Category Archives: Immune System

I had lunch with a friend the other day and the guy had a coughing fit right at the table. Not good, and it turned me off my Cobb salad– and I hate to leave a good Cobb salad unfinished! But here’s why… Whenever you’re under the weather and can’t suppress the pressure wave that ...click here to read more

Experts have suggested many different causes for obesity, focusing on a lack of healthy food in our diets and lifestyles that keep us sedentary. But here is one possible culprit you probably hadn’t considered: Antibiotics. According to Scientific American, 70 percent of the antibiotics produced each year in the United States are actually given to ...click here to read more

Itchy eyes and runny nose got you down? For some, the arrival of spring (belated, though it’s been this year) is met with dread because all those blooming buds and leaves means one thing: Allergy season is here. The trick is not to let stress get the better of you and your nasal passages. A ...click here to read more

Dr.Victor Marchione shares his views on “vaping” As a doctor who specializes in smoking cessation and pulmonary medicine, whenever I hear of a patient trying to quit smoking using a method that is dangerous or ineffective, I’m going to speak up. People need the right information, tools and all the help they can get to ...click here to read more

The air you breathe is something that you take for granted, right? It’s there, sometimes a little less than fresh if you’re walking past an idling car, but so it goes… Here’s the rough news: One in eight deaths around the world has been linked to exposure to air pollution. According to a World Health ...click here to read more

Are you concerned about the spread of germs? Well, you should be, flu season or not. Proper hand washing is one of the top preventative strategies to not get sick. But wait: You’re likely thinking you’re killing those germs and protecting yourself and others by doing so, but the odds are you’re not washing your ...click here to read more

Curly, straight, frizzy, dyed, treated, thinning or buzzed, your locks often go through a lot every day to look their best. You’ve probably spent hundreds of dollars on your hair (ladies, there’s no crime in hair vanity!) and it may take serious time to tame before you start your day. The importance of your hair, ...click here to read more

Honey, of course, goes nicely with your morning toast, scone or crumpet. But the gooey treat can also help to reverse bacterial resistance to antibiotics, a growing concern in the medical community. At the 247th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS), held in Dallas this March, the world’s largest scientific society of researchers reported ...click here to read more

Fact or fiction: If you drop a morsel of food on the floor, you can safely pick it up to consume it within five seconds without an issue or worry of lurking bacteria. While the five second rule has been the fall-back within the confines of the schoolyard or around your home or office, it ...click here to read more

Getting a routine checkup at your doctor’s office may increase your risk of infection, especially if your doctor doesn’t use proper hygiene techniques to disinfect her hands and her diagnostic tools. Patient-to-patient transfer of germs is a serious threat and is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients.  That said, stethoscopes are used ...click here to read more

There’s some good news for smokers – sort of: Your lungs are now considered worthy of donation. Surprising, right? Not that we advocate continuing to light up, given the proven health risks of cancer and increased risk for heart disease and obesity. A new study, conducted by the Harefield Hospital in the U.K.  and published in ...click here to read more

Have you had your seasonal flu booster yet? Well, academics have just learned that it could reduce your risk of suffering a stroke in addition to sickness. Researchers from the U.K.’s University of Lincoln and The University of Nottingham found that patients vaccinated against influenza were less likely to suffer a stroke during the same ...click here to read more

It’s the secret to treating everything from autism to Alzheimer’s disease, and warding off cancer, heart disease and dementia. But you likely don’t know much about it – if at all. The secret? Glutathione. Dubbed the “mother of all antioxidants,” glutathione is considered to be a critical, life-giving molecule. Our ability to produce and maintain a high ...click here to read more

Has your husband been acting a little odd lately? Driving too fast, changing car lanes aggressively and cutting people off more so than usual? Is he more openly hostile than ever before, while at the same time more sullen and introverted, cutting himself off from friends and family? It could be your cat. That’s right. ...click here to read more