Outlook & Research into Alzheimer ’ s
Developing new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease is an active area of research. Scientists are testing a number of drugs to see if they prevent Alzheimer’s disease, slow the disease, or help reduce behavioral symptoms.
There is evidence that inflammation in the brain may contribute to Alzheimer’s disease and that drugs to cut down on inflammation may help. One recent study showed that two non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs — rofecoxib and naproxen — did not slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease in people already diagnosed.
Scientists believe, however, that anti-inflammatory dru...
Source: Psych Central - August 17, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jane Framingham, Ph.D. Tags: Alzheimer's Memory and Perception Alzheimer's disease anti-inflammatory drugs drug testing Ginkgo biloba mental decline new treatment vitamin E Source Type: news
Voodoo Medicine: Time To Stop
The world's most celebrated athlete standing on the podium in Rio in honor of receiving yet another gold medal has something important in common with your lazy uncle throwing back a cold one in his Barcalounger. Yes, swimming powerhouse Michael Phelps, purple-spotted from cupping therapy, and your slovenly relative with a beer gut both share a bond -- a weakness in succumbing to the allure of voodoo medicine. Modern-day snake oil salesmen hawking quick cures and TV doctors peddling the latest diet miracle with blatantly ridiculous claims are everywhere on the tube, social media, the supermarket and old-fashioned billboards...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - August 12, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Eye Strain Caused by Digital Screens
I’ve noticed a frightening trend occurring around the world. Instances of eye problems are increasing with rapid numbers.
Problems like myopia – once thought to be genetic – are going up exponentially with each passing year.
Many eye diseases have no early symptoms. You may not see a change in your vision until the disease has become advanced.
Are Eye Problems Genetic?
We have to look at the bigger picture here… eye problems aren’t always genetic, and there are changes in our environment that are having a negative impact on our eyesight.
Serious Eye Problems That Affects Your Vision
One area of concern is eye str...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - June 24, 2016 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Al Sears Tags: Health Source Type: news
Navigating Your Medications: Five Questions To Ask Your Pharmacist Or Doctor
Mrs. T, age 79, suffers from diabetes and hypertension, among other conditions. Like about one in three older Americans, she takes more than five medications on a regular basis--in her case, nine.
On a recent phone call with Nurse Alicia Schwartz, Mrs. T mentioned taking a medication that her nurse knew was no longer among those prescribed for her. "I wasn't feeling well, and this helped me before," Mrs. T. said. Alicia explained that the doctor had replaced the discontinued medicine with another prescription that addresses a similar condition, and the two together can cause dizziness and a severe drop in blood pressure....
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - June 22, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ginkgo Bioworks Secures $100 Million Series C Investment
Inks Partnerships with Twist Bioscience and Gen9 to Purchase Unprecedented Amount of Synthetic DNA -- 600 Million Base Pairs of DNA to Accelerate Organism Design
BOSTON, June 8, 2016 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Ginkgo Bioworks, an orga... Biopharmaceuticals, Venture CapitalGinkgo Bioworks (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - June 8, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Boston Startup Raises $100 Million To Use Synthetic Biology To Design Microbes For Industry
Ginkgo Bioworks, a Boston-based startup that says it is the biggest consumer of synthetic DNA on the planet, just nabbed a big payday. The plan: custom-design living cells for companies in the fragrance, flavor and food industries. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - June 8, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Matthew Herper Source Type: news
Nutrient for Tinnitus Treatment
If you’re suffering from tinnitus, I’m pretty sure doctors and ENT specialists have told you something like: “I’m afraid you’re just going to have to live with it” or “It’s just age-related hearing loss.”
What is tinnitus?
Tinnitus, the constant ringing, thundering, whooshing or whistling in the ears, is aggravating and nerve-racking. It robs you of sleep. It shatters your focus and concentration. And it drowns out your hearing, because of all the background noise in your head.
Tinnitus is not a disease, but rather a symptom of some other underlying health condition.
Ma...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - April 1, 2016 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Al Sears Tags: Health Source Type: news
What's This Ginkgo Stuff You've Been Hearing...
(Source: About.com Generalized Anxiety)
Source: About.com Generalized Anxiety - March 16, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Tags: health Source Type: news
Living fossils: the plants holding the key to ancient and modern climate change
Despite being (somewhat surprisingly) named after a pubic triangle, Ginkgo biloba can help us understand atmosphere changes over nearly 300 million yearsAsk the average person to name a living fossil, the chances are they will think of the coelacanth, or perhaps horseshoe crabs. However, plant examples of living fossils are all around us, surviving from long before the rise of today’s dominant plants. The flowering plants, or angiosperms, are the basis of our food chain and include grasses and broad-leaved trees. But seed plants such as conifers and cycads, and even ancient spore producers such as ferns and clubmosses, c...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 14, 2015 Category: Science Authors: Susannah Lydon Tags: Science Fossils Biology Evolution Plants Environment Climate change Source Type: news
Living fossils: the plants holding the key to ancient and modern climate change
Despite being (somewhat surprisingly) named after a pubic triangle,Ginkgo bilobacan help us understand atmosphere changes over nearly 300 million yearsAsk the average person to name a living fossil, the chances are they will think of thecoelacanth, or perhapshorseshoe crabs. However, plant examples of living fossils are all around us, surviving from long before the rise of today ’s dominant plants. The flowering plants, or angiosperms, are the basis of our food chain and include grasses andbroad-leaved trees. But seed plants such as conifers and cycads, and even ancient spore producers such as ferns and clubmosses, conti...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 14, 2015 Category: Science Authors: Susannah Lydon Tags: Science Fossils Biology Evolution Plants Environment Climate change Source Type: news
'Falling Fruit' Map Helps Foragers Find Their Next Free Meal
The ways we get our food these days sure have changed a lot, with technology dramatically affecting the way we catch or grow our next meal. So isn't it about time foraging was changed too? An interactive crowd-sourced map called Falling Fruit allows urban foragers to map out and review locations around the world where the public can find free fruits, vegetables and herbs growing in their area. There are also listings for free markets and dumpsters that potentially contain edibles -- 2,181 dumpsters, to be exact. The volunteer-run nonprofit, based out of Boulder, Colorado, currently boasts 1,317 different types ...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - November 26, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
'Falling Fruit' Map Helps Foragers Find Their Next Free Meal
The ways we get our food these days sure have changed a lot, with technology dramatically affecting the way we catch or grow our next meal.
So isn't it about time foraging was changed too?
An interactive crowd-sourced map called Falling Fruit allows urban foragers to map out and review locations around the world where the public can find free fruits, vegetables and herbs growing in their area.
There are also listings for free markets and dumpsters that potentially contain edibles -- 2,181 dumpsters, to be exact.
The volunteer-run nonprofit, based out of Boulder, Colorado, currently boasts 1,317 different types ...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - November 26, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba, Fossil Tree, Kew Tree, Silver Apricot)
Title: ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba, Fossil Tree, Kew Tree, Silver Apricot)Category: MedicationsCreated: 3/2/2005 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/31/2015 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Medications General)
Source: MedicineNet Medications General - August 31, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
FEMAIL tests Killing Kittens' 'chewable Viagra' gum that promises results in just eight minutes
KK Gum, packed with ginseng, ginkgo and Chinese wolfberry, claims to increase blood-flow to erogenous zones. Phoebe Jackson-Edwards, 24, from London, tests it with her boyfriend Sam Cook. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 26, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What is in that echinacea herbal pill you are taking?
The new series of BBC2's Trust Me I'm A Doctor decided to find out whether there is actually any ginkgo inside the bottle when it says ginkgo on the lid. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 13, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
