraordinarily fat
I hurt my foot and had to hobble into the offices of physicians orthopedists and chiropractors in short anyone who might heal my affliction.
Like physicians shamans are not infallible and vary in abilities. I knew this shaman Amasina of the Trio tribe in southern Suriname to be a master of his craft.
The depth of shamans'knowledge on preventive medicine and diagnostics has astonished even physicians who have studied their approach.
Dr. Christopher Herndon a Yale-trained physician and ethnobotanist specializing in the Amazon recently noted
or ailments that physicians failed to cure that were treated then successfully by an uneducated herbalist or shaman.
when they are applied said CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden. 10 Easy Paths to Self destruction The rates decreased faster among men than among women.
We've shown quite clearly that lycopene improves the function of blood vessels in cardiovascular disease patients Dr. Joseph Cheriyan a consultant clinical pharmacologist
and physician at Addenbrooke's Hospital and associate lecturer at the University of Cambridge said in a statement.
This is a very well-done study said Dr. Stanley Hazen a cardiologist at the Cleveland Clinic who was involved not in the research calling the results promising.
It is a nice attempt to show how nutrition can improve blood-vessel function said Dr. Monica Aggarwal a cardiologist and a member of the Heart Center at Mercy Medical center in Baltimore.
Op-Ed) Dr. Jim Lebret is an assistant professor of medicine at NYU Langone Medical center/Bellevue Hospital center.
But as a doctor I asked Will this save lives? For the moment the answer is no.
Doc Reviews Food Words Used in Medicine From symptoms such as watermelon stomach to blueberry muffin rash food imagery has helped long doctors describe features of diseases and health conditions.
Now one doctor is calling to celebrate this centuries-old tradition and secure its place in medical teaching.
References to food items although sometimes stomach turning reinforce doctors'understanding of diseases and have enriched the medical lexicon said Dr. Ritu Lakhtakia head of the department of Pathology at Sultan Qaboos University in Oman.
A part of this curious tradition may owe its origins to practicing physicians and researchers catching up on their meals in clinical side rooms
or operating theatre offices or with an inevitably cold platter eaten with eyes glued to a microscope Lakhtakia wrote today (July 9) in the journal Medical Humanities.
and will continue to be a lively learning inducement for generations of budding physicians she said. 7 Medical Myths Even Doctors Believe From anchovy sauce to spaghetti and meatballs The food references in medicine range from beverages and fruits to dairy products
References to various types of cheese help doctors identify certain bacterial infections whereas egg shell crackling denotes the grating sound that indicates of a type of bone tumor that thins the bone surface as it expands.
A croissant in a cell nucleus cues doctors to diagnose benign growths on peripheral nerves and blueberry muffin rash is a sign of congenital rubella
With the names of fruits vegetables and legumes doctors can identify the shape of organs or the size of tumors.
Sometimes these alternative terms help doctors remember conditions described by difficult medical terms. Watermelon stomach euphemizes the vascular streaks seen in the unpronounceable condition gastric antral vascular ectasia Lakhtakia writes.
and sights of human affliction a physician has the stomach to think of food at all she wrote.
I am a great friend of Dr. Dudley's but found his drunken monkey hypothesis rather speculative and unsupported to say the least Miltontold Live Science in an email.
while the use of alternative tobacco products such as hookahs has increased by an alarming 123 percent said Dr. Michael Weitzman a professor of pediatrics
which bring on a gout flare Dr. N. Lawrence Edwards professor of medicine rheumatology and clinical immunology at the University of Florida and chairman and CEO of the Gout & Uric acid Education Society told Live Science.
Unfortunately when chronic it can involve many joints making it difficult to distinguish from rheumatoid arthritis Dr. Nathan Wei a rheumatologist
A doctor may extract a sample of joint fluid so it can be examined under a microscope for any presence of urate crystals according to the NIAMS.
If an infection is suspected the doctor may check joint fluid for bacteria. Blood tests can reveal the concentration of uric acid in the blood
Once the flare-up subsides the doctor may prescribe low daily doses of colchicine to ward off future attacks.
You should see a doctor if your diarrhea lasts more than 3 days or if you have dehydration symptoms severe abdominal or rectal pain a fever of 102 degrees Fahrenheit or higher or blood in your stools.
