A year ago one of my colleagues blogged about Volatile Solvents and the Gulf Oil Spill, this week marks almost one year to the date that the oil spill was capped. Unfortunately, we don’t hear too much in the news... [More]

Spring is in the air. Birds are chirping, flowers and trees have started to bloom, and amidst all the beauty of Spring – seasonal allergies make many people dread this time of year. It is estimated that 17.7 million adults and 7.2 million children have been diagnosed with hay fever. Seasonal ... [More]

I happen to come from a family where heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and high blood pressure are the main disorders in my family medical history. I was intrigued, therefore, to discover in the initial months of my relationship with my current wife that simple things like my deodorant or aftershave ... [More]

Recently, the IOM made a modest increase in the RDA for vitamin D and doubled the upper limit (UL). Yes, with all the research out there, you would have thought they would have set the levels higher. The committee felt that the media has raised public expectations and physicians have been using... [More]

So you have a patient with some chronic health problems who is prepared to undertake a multi-profile test to help find some answers. The two main combination profiles you have in mind are the TRIAD Profile and the ION Profile. The ION Profile is more expensive because it includes more tests as part ... [More]

Asthma’s a Big Problem! Recent studies suggest that roughly 9% of children have asthma, corresponding to almost 6.8 million children in the USA. Indeed, asthma attacks are the leading cause of pediatric emergency room visits. Any clinician who has experience in treating asthmatics will be awar... [More]

You may have seen a story in the news recently about the “big” changes in vitamin D recommendations pumped out by the prestigious Institute of Medicine… In summary, they concluded that the majority of people in North America, from age 1 to 70, now “require 600 IU&rsquo... [More]