The Clearstrand-ASD test is the only biochemical test (using a single hair strand) for children under age 3. The test analyzes the hair to create a metabolic history that reflects the substances and toxins the child has been exposed to or processed over time.... Read More
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Opioid Addiction and Prescription Drugs
Even as an oncologist, I was shocked to learn that nearly one in 10 patients treated with prescription opioid painkillers become dependent on the drugs or experience an opioid use disorder.... Read More
The End of Diagnostic Guesswork?
The blood test could predict 67 major diseases, including cancer and dementia, up to 10 years early.... Read More
New Blood Test for Alzheimer’s
The blood test’s accuracy was 91 percent in primary and specialty care settings, compared to 61 percent and 73 percent accuracy, respectively, for clinical evaluations alone.... Read More
A Breakthrough for Hot Flashes?
Here are some more potential hot flash triggers: Stress, heat, spicy foods, caffeine, tight clothing, alcohol, and a sedentary lifestyle.... Read More
How AI Will Impact Rural Healthcare
Here are the numbers: Fewer physicians led to a 24 percent growth in wait times between 2004 and 2017. Hospital closures can force rural individuals to travel an average of 20 additional miles to receive common healthcare services and nearly 40 miles further to receive alcohol or drug treatment services.... Read More