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Jan E. Patterson, MD, MS
Jan E. Patterson, MD is an integrative medicine and infectious diseases physician who has practiced and taught medicine for more than 30 years. She believes in using all the tools in the toolbox for better health and works to integrate holistic therapies with conventional ones. She is a professor of medicine at UT Health San ...
Balance Exercises May Help People With MS
A special program that involves balance and eye movement exercises may help people with multiple sclerosis (MS) with their balance problems and fatigue, according to a study published in the online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Balance problems and fatigue are common in MS and are tied to falls ...
Vitamin D Status in Newborns and Risk of MS in Later Life
Babies born with low levels of vitamin D may be more likely to develop multiple sclerosis (MS) later in life than babies with higher levels of vitamin D, according to a study published in the online issue of Neurology. “More research is needed to confirm these results, but our results may provide important information to ...
Changes Uncovered in the Gut Bacteria Of Patients With MS
A connection between the bacteria living in the gut and immunological disorders such as multiple sclerosis (MS) have long been suspected, but for the first time, researchers have detected clear evidence of changes that tie the two together. Investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) have found that people with MS have different patterns of ...
Clinical Synergy Professional Formulas Introduces Comprehensive Line of Dietary Supplements
Clinical Synergy Professional Formulas (Santa Rosa, CA) has announced the launch of its new line of professional supplements, available exclusively to health care practitioners. Clinical Synergy offers doctor formulated, research driven products and educational materials that make it easy for practitioners to incorporate targeted and scientifically substantiated solutions into their practice. The line of ...
Leading Nutrition Conference to Assemble World Experts
The University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine (UACIM) has opened registration for the 2016 Nutrition & Health Conference, March 21-23, in Denver, CO. The conference brings together internationally recognized researchers, clinicians, educators and chefs to explore good nutrition and health. This year’s faculty include Loren Cordain, PhD, founder of the Paleo Diet movement; Kathie ...
Dr. Isaac Eliaz Joins Natural Practitioner Advisory Board
Isaac Eliaz, MD, MS, LAc has recently joined Natural Practitioner’s Editorial Advisory Board. Dr. Eliaz has been a recognized expert in the field of integrative medicine since the early 1980s, with a specific focus on cancer, immune health, detoxification and mind-body medicine. He is a respected formulator, clinician, researcher, author and educator. As part of ...
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