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Ketogenic Diets for Diabetes and Obesity
To the Editors Although Joshi and colleagues ’ Viewpoint on ketogenic diets for diabetes and obesity makes an important point that enthusiasm for these diets has outstripped evidence, I have 2 concerns. First, the authors fail to call for high-quality research to address this enthusiasm gap. Some of the hype has occurred because there is evi dence that these diets can improve glycemic control in diabetes for a sustained period of time. Our own clinical trial showed statistically (and clinically) significant improvements in glycated hemoglobin levels at 12 months. We recognize, however, that larger trials with longer foll...
Source: JAMA Internal Medicine - December 1, 2019 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research

Validation of a 16th Century Traditional Chinese Medicine Use of Ginkgo biloba as a Topical Antimicrobial
This study aimed to examine the traditional use of Ginkgo seeds as topical treatment for skin disorders for potential antibacterial efficacy. This is the first study to test and compare the antibacterial activity of various Ginkgo seed extracts on skin pathogens. In this work, we confirmed the ethnomedicinal importance of seeds in the treatment of skin diseases. As reported in the Compendium of Materia Medica Ben Cao Gang Mu, only the seeds were used for medicinal uses, especially as a topical treatment for skin infections. Moreover, our study validates the antimicrobial activity of the seed (i.e., seed coats and immature...
Source: Frontiers in Microbiology - April 15, 2019 Category: Microbiology Source Type: research

How To Desensitize Your Child To A Food Allergy
The news is suddenly full of new recommendations on how to keep your baby allergy free. But what if it is too late to prevent allergies in your household? What if you’ve already seen your little one break out in hives, swell into a bawling bruised tomato or some other scary reaction? Have the great advances in allergy understanding just come too late for you and your kid? No. Especially if your child is still relatively young.  The newest treatment, under study by experts at Northwestern University in Chicago, involves educating the immune system on the safety of, say, peanuts, by attaching peanut proteins to wh...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - June 13, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news