Google, GroupOn and Yelp are coming up with more and more ways to make it easy for patients
to find your practice. Now is the time to get your practice in a position to be dynamically relevant in the new era.
People who eat the most fish and have the highest levels of omega-3 fatty acids and other polyunsaturated fats in their diets have the lowest risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other late-in-life dementias, according to a recently published systematic review.
Alarming surges in incidence of nearly all chronic diseases among children and teenagers has prompted federal agencies to fund the National Children’s Study, the most ambitious and far-reaching children’s health research program ever conducted in the US, if not the world.
The friendly folks at Disney are hoping they can make slightly happier places out of the nation’s hospitals and clinics, by imparting Disney’s customer satisfaction to healthcare leaders and administrators.
Shortly after consumers in Europe started dying from a virulent and drug-resistant form of E. coli, the worldwide media began broadcasting the provisional conclusion from European health authorities that organic produce was to blame. Evidence for that conclusion–which as prompted reactive consumers to avoid organically grown fruits and vegetables–is flimsy at best, and there are […]
Cellular longevity is governed by the length of telomeres, the DNA caps on the ends of chromosomes. Telomere length, in turn, is regulated by an enzyme called telomerase. When telomerase activity is high, so is telomere length, and this delays cellular senescence. The discoverers of this principle won a Nobel Prize for Physiology & Medicine […]
According to the blue-suited stats-meisters who work at Accenture Health, less than one-third of all physicians will be in private practice by the year 2013. The management consulting company’s new report entitled, Clinical Transformation: Dramatic Changes as Physician Employment Grows, documents the steep rise in the number of doctors bailing out of private practice and […]
Running a medical practice has never been tougher. Market forces create challenges at every turn. A trend toward consolidation means the competition is bigger and better capitalized. Reimbursements are declining, and as the economy continues to struggle and more people lose their access to health insurance, consumer demand has weakened. Yet, it is still possible […]
Clinicians and researchers from across the globe will gather at the New York Academy of Medicine this Fall, for the 2nd International Micronutrients in Mental Health Conference, sponsored by the International Association for Micronutrients in Mental Health. The program will explore the vital role of vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and essential fatty acids in mental […]
Holistic Primary Care’s editor, Erik Goldman, was the featured speaker in a special workshop entitled: Health Practitioners and Supplements: Channel Data, Strategies and Opportunities for Growth at SupplySideEast, the nation’s premier natural product ingredients trade show, held May 2-4, at the Meadowlands Convention Center, Secaucus, NJ. The workshop, attended by a sell-out crowd of industry […]
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