More Than a Quarter of COVID-19 Patients Still Symptomatic after 6 Months
In a new study of adults from the general population who were infected with COVID-19 in 2020, more than a quarter report not having fully recovered after six to eight months. 55% of ‘Long COVID’ […]
Keeping Your Brain Active May Delay Alzheimer’s Dementia 5 Years
Keeping your brain active in old age has always been a smart idea, but a new study suggests that reading, writing letters and playing card games or puzzles in later life may delay the onset […]
A Teacher’s Anxious Search for Tic Triggers (Premium)
I was surprised to receive a message from my friend Sarah, asking for help with a serious flare of tics. I say surprised because we keep in touch a few times a year, and her […]
EPA Finally Forced to Ban Foods with Neuro-Toxic Chlorpyrifos
It took a lawsuit from Earthjustice.org to get the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to do its job. In April 2021 the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the EPA to ban all food uses of […]
What’s the Latest Advice on Lowering Inflammation? (Premium)
Are you getting tired of ever-changing dietary advice? It’s no wonder. It seems every few months there’s a new “must do” and more things not to do. That said, when updated research gives us fresh […]
Transgender Youth Need Science Not Politics
A new law in Arkansas blocks medical care for transgender youth and reflects widespread misinformation. Asa Hutchinson (R), the Governor of Arkansas, vetoed the bill–but the heavily Republican legislature overrode it. Numerous scientific and medical […]
Exciting Treatment for Macular Degeneration (Premium)
If you’re over 60 and don’t suffer from macular degeneration, there’s a good chance you know someone who does. With the dry form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the central part of the retina begins […]
New Treatment for Depression: Laughing Gas! (Premium)
It’s discouraging and sometimes life-threatening to suffer from depression and not respond to treatment. Then along comes a simple, safe intervention that can last for several weeks.
Developmental Vision Therapy for Reading & Learning Disorders
Sandra K Landis, OD (now retired) shared this report on vision therapy for reading problems in a young boy. A comment from the father is included. Brent was referred to me at age 8 for […]
Get Rid of Lice Naturally (Premium)
Updated June 23, 2021 Thirty-five years have passed, but I have a vivid memory of the day I learned one of my kids had lice. I was horrified as I watched my four-year-old keep scratching […]