Vaginal birth that begins naturally, when the cervix is ready for delivery, is generally the best and most efficient way to start the birth process. However, sometimes nature needs a little help. If this is true for you, your doctor will weigh the pros and cons of inducing labor and discu...
People who have had a fracture aren’t often told that they can do anything to make their bones heal faster — at most, they’re told to limit the use of the injured bone or limb (not easy to do if the fracture is in your spine!). But there are a number of methods you can emp...
naturally produced chemicals in the body that block pain signals in the brain and spinal cord. Research has shown that acupuncture results in changes in the conduction of electromagnetic signals in the brain, an alteration of blood circulation within the brain that increases blood flow to the thala...
virus, inoculation or dozen of other possible events) cause the microbiome to shift in response. The shifts can result in a feedback loop that keeps this “evil microbiome” shift going. A percentage recover naturally over time, and we have alongitudal study from Bergen Norwayto illustrate thi...
While this is an interesting emerging avenue for potential future therapeutic targets, it remains to be clinically shown if (1) the selected inhibition of prostaglandins is also effective in human ADPKD and if (2) the potential beneficial effects outweigh the known nephrotoxic effects of long-term...