It’s getting difficult to ignore the research…there’s a world of bacteria, archaea*, eukaryotes** and viruses partying away on and in your body. Actually, this microbiome, as it is called in the scientific community, is involved in our health in ways we never dreamed of before. Commensalism and Symbiosis In fact, the tissues where these...
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Did you eat a few too many cookies or sufganiyots over the holidays? New Year’s Resolutions If you are like most people, you gained a few pounds. So, right before 2017 rolls in, you’re dreading the New Year’s resolutions you’ll have to make. A study in the journal Obesity can give you some direction in how to go about this...
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We’re at the solstice, winter in the Northern Hemisphere, summer in the Southern Hemisphere. And we’re mid-holiday season. To celebrate the solstice and the holidays, we’re sharing 3 pins we’ve created for Pinterest. Courage Pin Light Pin Hope Pin Happy...
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Remember the character “Rocky,”the boxer in those movies. He was the “comeback kid.” Now, think about your liver… Did You Know that…? …if 75% of your liver were removed and 25% left, that 25% could regenerate a full size liver in 8 to 15 days? Your new liver would reorganize itself over the course of a few...
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Tears of happiness and tears of sadness and grief…we’ve all cried but did you know there are different types of tears? The Cleveland Clinic created this infographic explaining everything you ever wanted to know about...
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Holly Clegg shares another of her delicious recipes for the holidays. Here’s one from Eating well to Fight Arthritis (inflammation recipe) called Stuffed Bell Pepper Bake To Fight Inflammation. Anti-Inflammatory Foods What’s the big deal about anti-inflammatory foods? Certain foods can actually help ease arthritis symptoms. Chronic, or...
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At a founder’s day speech of the Medical College of Virginia on Dec 1, 1950, George W. Merck, President and Chairman Merck & Co., Inc. ( 1925- 1957) stated, “We try to remember that medicine is for the patient. We try never to forget that medicine is for the people. It is not for the profits. The profits follow, and if we have remembered that,...
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After November 1st, the retail world starts decorating and promoting Thanksgiving and the December holidays of Hanukah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa, New Year’s Eve as well as other religious and secular hallmarks. If you celebrate Three Kings Day, the holidays may not end until after the 12th day of Christmas, January 6th. What if you don’t feel...
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Stephanie Zimmerman has been featured in two previous posts. In a June 2016 post called, “After Cancer Treatment: Living Out the Cure,” Stephanie shared her experiences as a survivor of childhood cancer, specifically her experience of long-term side effects of cancer treatment. In a subsequent post, Stephanie @KindredBelle shared her advice...
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In June, we published a post called What Do You Think About Clinical Trials? The post included the results of several surveys about perceptions of clinical trials including the results of a study conducted by MaPS/Millward Brown Analytic and Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSKCC). Medivizor’s Clinical Trials Perception Survey Results In our post...
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Since 2001 when the Institutes of Medicine published a report called Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century, patient-centered care has been promoted as the way to improve the quality of healthcare in the US. Responses to the IOM report include NCI’s published Patient-Centered Communication In Cancer Care in 2007 and...
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The northern hemisphere is experiencing all that autumn brings–colors in reds, golds, purples, browns and orange. Leaves, squash, corn, potatoes and pumpkins are the flowers of fall. Potatoes, first cultivated by the Incas, are now one of the largest food crops worldwide. To celebrate autumn we are sharing another recipe by Holly Clegg called...
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