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Oral HPV Infections Are More Frequent In Males

Oral HPV Infections Are More Frequent In Males

A recent study of Oct. 17, 2017 showed that oral HPV infections are more frequent in males. Human papilloma virus (HPV) has been in the news for some time. But this newest study may explain why oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) is disproportionately high among men. The pur
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New Earwax Cleaning Guidelines

New Earwax Cleaning Guidelines

New earwax cleaning guidelines have been published on Jan. 3, 2017. They replace the older guidelines dated 2008. There is not much change between the old and the new guidelines. You may have the temptation to use a Q-tip and remove wax from the ear canal. The problem is that you coul
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New Antibiotic Lugdunin Against Resistant Bugs

New Antibiotic Lugdunin Against Resistant Bugs

Researchers at Tübingen University, Germany have found a new antibiotic lugdunin against resistant bugs as the BBC reported. This report is based on a scientific publication published on the previous day. The researchers analyzed the natural bacteria in the hair of people’s nost
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Supervised Heroin Injections Reduce Harm

Supervised Heroin Injections Reduce Harm

In Canada it has been shown that supervised heroin injections reduce harm in the drug-addicted subpopulation. We had our struggles in Canada introducing safe heroin injection sites. Now more than 10 years later the impressive statistics have convinced mayor Svante Myrick from Ithaca,
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CoQ10 Good For Heart And Dental Health

CoQ10 Good For Heart And Dental Health

1. A study from August 2015 published in the Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research found that CoQ10 supplementation reduced gingivitis significantly, a rather surprising finding. CoQ10 is a known stimulator of mitochondria, the energy packages within every cell. The August 2015
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The Plague, Not A Thing Of The Past

The Plague, Not A Thing Of The Past

Every couple of months we hear about local outbreaks of the plague, usually far away, but at times in the Western USA. There are also reports of experiments in the military of North Korea and in the past in Iraq of biological weapons (aerosols with live cultures of Yersinia pestis), w
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High Dose Vitamin C Helps Epstein Barr Infection

An article in the Medical Science monitor dated May 4, 2014 reported about a small study from the Riordan Clinic in Wichita, Kansas. Nina Mikirova and Ronald Hunninghake treated 35 men and women with chronic fatigue syndrome and other conditions who had documented positive Epstein Bar
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Health For Adolescents

Health For Adolescents

Some of what I described for children’s health applies also to adolescents. However, in the growth spurt years and after the rise of male and female hormones, changes of the adolescent can be rapid and overwhelming to the youngster and demanding on the parents. The opposite sex will b
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