Vitamin D intake guidelines were established to prevent rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults, diseases that resolve when the serum concentration of 25(OH)D reaches 25nmol/L (Wharton 2003). Emerging research has shown that raising vitamin D levels even further in the general population could have a far-reaching preventive impact on a variety of illnesses including: […]
This article outlines a basic framework for clinicians working with patients who have advanced prostate cancer and who are commencing androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). Integration of complementary therapies may prove to be highly effective in co-management of the side effects of ADT.
Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori) is a curved, Gramnegative bacillus. It is microaerophilic, as well as oxidase, catalase and urease positive. It is implicated in the pathogenesis of non-atrophic and multifocal atrophic gastritis, as well as in the development of gastric cancer (Parsonnett 1994) and gastric lymphoma (Parsonnett 1991); therefore, it has been included by the World […]
C-Reactive Protein (CRP) is a marker of systemic inflammation that can increase 1,000-fold in response to major infection or trauma. Levels are remarkably stable over long periods of time when measured in asymptomatic adults. CRP appears in the serum before the erythrocyte sedimentation rate begins to rise, approximately 24-48 hours after the onset of inflammation […]
Dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP IV) is present on the brush border of the intestine, kidney, liver, surface of T cells and other cells of haematopoietic origin, where it is known as CD26. The blood soluble form of DPP IV is identified as sCD26. In the pancreatic and common bile duct, DPP IV is referred to […]
Mild acute diarrhea can be caused by a number of conditions, including a change in dietary habits, food allergies and taking antibiotics. Serious, acute diarrhea can be caused by a variety of viruses, bacteria and parasites, including rotavirus, E.Coli (0157:H7), Salmonella and Giardia lamblia.
Gastrointestinal infections and their consequences are a common clinical problem encountered by all doctors. Presently, there is a very real concern that scientists will no longer able to develop effective antibiotics at a sufficient rate to match the development of resistance toold antibiotics. Drug-resistant tuberculosis and invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections are two recent […]
Dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP IV) is present on the brush border of the intestine, kidney, liver, surface of T cells and other cells of haematopoietic origin, where it is known as CD26. The blood soluble form of DPP IV is identified as sCD26. In the pancreatic and common bile duct, DPP IV is referred to […]
Predictable treatment outcomes in Naturopathic Oncology are scarce when it comes to established disease. I.V. vitamin C, Hyperthermia, Mistletoe, Careseng, and Insulin potentiation therapy are just a few treatments often implemented by Naturopathic Doctors as ancillary treatment or as a last resort when all mainstream therapies fail. Despite the possible benefit of these agents, the […]
