Mifegymiso, also known by the name RU-486, is a two-drug combination of mifepristone and misoprostol that can be used to terminate a pregnancy in Canada up to 49 days (7 weeks) from the start of the last menstrual period. American women can now take it up to 70 days into a pregnancy. Mifegymiso, already used […]
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What is Vaping?
You’ve probably heard of this…or seen the mushrooming of the stores in Toronto, if you drive along Danforth Ave or Kingston Road…full of store with this name on them: VAPE. What is it? Vaping can be defined as the act of inhaling and exhaling the water vapor produced by an electric device called vaporizer (also […]
NUTRIGENOMIX: test your genes for your best health!
It is already a well-established fact now that your genes can help tell you what to eat and influence how diet affects your health. It has long been apparent that some people respond differently from others to certain foods. Genes also can help explain why people choose the foods they do—for example why some people have […]
Medical Thermography
The roots of Thermography, or heat differentiation, are ancient, dating back to the time of the pyramids. A papyrus from 1700 BC documents the association of temperature with disease. By 400 BC, physicians commonly employed a primitive form of Thermography: they applied a thin coat of mud to a patient’s body, observed the patterns made […]
Castor oil: the myth and mystery
Castor oil, derived from the castor seed, has been used for thousands of years to treat a wide variety of health conditions, although scientific studies are sparse. Introduction and historical use Castor oil comes from the castorbean seed, binomial name Ricinus communis, and has a chemical composition consisting of mostly triglycerides (40-60 % fatty acids) […]
Men on the Pill?
Whether it’s an IUD, an implant, a shot or a daily pill, birth control is a regular part of many adult women’s lives. It has left a lot of women asking: Why not men? Why are they spared? Well, it’s not simple. Let’s take a look. With all the abundance of choices women have in […]
Catatonia
Catatonia is a fascinating medical condition marked by changes in muscle tone or activity associated with a large number of serious mental and physical illnesses. It was described for the first time by a German psychiatrist, Karl Ludwig Kahlbaum in 1874. The exact mechanisms underlying the pathophysiology of catatonia still remain a mystery. It seems […]
Can you swallow your tongue?
You have probably heard this before: when you see someone passing out or having a seizure, in general, losing consciousness due to various reasons, there seems to be always someone saying that you should try to get the poor fella’s tongue out of his mouth so he will not swallow it. This is a myth. […]
Cordyceps: the killer fungus!
Cordyceps sinensis is a very interesting medicinal mushroom that has been used for medicinal purposes in Asia for centuries. It is used mainly to restore lost energy and vigor and to stimulate a fatigued immune system acting like a general tonic for the body. In addition to the English term “caterpillar fungus” there are other […]
Blood tests for cancer
I am writing this article to answer a question I get from some of my patients about blood tests for cancer. Is there any reliable blood test to detect cancer? Is usually what I am being asked once in a while by my patients. To answer this question I need first to introduce the notion […]