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5 days ago
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Probiotics reduce crying time in infants with colic.

Good news for parents – researchers have found that probiotic treatment with a form of Lactobacillus helps reduce the symptoms of colic. ...

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Integrative Doctor

Jul 27
1 min

Diet, Nutrition and COVID-19

At PIM we have a particular interest in diet and nutrition, and how these factors affect our immune response. The COVID-19 pandemic has m...

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Integrative Doctor

Jul 27
1 min

IV Zinc in COVID-19 trial

Australian researchers are about to carry out world-first research, using intravenous zinc against the damaging symptoms of coronavirus. ...

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Integrative Doctor

Jul 20
1 min

Fruit and vegetables linked to lower diabetes risk.

A new study published in the British Medical Journal suggest that eating just a little bit more fruit and vegetables can reduce your risk...

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Integrative Doctor

Jul 10
1 min

Citizen Science Makes Microbiome Map

A project in Melbourne is examining how diverse our oral microbiome is, and how it may be affected by housemates, pets and where we live....

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Integrative Doctor

Jun 25
1 min

Bowel Inflammation and Dementia – More Evidence of a Link

People living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease are 2.5 times more likely to suffer from dementia and more than six times as likely to be d...

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Integrative Doctor

Jun 10
1 min

Vitamin D, COVID-19 and influenza – supplements could prevent infection and death.

As the world grapples with the COVID-19 epidemic, and influenza continues to take a heavy toll, researchers are looking at ways of reduci...

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Integrative Doctor

Jun 3
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Vitamin C and a specific diet may shrink tumours.

A non-toxic treatment combining high-dose intravenous vitamin C and a diet that mimics fasting can kill cancer cells and slow the progres...

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Integrative Doctor

May 28
1 min

Parkinson’s – does it begin in the gut?

Parkinson’s disease is a condition that affects the brain, with the death of cells that secrete dopamine leading to impairment of motor f...

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Integrative Doctor

May 15
2 min

Vitamin D determines severity of COVID-19 – researchers call on government to change health advice.

Vitamin D is highly likely to reduce the severity of COVID-19 symptoms and death rates, according to new research from Trinity College Du...

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Integrative Doctor

May 12
1 min

Gut microbes boost immune cells

Bacteria living in the small intestine support the generation of regulatory T-cells (Tregs) that suppress auto-immune reactions and infla...

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Integrative Doctor

May 1
2 min

Nutrition – Why is it so hard to study?

Eat less sugar! Eat more protein! Don’t eat too much fat! Fat is fine, eat less carbs! Every day we are confronted with messages about ou...

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Integrative Doctor

Apr 23
2 min

COVID-19 – Don’t ignore the hidden health risks.

COVID-19 is a public health challenge on a scale that has never been seen before. But aside from the virus itself, the pandemic also pose...

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Integrative Doctor

Apr 21
4 min

Working from home? Take these simple steps to avoid burnout.

Even before the coronavirus imposed unprecedented changes on our lives, it was well known that workers who felt pressure to be “switched ...

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Integrative Doctor

Apr 6
1 min

Can the right diet repair your brain?

There’s good news and bad news in the latest research on brain deterioration. The bad news is that signs of brain ageing appear much earl...

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Integrative Doctor

Mar 30
2 min

Cancer – are we building an industry instead of helping patients?

Cancer is costing more than ever – for patients, health systems and whole countries – but is the growing cancer “industry” making life be...

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Integrative Doctor

Mar 11
1 min

MILK – should you drink it?

Dairy milk is an important part of a balanced diet – or is it? There is little evidence that consuming dairy foods is necessary – or even...

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Integrative Doctor

Mar 4
1 min

Vitamin A and gastro

Norovirus is the most common cause of gastroenteritis, causing vomiting, diarrhoea and nausea. There is currently no effective treatment....

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Integrative Doctor

Feb 18
1 min

Coronavirus – IV vitamin C clinical trial to begin in China.

Last week we posted two articles suggesting that intravenous vitamin C may be of benefit in supporting patients infected with the new cor...

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Integrative Doctor

Feb 17
1 min

Migraine – can frequency be reduced with nutrition?

Migraines and severe headaches affect around one in six adults in the US, and around a quarter of people suffering report that certain fo...

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