A new article, which has created a stir in “Covid sciences” circles, was noticed and reported on 3/7/23, when it was still at the “preprint” stage: many news feeds carried it. I have eliminated Scientific terminology and the fine details of the trial protocol, so as to render this very important article easier to understand, by my readers. The full article was published by CT Bramante et al., on 6/8/23. In case you want to read it, here are the particulars:“Outpatient treatment of COVID-19 and incidence of post-COVID-19 condition over 10 months (COVID-OUT): a multicentre, randomised, quadruple-blind, parallel-group, phase 3…

We continue to be bombarded with scientific articles, detailing new modifiers and new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease: most of these are ineffective, but some reports do contain a hint of a possible solution. Encouraging news The latest effort is entitled “ALZ-801 for 2 years sustained cognition in early Alzheimer’s: no safety issues seen in a 2 year long, Phase 2 trial of Alzheon’s oral therapy”, posted by Steve Bryson, PhD, in “Alzheimer’s news today”, on 22 September, 2023. This report describes a Phase 2 clinical trial (NCT04693520), designed to evaluate the two-year safety and efficacy of daily ALZ-801 in 84…

Medscape Medical News, a medical information newsfeed, sends me daily suggestions for articles to read, and I save the URLs for interesting items. In the batch I received on September 18, 2023, is a report regarding the risk profile of statin drugs, by Megan Brooks. The report advises us that “A newly published scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA) focuses on the impact of aggressive low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) lowering on the risk for dementia and hemorrhagic stroke.” You can access Ms. Brooks’ report by clicking on the link, or at https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/996569?ecd=mkm_ret_230923_mscpmrk_neuro_brain-diet_etid5882072&uac=235227EV&impID=5882072, via your browser. The article, on…

About Lyme disease: its relationship to Intracellular Hypothyroidism: origin, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment. An old friend, who is an avid and successful vegetable gardener, is passionate about mushrooms, especially chanterelles (Fig. 2), which abound in the woods of Ontario and are easily found, if you know what to look for. So successful is he in the chanterelle hunt, that he is able to augment his income (a bit!) by selling them to knowledgeable restaurants. 2023 has been a bumper year, for chanterelles and my friend, while keeping himself amply supplied, sold his surplus for more than $1,000. In July however he…