Medical Myths Even Doctors Believe Cow urine soda? Though Westerners may find the practice surprising if not outright disgusting the therapeutic use of cow urine has a long history in India particularly in Ayurvedic medicine an ancient health care tradition that has been practiced in India for at least 5000 years.
in treating or preventing cancer Dr. Donald Hensrud of the Mayo Clinic told ABC News. Nonetheless the product has been studied by a handful of researchers.
While invoking not-so-delightful images food references in medical vernacular are useful aids in helping doctors identify many different ailments.
We believe that this may be preliminary evidence for the first treatment for autism that improves symptoms by apparently correcting some of the underlying cellular problems study author Dr. Paul Talalay a professor of pharmacology
Before the trial the participants'caregivers and physicians assessed the individuals'autistic traits using two standard scales with higher scores on each scale corresponding with lower abilities in verbal communication and social interactions.
which treatment the participants were receiving said study author Dr. Andrew Zimmerman now a professor of pediatric neurology at UMASS Memorial Medical center in Worcester Massachusetts.
but not others said Dr. Thomas Frazier the director of Cleveland Clinic's Autism School in Ohio.
In February doctors reported the case of a man who developed an allergic reaction to his tattoo 20 years after getting inked as a side effect of a bone marrow transplant Follow Stephanie Pappas on Twitter and Google+.
whether the findings apply to humans as intriguing findings in mice don't always translate very well into recommendations for people said Dr. Victoria Hsiao an assistant professor of endocrinology
The CDC recommends consulting with a doctor or pharmacist to determine what treatments are best to use.
#St patrick's day Can Help Your Kids Eat Veggies (Op-Ed) Dr. Wendy Anderson-Willis is a pediatrician at Nationwide Children's Hospital.
Doctors may prescribe Vitamin b12 injections to treat people who have a deficiency but would not benefit from Vitamin b12 pills.
The NIH's Office of Dietary Supplements recommends that doctors monitor the Vitamin b12 status of patients on proton-pump inhibitors.
Babies still in the womb cannot have a pacemaker study researcher Dr. Eugenio Cingolani director of the Cardiogenetics-Familial Arrhythmia Clinic at Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute in Los angeles said in a statement.
but does not originate it study researcher Dr. Eduardo Marbã¡n director of the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute said in news conference about the findings.
and provide an encouraging indication that a biological pacemaker might eventually be ready for human translation Dr. Nikhil Munshi
Our report was an attempt to do the most comprehensive assessment of fatty acids by combining data from all previous studies into a single investigation said study author Dr. Rajiv Chowdhury a cardiovascular epidemiologist
since 2000 when voters approved an amendment to the state constitution allowing cannabis possession and use with a doctor's order.
#Dr. Oz's'Miracle'Diet Pills: 5 Controversial Supplements This week Dr. Mehmet Oz host of The Dr. Oz Show sat down to explain to senators why he as a surgeon
and popular doctor promotes what some experts have called unscientific claims about magical weight-loss products on his show.
Sen. Claire Mccaskill D-Mo. chairwoman of the U s. Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation's Subcommittee on Consumer Protection Product Safety and Insurance led a panel on Tuesday (June 17
We found the earliest evidence for a parasite that causes Schistosomiasis in humans said study co-author Dr. Piers Mitchell a biological anthropologist at the University of Cambridge in England.
This study provides clear evidence that regular consumption of red meat especially processed meat contributes substantially to premature death said review co-author Dr. Frank Hu in a press release issued by the Harvard School of Public health.
and a harsh allergy season in the spring doctors say. The freezing temperatures of the prolonged winter may have delayed the blooming of trees
because both of those things are going to be said blooming at the same time Dr. Lolita Mcdavid a pediatrician at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital in Cleveland Ohio.
Some doctors also contend that people have more allergies today perhaps because they are exposed less to allergens such as pollen than they used to be said Mcdavid.
and there's no need to suffer said Dr. Andy Nish president of Allergy and Asthma Care Center in Gainesville Ga. 9 Weirdest Allergies His first recommendation to people with allergies includes avoiding the outdoors on high pollen days changing clothes
and for those who are allergic to a number of allergens some doctors may recommend trying immunotherapy
Doctors recommend staying away from pollen lubricating the eye and taking allergy medicine for relief.
when defecating you should see a doctor. Perhaps surprising passing gas from morning through the night is normal and healthy the natural byproduct of your gut bacteria digesting your food.
