Posts by craig@cnlpcb.com
Rates of Hepatitis C double in P.E.I.
Rates of Hepatitis C double in P.E.I.Deputy chief health officer Dr. Lamont Sweet says hepatitis C numbers are rising in Prince Edward Island. Teresa Wright Dr. Lamont Sweet says rising number of cases will impact Prince Edward Island’s health system in coming years Topics : P.E.I. , Mount Herbert A growing number of Islanders…
Read MoreAn apple a day keeps the doctor away.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. This age old saying has never rang with greater promise and authority than it does today. As in the modern era, doctors bring with them a battery of tests, drugs , and interventions , all of which carry unintended, adverse health risks that often outweigh their purported…
Read MoreGilead Anti-Hep-C Treatment on the FDA Fast Track
Gilead Anti-Hep-C Treatment on the FDA Fast Track By Rich Smith | More ArticlesJune 8, 2013 | Comments (1) Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD ) has received FDA priority review status for its New Drug Application for sofosbuvir, the company announced Friday. Sofosbuvir is a once-daily oral nucleotide analogue inhibitor for the treatment of chronic hepatitis…
Read MoreVitamin Bashing or Bad Science?
Vitamin Bashing or Bad Science? Posted on: Wednesday, June 13th 2012 at 9:30 am Written By: Orthomolecular News Service Vitamin Bashing or Bad Science? (Orthomolecular Medicine News Service, June 11, 2012) by Steve Hickey, PhD, Andrew W. Saul, PhD, and Robert G. Smith, PhD (OMNS June 11, 2012) There is a global tendency to popularize…
Read MoreHow antioxidants work
How antioxidants work Oxygen is necessary for life, but on the other hand it inevitably generates reactive molecules throughout all the tissues of the body. These free radicals are dangerous for any cell because they can damage essential molecules such as DNA and the enzymes necessary for proper function of the cell. Antioxidants capture these…
Read MoreWho Wrote Alcoholic Cirrhosis as a Syndrome?
Who Wrote Alcoholic Cirrhosis as a Syndrome? When I found a paper on the Internet, Alcoholic Cirrhosis as a Syndrome it was that magic wand I had been looking for. I read it, digested it and applied the knowledge I gained from it. Had I not done so I have no doubt I would have…
Read MoreWe need to reclaim sport from the drinks industry
We need to reclaim sport from the drinks industry Opinion: The industry is using its influence to prevent reform As specialists in liver disease, my colleagues and I have seen at first hand the results of the increase in alcohol consumption of recent years. As a nation, we are now drinking twice as much as…
Read MoreInterferon-free, treat-all approach cost effective, beneficial for chronic HCV
Interferon-free, treat-all approach cost effective, beneficial for chronic HCV May 21, 2013 ORLANDO, Fla. — An orally administered, interferon-free regimen with a treat-all approach for patients with chronic hepatitis C may be more beneficial and more cost effective than interferon-based triple therapy, according to data presented at Digestive Disease Week. Researchers used a decision…
Read MoreBlood Tests OK for Fibrosis Dx in Hep C
Blood Tests OK for Fibrosis Dx in Hep C By Salynn Boyles, Contributing Writer, MedPage TodayPublished: June 03, 2013Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD ; Emeritus Professor, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaAction Points While liver biopsy remains the gold standard for predicting disease progression in people with HCV infection, it…
Read MoreAlcohol is killing too many of us
Alcohol is killing too many of us It gets ever cheaper and now it’s linked to over a million hospital admissions a year. Minimum unit pricing would be a good startMan drinking a pint‘Availability of alcohol has multiplied far beyond the local pub.’ Photograph: Johnny Green/PA In 2011-12, there were over 1.2m alcohol-related hospital admissions…
Read More