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IMAGINE TWIN CHIMPANZEES:

A PARABLE ON HEALTHY AGING ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WERE TWO CHIMPANZEES: they were twins, but one was smart and the other, not so very. On their third birthday each was given a toolbox, with a screwdriver, pliers, a hammer, a saw, a crowbar and a big knife. The smart Chimp opened his toolboxContinue reading “IMAGINE TWIN CHIMPANZEES:“

THINK ABOUT “NORMAL”

Before we begin, please remember that I am not a professorial-level expert on this subject, so what I have to say here is merely my opinion, which I think is worth adding into the discussion of this complicated subject, but which, I must admit, cannot be the last word. NORMAL In health-related fields, “normal” isContinue reading “THINK ABOUT “NORMAL””

New Finasteride Lawsuit: Renewed Attention to Psychiatric, ED Adverse Event Reports

Medscape Medical News Alicia Ault, September 23, 2021 https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/959296?spon=15&uac=235227EV&impID=3672148&sso=true&faf=1&src=WNL_mdpls_210928_mscpedit_urol

University of the West Indies ranks in the top 1.5% world wide !!!

UWI ranked in top 1.5% of Universities, worldwide.

TREAT ALZHEIMER’S for US$65,000 per YEAR ? OR, WHAT CAN YOU ACTUALLY DO ?

On June 7th, 2021, the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) “conditionally” approved Aducanumab (Aduhelm), an amyloid beta-directed monoclonal antibody which treats Alzheimer’s disease by removing BetaAmyloid from the brain. Aducanumab is the first new Alzheimer’s drug since 2003, and the first potentially disease-modifying agent. The approval is surprising, because: (1) Of (only) two trials,Continue reading “TREAT ALZHEIMER’S for US$65,000 per YEAR ? OR, WHAT CAN YOU ACTUALLY DO ?”

I need help with a minor concern

This website is a free medical information source for my old patients and anyone who needs info about hormones. I don’t want to put annoying, indiscriminate ads on the site, I have nothing to sell and I don’t want to ask for a subscription. Perhaps I could run ads for helpful things which I considerContinue reading “I need help with a minor concern”

POST-FINASTERIDE SYNDROME

PFS is due to 5-alpha reductase blockade, leading to Allopregnanolone deficiency and Functional Hypothyroidism. It should be treatable.

Long Covid: a report from china

Euthyroid Sick Syndrome (Functional Hypothyroidism) in Patients With COVID-19 Runmei Zou,1,†Chenfang Wu,2,†Siye Zhang,2Guyi Wang,2Quan Zhang,3Bo Yu,2Ying Wu,2Haiyun Dong,2Guobao Wu,2Shangjie Wu,4 and Yanjun Zhong2,* https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7575767/ Published online 2020 Oct 7. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2020.566439PMCID: PMC7575767PMID: 33117282 “Euthyroid Sick Syndrome” (ESS) is Functional Hypothyroidism (see my post on thyroid). It is the physiologic adaptation and pathologic response to stress, particularlyContinue reading “Long Covid: a report from china”

BACTEROIDES: A Species of gut bacteria LINKED TO enhanced cognition and language skills in infant boys

From https://doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2021.1930875, Published online16 Jun 2021 This study found that boys with Bacteroides germs in their bowel had enhanced brain development. This University of Alberta-led research followed more than 400 infants from the “CHILD” Cohort Study in Edmonton. Boys with a gut bacterial composition high in the Bacteroidetes germs at one year of age wereContinue reading “BACTEROIDES: A Species of gut bacteria LINKED TO enhanced cognition and language skills in infant boys”