Author Archives : Dr. Victor Marchione

Experiencing inflammation of one or many joints in the form of arthritis is something that a large number of elderly individuals go through every day, and unfortunately, in the majority of cases, treatment modalities are quite limited. Feelings of pain, stiffness, swelling, and redness are all too common, with most pharmaceutical treatments simply relieving the ...click here to read more

Clostridium difficile infection (C. diff infection) results from a bacterium that lives in the intestines. In fact, C. diff is part of the normal biological balance of bacteria currently living in your gut and is required for normal digestive health. The bacteria can also be found in the environment, as it is commonly seen in ...click here to read more

Chronic liver disease is a condition that is commonly associated with those who drink an excessive amount of alcohol, leading to damage of hepatic cells. However, there is a similar condition involving the liver called non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which, as the name suggests, does not stem from alcoholism. This has puzzled scientists for ...click here to read more

The pursuit of new and improved anti-aging therapy has led researchers to discover exactly how a peptide leads to the destruction of cells that play a role in aging. This finding reversed fur loss in mice and reversed kidney damage as well as overall frailty in rodent subjects. Researchers describe the peptide as stopping levels ...click here to read more

Having chronically high blood pressure (hypertension) can eventually lead to problems like heart disease, which is one of the world’s most common causes of death. But according to a study at Oregon State University, elevated blood pressure was not found to be a high mortality risk for elderly individuals with a weak grip. Blood pressure ...click here to read more

Eating food is a commonly enjoyed and necessary activity, but some of us do it in excess, leading to an increasing rate of obesity and poor health outcomes. Aging is another activity, albeit on a cellular level, that occurs in every living organism. According to new research, a direct relation between eating food and the ...click here to read more

Periorbital edema, or eye puffiness, is the medical condition where the tissues surrounding the eye become swollen. This is primarily due to an inflammatory process that results in fluid buildup around the eyes (called the orbits). The process of swelling around the eye can happen suddenly (acute) or develop over an extended period of time ...click here to read more

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria have become an increasingly dangerous problem in the medical community. Having a disease that is not adequately treated with medication can lead to prolonged illness and even death. This has led researchers to continually search for alternative methods to combat this prevalent issue, and they believe the use of a “natural method” using ...click here to read more