Science and Medicine – For The Rest Of Us

Before I dive into the meat of this topic, I just want to give a shout out to Method:  The Best Science Blogs for syndicating this blog.  If you have a chance, check them out – their address is http://science.blogdig.net.  And now, on with the show…
So I was thinking about other topics to write about, [...]

Inspired by this story:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35367744/ns/health-cold_and_flu/
Here are the stats (IN THE US) so far:  57 million U.S. illnesses, 257,000 hospitalizations and 11,690 deaths, including 1,180 children.
Does that sound like anything to worry about?  Well, what are the stats for SEASONAL flu in the US?  Here they are:  In a normal flu season, the CDC estimates that 36,000 [...]

This story was inspired by the following blog:
http://taxdollars.freedomblogging.com/2010/01/15/rash-of-pipe-failures-at-nuclear-plants-threatens-safety-lawmakers-say-2/49465/
With our world rapidly going down the hill as far as the climate and pollution is concerned, people are looking for a real solution to the problems.  Whether you look at carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, or other environmental toxins, something needs to be done.  Among the future power [...]

My focus in this post is to give a baseline understanding of osteopathic medicine, osteopathic manipulative technique, and what types of conditions these can be used to treat.  I may also discuss the specific philosophy behind osteopathic medicine in general.
Doctors of Osteopathic medicine, or those who have a D.O. after their name, are a unique [...]

OK, my first *official* post on here will be in the area of complementary medicine, or CM.  Now, when you mention CM to a medical practitioner, they might start thinking of many different things – naturopaths, homeopathy, chiropractic practitioners (although there is debate as to whether they are CM or not), among others.  It would [...]