Posts belonging to Category Neurology'
Posted by Brad Weeks, MD on February 24, 2010
Dr. Weeks Comment: Niacin does so much benefit – lowers bad cholesterol, minimized detox discomfort from alcohol, enhances memory, reduces neurofibrillary plaque deposition to reduce risk of Alzheimers and now, it minimizes stroke risk, that the doctors are taking to calling this natural, God given vitamin A ….. DRUG! Yikes!
Vitamin B3 shows early promise [...]
Categories: Neurology, Vitamin B |
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Posted by Brad Weeks, MD on January 25, 2010
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: Nice to chance upon these off-label, non-FDA approved benefits.
Common Heart Medications May Also Protect Against Parkinson’s Disease, Study Finds
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ScienceDaily (Jan. 23, 2010) — UCLA researchers have discovered that a specific type of medication used to treat cardiovascular conditions such as hypertension, angina and abnormal heart rhythms may also decrease the risk of [...]
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Posted by Brad Weeks, MD on January 5, 2010
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: Science marches on (delightfully!) and, in the process, experts become embarrassed, truth morphs and conventional wisdom is trumped by actual observations and common sense. Also, markets shudder and businesses become obsolete. How would you like to be in the camera film business or the classic non-digital watch business
(Historical fact: Swiss watch [...]
Categories: Ask Your Doctor About, Multiple Sclerosis |
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Posted by Brad Weeks, MD on December 21, 2009
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: Italy has a fine tradition of innovation in neurology and Dr. Zamboni’s new research places him squarely in that celebrated group. In essence: a vascular constriction preventing easy drainage of cerebral veins shows up coincident with MS symptoms and a safe surgical procedure (balloon venoplasty) offers clinical improvement. How is this [...]
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Posted by Brad Weeks, MD on December 21, 2009
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: Dr. Zamboni, a colleague in Italy, has demonstrated the best of scientific integrity: to see what we all see but to see it in the light of insight and thus to see it “newly”. His claims need to be taken seriously and scrutinized reasonably by neurologists who are currently only promoting MS [...]
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Posted by Brad Weeks, MD on October 7, 2009
Dr. Weeks Comment: Dogs get wormed periodically, why not you?
Alinia / Nitazoxanide / Daxon is a potent and well-tolerated anti-parasite, anti-fungal agent which is used for a great variety of chronic illnesses such as Lymes disease but now the research is in re it use for the treatment of Hep C.
Hepatitis C: little-recognized [...]
Categories: Ask Your Doctor About, Hepatitis C, Immune Enhancement, Infectious Disease, Neurology |
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Posted by Brad Weeks, MD on October 5, 2009
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: the best source, of course, is when the mother is well nourished with vitamin C rich foods and the breast milk is saturated with vitamin C and other life-giving nutrients.
Vitamin C May Boost Babies’ Brain
Health Tuesday September 22, 2009
New research shows that running low on vitamin C may hamper mental [...]
Categories: Infants, Neurology, Pediatrics, Pregnancy, Vitamin C |
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Posted by Brad Weeks, MD on October 4, 2009
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: Choose your experts carefully. Run from those who see things as good or bad. Cholesterol came to national, worldwide attention solely because Big Pharma could make billions of dollars selling drugs to lower it. However, that was only possible after doctors were taught to teach you, in turn, that cholesterol was “bad”. [...]
Categories: Alzheimer's, Cholesterol, Heart Health, Memory, Neurology, Parkinson's, Statins, Told you So! |
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Posted by Brad Weeks, MD on September 21, 2009
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: We routinely test for EBV and HHV-6 in our MS patients as well as selenium, thyroid, vitamin D3 and iodine levels. Now the research is catching up with clinical knowledge. Make sure your neurologist knows about this info. It is NOT new (40 years old!!) but few neurologists pay attention to the [...]
Categories: Ask Your Doctor About, CFS EBV fatigue, Infectious Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Neurology |
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Posted by Brad Weeks, MD on September 20, 2009
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: This is further validation of our Corrective Protocol enhancing natural production of the healing natural agent- bonus… bee venom accomplishes this also.
Natural Hydrogel Helps Heal Spinal Cord, Researcher Finds
ScienceDaily (Sep. 17, 2009) — Research led by a scientist at the Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center [...]
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