For years my Cardiothoracic-surgeon father has told us the benefits of fasting. That we should fast and do it frequently and stay away from the “poison of carbohydrates and sugar.” This is what I have heard from him for years now. It seems he is right. It is still being investigated, and long term fasting […]
What Causes Meibomian Glands to Scar? Meibomian Gland scarring is due to a multifactorial process primarily due to: 1. Clogging of the orifice (ie, from makeup, Demodex mites/blepharitis, bacteria, dead cells, debris, inflammation, generally not cleaning eyelids or performing warm compresses) 2. Impaired Secretory Function of Gland/Lack of stimulation of the meibomian gland and orifice
While most doctors and surgeons strongly dislike the idea of legalizing marijuana, there are certain patients that may be helped with a prescription due to its anti-inflammatory effect. There are so many other natural anti-inflamatories that most doctors would consider this as an “end stage” alternative. Adult derived and placental stem cells likely work better
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The Apostle’s Creed is a most amazing of prayers. Many saints have spent years meditating on its words to truly grasp all its depth and meaning which are truly endless and eternal. If you have never read it or said it, it is worth the time to read it. APOSTLE’S CREED (used with the Holy
The XEN GEL Implant (Allergan Inc., CA, USA) is an FDA approved implant that is inserted into the eye to connect the inner eye fluid with the outside area under the conjunctival. It has a 6-mm hydrophilic tube of collagen-derived gelatin cross-linked with glutaraldehyde. It has with a 45micron internal diameter and an external diameter that expands
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The Ocusoft rep showed us the new Ocusoft Lid Scrub for Allergy which has Tea Tree Oil and Green Tea Extract. I have for years been using TTO and Avenova for my son’s allergy but have been hesitant to recommend it as it was not “FDA approved on label.” So for my own son I
There are no randomized controlled studies yet to standardize the best way to apply warm compresses. We do know that Warm Compresses are the only natural way to open the meibomian gland orifice and liquify the meibum oil in the meibomian gland. (Even if warm compresses make some patients’ eyes feel worse [which can happen
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What I am reading about today: An expensive new cancer treatment Is this cell therapy better or equivalent to autologous stem cell infusions, no one knows yet. THIS MOMENT IN CANCER https://www.wbur.org/commonhealth/2018/01/11/cancer-drug-costs New Cancer Treatments Top $500,000 And Raise Daunting Questions About How To Pay07:31 Play January 11, 2018 Richard Knox Kymriah, a recently approved
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK291/ When someone says they have an “inability to go to the bathroom,” one will want to understand if they mean urinate or if they constipation. Most patients mean inability to urinate when they say this. The medical term for inability to urinate is dysuria. SLC More info below. Dysuria is any discomfort associated with urination.
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I had never heard of anyone ingesting “Neil Smith oil.” I had no idea what my patient was talking about, when she said that she bought “Neil Smith Oil” in Maryland–apparently, it is Cannabidiol oil (Reference 3), she took it as she was having chronic pain. What happened next was very scary and she says she
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