Start planning your backyard garden now. Because you may have a hard time finding non-genetically modified (GM) foods on grocery store shelves in the future if chemical companies have their way. [...]
Author: Dr. Micozzi
The Presidential cover-ups you don’t hear about on the news
With Halloween over, the scariest thing on the calendar is this year’s presidential election. And one of the scariest things about the 2016 election may be the presidential candidates’ hidden [...]
The surprising health risk factor deadlier than obesity
Emily Dickinson described the quiet devastation of loneliness as “the horror not to be surveyed.” But modern researchers are surveying it and increasingly view it as a public health issue. And [...]
New research questions 40 years of routine mammography
Research shows routine mammography doesn’t prevent deaths from breast cancer, as I have been reporting for years. The latest study appeared in the “gold standard” of medical journalism, the New [...]
What modern medicine can learn from Shakespeare’s witches
On Halloween, I often think of Shakespeare’s potions and poisons. These herbal concoctions made for intriguing plot devices in his plays. They also reflect the sophisticated medical knowledge of [...]
Are chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia a kind of “human hibernation”?
This week finds us right between the autumnal equinox and winter solstice. Of course, the declining light and heat, with the lowering sun, also triggers physiological changes in millions of [...]
What is “paranormal,” scientifically speaking?
At this time of year, I try to bring you news about scientific studies on the “paranormal” phenomenon, which many feel may question the Nature of reality. But if scientific studies make these [...]
Pumpkins support good health…and not just at Halloween
You may enjoy carving a scary face into your jack-o-lantern pumpkin, but there’s nothing scary about the health and nutritional benefits of this seasonal favorite. Of course, pumpkins belong to [...]
An Alzheimer’s disease cure hiding in plain sight
Mainstream medicine seems to have given up on finding a safe and effective drug to control Alzheimer’s disease (AD). But more and more research is coming out all the time providing evidence that [...]
Is the world running out of our favorite treat?
I don’t want to scare you (11 days early). But the world may be running out of the cacao bean used to make chocolate. Between changes in the climate and increasingly difficult growing conditions, [...]