Nevertheless doctors recommend more dietary fiber not more sitting to facilitate bulkier and faster bowel movements.
and was led by Dr. James Hardin of the Arnold School of Public health at the University of South carolina Columbia.
and on TV said Dr. James Thrasher a co-author on the study report also at the Arnold School of Public health.
#and may have a role in preventing youth from initiating smoking and increasing cessation among adults said Dr. Andrea Villanti of the American Legacy Foundation (ALF) who was not part of the study.
I hear allergy myths all the time said Dr. John Costa medical director of the Brigham and Women's Hospital Allergy and Clinical Immunology Practice in Boston.
The good news is that seasonal allergies are said totally treatable Dr. Clifford Bassett medical director of Allergy
10 Amazing Facts About Your Heart The full analysis led by Dr. Yoko Yokoyama of the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center in Osaka Japan found that meat eaters with hypertension could gain the most by switching
and a 14-percent drop in stroke said Dr. Neal Barnard a co-author on the study and president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.
The members of the group taking protein supplements were also less likely to visit doctors for infections during the study published in 2003 in the Journal of Applied Physiology.
It is best to talk to your doctor about your athletic goals and personal needs before starting protein supplements.
The lead researcher of the new study Dr. Kirsten Brandt at Newcastle University has been studying naturally occurring chemicals found in certain vegetables called polyacetylenes for many years.
Behavioral psychologists pharmacologists physicians epidemiologists and biologists among others also should weigh in. Protecting our families from harm should not be trumped by invented theories about lost pleasure.
and nutritional powerhouse an apple a day really may keep the doctor away. Here are the nutrition facts from the U s. Food and Drug Administration
Dr. Dianne Hyson a research dietitian at the University of California Davis writes that laboratory tests have shown very low levels of pesticide residue on apple skins.
because until we see more than one case we want to make sure that this actually is something that is going to occur said Dr. Robert Hendrickson one of the authors of the case report.
or two but she didn't tell the doctor who prescribed her antidepressant that she had also been taking the weight-loss supplement Hendrickson said.
Therefore her doctor attributed her first case of serotonin toxicity to her first antidepressant and switched her to another one.
or flame-retardant chemicals said Dr. Naomi Stotland a professor of gynecology at the University of California San francisco (UCSF) and a physician at San francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center.
In a focus group with some of the obstetricians the doctors said they didn't discuss environmental toxins
Some physicians also said they wanted to focus on a patient's more-urgent and chronic medical concerns.
Dr. Jeanne Conry president of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists said she agreed with this stance.
and hawked by people like Dr. Oz. Not so according to the researchers who conducted the China study who added their finding was a bit oversold in some news reports. 7 Medical Myths Even Doctors Believe Rather their small study showed that broccoli sprouts may help mitigate the toxic effects of a certain class
of pollutants on a daily level acting as a modest shield. The sprouts are no panacea for the ill effects of pollution in general.
In this new study a team led by Dr. Thomas Kensler who holds joint positions at Johns hopkins university in Baltimore
which Johns Hopkins researchers including Dr. Paul Talalay who participated in this latest study with Kensler discovered in the early 1990s.
Most practitioners of colonic cleansing are not doctors. In fact medical doctors consider the practice to be a waste of money and potentially dangerous.
The notion of whole body detox is plagued with ambiguity and is based on the idea that raw foods juices
Doctors know of no biological mechanism to enable this. Detox in this regard is more of a marketing concept than a biological one Talalay said.
Dr. Dorothy Roof SVF's Lab Director carefully catalogues and stores samples in SVF's cryo tanks.
Dr. Kevin Lindell a veterinarian from Tufts University evaluates and cryopreserves embryos at SVF. The two organizations have enjoyed a close collaboration
and Body About 120000 patients are waiting for organ transplants in the United states far more people than the number of human donors said Dr. Muhammad Mohiuddin chief of transplantationat the National institutes of health's National Heart Lung and Blood
Could an Avocado a Day Keep the Doctor Away? Here are the nutrition facts for avocados according to the U s. Food and Drug Administration
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