Reducing Bruising, Swelling and Pain with Systemic Proteolytic Multi-Enzyme Therapy
by Lane Lenard, Ph.D.
Anyone who has played ice hockey or even just watched a game knows how rough it can be. Flying across the...
Mouth Bacteria Linked to Joint Infection, Failure of Artificial Joints —
Researchers have discovered bacteria that normally resides on teeth in the synovial fluid of patients requiring joint replacement surgery. The study from the Case...
Bacteria Responsible for Gum Disease Linked to Rheumatoid Arthritis
Chronic periodontal disease (PD) – one of the most prevalent infectious inflammatory diseases affecting humans – has been positively linked to systemic inflammatory disorders,...
Traditional Chinese Herbs For Arthritis
Arthritis is a generic term for more than 100 different disorders, such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout and fibromyalgia. Osteoarthritis, or wear-and-tear arthritis, is the most prevalent and disabling of all chronic conditions, affecting approximately 80 percent of all U.S. adults over 65.
Study Reveals Best Test for Clostridium Difficile (C. Diff) Diagnosis
The largest study of its kind, carried out by experts at the University of Leeds, has shown the most effective test for the diagnosis...
Massage Reduces Inflammation And Promotes Growth Of New Mitochondria Following Strenuous...
Most athletes can testify to the pain-relieving, recovery-promoting effects of massage. Now there's a scientific basis that supports booking a session with a massage therapist: On the cellular level massage reduces inflammation and promotes the growth of new mitochondria in skeletal muscle. The research, involving scientists from the Buck Institute for Research on Aging and McMaster University in Hamilton Ontario appears in the February 1st online edition of Science Translational Medicine.
Reversing Inflammation in Old Lungs Restores Youthful Immune Response to Infection
New research shows that the lungs become more inflammatory with age and that ibuprofen can lower that inflammation. In fact, immune cells from old...
New Research – An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away
Everyone has heard the old adage, "an apple a day keeps the doctor away." We all know we should eat more fruit. But why...
Herbal Treatment Improves Spinal Cord Injuries in Animal Study
A new study published in Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience demonstrates that Chinese herbal medicine Ji-Sui-Kang (JSK), given systemically for three weeks after injury in rats, improved...
Poor Sleep Linked to Buildup of Arterial Plaque, Cardiovascular Disease
Getting adequate sleep is key to good health, and studies have shown that insufficient sleep increases the risk of serious problems, including cardiovascular disease....
Caloric Restriction Reduces Inflammation, Prevents Negative Effects of Aging in Cells
If you want to reduce inflammation throughout your body, delay the onset of age-related diseases, and live longer, you have to eat less food....
Dietary Changes can Alter Intestinal Bacteria to Reduce Risk of Inflammatory...
Diet-induced changes in the gut’s bacterial ecosystem can alter susceptibility to an autoinflammatory bone disease by modifying the immune response, St. Jude Children’s Research...
