A pharmacogenomic-CAM connection in diabetes

Dr. Andrew Levy from Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa makes the case for a new pharmacogenomic blood test that can be used to identify diabetes patients at highest risk for cardiovascular disease.

Presently, medical costs of treating cardiovascular complications of diabetes are more than $100 billion per year in the US. Continue reading A pharmacogenomic-CAM connection in diabetes

Influence of religion and spirituality on health

Researchers at the University of Chicago report, “patients are likely to encounter quite different opinions about the relationship between their religion and spirituality (R/S) and their health, depending on the religious characteristics of their physicians.”

This conclusion is based on survey responses from 2000 practicing US physicians from all specialties. Continue reading Influence of religion and spirituality on health

Naturopaths wanted

 The University of Toronto and The Centre for Innovation and Complex Care are conducting an online research study and need your views and ideas concerning pediatric immunization and the potential of communicating information about immunization in Second Life.

Interested? More information is here.

Contact Leslie Beard at the University of Toronto.