Preterm births much higher in US than other developed nations. Another example of just how poor our health care is for the money we spend. So why the high numbers? Probably for a variety of reasons. High use of fertility treatments (increases risk of preterm birth), reliance on poor quality drug prenatals, no exercise, chemical […]
There is nothing good to be said about preterm birth. It is stressful on the newborn, stressful on the parents and stressful on the healthcare system. Preterm infants will forever have elevated risks of certain conditions like obesity, diabetes and heart disease. Because of this, anything that can be done to avoid a preterm birth […]
Forget the meat of the actual article here. Just skip to the conclusion to find out that home births have a three times higher risk of neonatal morbidity. Scrap home births. They’re dangerous. Less medical intervention means higher risk of death to the baby. But wait! When we read through the meat of this particular […]
If you have read any of my articles that relates to migraines, then the answer that springs to mind is a strong YES. I really don’t need to belabor the prior bit of information. Bottom line is, if you suffer from migraines, do not be led into a false sense of security if the migraine […]
I know that regular readers will be a little sick of hearing this, but at some point medicine needs to understand the dangers of antibiotics. It seems that the tide is turning, but few still understand just how massively broad-reaching the effects of the bacterial flora of the human body are. And antibiotics just absolutely […]
