General Medicine

Intelligent Medicine
August 5, 2013
Interview with Kirk Hamilton, author of "Staying Healthy in the Fast Lane." We take up the question "Is integrative medicine science-based?" Also must-see resources for nutrition aficionados.

Intelligent Medicine
July 24, 2013
MDs finally acknowledge benefits of chiropractic; Don't worry about OD'ing on Vitamin E; Parents still give kids bad cold remedies; Common decongestants cause birth defects; A natural remedy for sickle cell; A bizarre cause of appendicitis

Intelligent Medicine
July 19, 2013
Boy Scout Jamboree bans "fatties"--is this unacceptable discrimination? Can you be fat and fit? Nutrition tips for vegetarian athletes; how much protein does a body-builder really need? A new risk factor for osteoporosis: insulin resistance

Intelligent Medicine
July 17, 2013
A novel theory about the Trayvon Martin shooting; Woman runs 366 marathons in 365 days; Don't hit your kids! Q about colonoscopy; Air pollution kills millions

Intelligent Medicine
July 15, 2013
Popular GERD drugs may cause heart problems; Long-term statin use in women associated with two-fold increase in risk for breast cancer; Obamacare confusion spawns scams; Natural thyroid trumps Synthroid in new study

Intelligent Medicine
July 11, 2013
HIV Cure?; The Water Weight Loss Plan; The Top Ten Most Expensive Medical Procedures; Hospital Cans Medical Whistleblower; Livestock Workers Spread Drug-Resistant Germs

Intelligent Medicine:
July 3, 2013
Case Study: A Patient With Anxiety--Natural Therapy; Third-Hand Smoke--It May Be Even More Deadly Than 1st or 2nd Hand; Why We Need Sleep and Darkness

Intelligent Medicine: Poop
July 1, 2013
Analyze your poop six ways to Sunday to advance science and get a personalized profile of microbes within your gut; a new psychiatric medication that is actually a potent vitamin; study reveals the profound effects of stress on your heart.

Intelligent Medicine: Walnuts!
June 25, 2013
FDA wanted to confiscate walnuts as "misbranded drugs;" The test that could predict if you'll live past 100; did you get that prescription from your massage therapist or vet? FDR's health.

Intelligent Medicine
June 19, 2013
Is your doctor too tired to treat you?; A natural weight loss product I like; Potassium may be key to blood pressure control; Starvation mars your personality.