Archives: 2009 April

Controlling candida

Candidiasis is basically a chronic yeast infection, which can be localized, topical, or systemic.

Good news from the Nutrition & Healing office

At a time when it seems like NO news is the only good news, it’s nice to be able to share something positive. Which is why I’m very excited to tell you about some changes taking place around the Nutrition & Healing office.

Soothing sciatica

There is a treatment for sciatica pain that many Tahoma Clinic patients have reported using with great results.

FDA scientists accuse agency managers of bullying them into suppressing the truth

A group of nine FDA scientists decided to stand up for themselves, by “tattling” on the managers they accuse of intimidating them.

May 2009 NAH Newsletter

According to the research, not only did colchicine alleviate back pain without surgery in 92 percent of the people who tried it, but, more often than not, that pain relief was permanent.

Finding what you need

One of the basic principles of natural medicine is that different remedies work for different people.

Food manufacturers use underhanded tactics to incorporate questionable ingredients into their products.

These ingredients are listed right on the label for anyone to see. The problem is, they’re not called the same things they used to be.

What's the difference?

There are some pretty big differences between rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis, even though many treatments will have a beneficial impact on both.

Study associating beta carotene and other essential nutrients with increased lung cancer risk draws criticism

According to Professor Hans Konrad Biesalski, the study casting doubt on beta-carotene and other carotenoids “was based on invalid methodology, questionable statistical evaluations, and speculative explanations.”

FDA's complaints about Avodart gloss over the big picture when drugs and prostate health.

The agency cracked down on GlaxoSmithKline for its marketing campaign advertising the prostate drug Avodart.

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