Acupuncture Can Reduce Arthritis Pain I think positive results in trials of acupuncture are probably the hardest for mainstream medicine to follow. There is very little correlation between our Western beliefs and Eastern medicine. It requires an entirely different view. Just because we do not understand something, however, does not mean it is ineffective. Acupuncture […]
Patients’ Role in the Use of X-Rays for Common Complaints Many times I see patients in my office who have had X-rays and MRIs taken almost right at the start. And of course, the usual diagnosis is arthritis. Well, I’ve got sorry news…ALL of us have arthritis to some degree. This study suggests that patient’s […]
Trial of doxycycline for chronic seronegative arthritis While the concept that certain patients arthritis may be initiated by an infective agent is wonderful, the findings in this study that antibiotics do not change the outcome is not at all surprising. Much evidence points to the scenario that an infectious agent (more often than not from […]
More Evidence Supports Infectious Cause of Childhood Leukemia Here we see another example of the theory that many of today’s chronic diseases (in which I classify cancer…) have multiple etiologies. Infectious origins have been suggested for many diseases, including heart disease, rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis. This study looks at the exposure of children in […]
Topical Solution for Osteoarthritis May Challenge COX-2 Inhibitors We are starting to see a large number of “miracle” creams for arthritis hitting the market. Remembering back to the old Ben-gay type preparations, these were purely skin irritants designed to flood the spinal cord with “touch” sensations and prevent pain transmissions for reaching the spinal cord […]
