Author: Andre Broussard, D.C.
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Supplements to improve male fertility
By Naveed Saleh, MD, MS | Fact-checked by Barbara Bekiesz | Published February 12, 2025 Industry Buzz “Antioxidants can help protect sperm DNA from damage by free radicals. […] Vitamin E also has antioxidant properties and helps protect sperm from oxidative damage. It’s been linked to improved fertilization and pregnancy rates.” — Sanaz Ghazal, MD @sanazghazalmd…
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Steroid Shots for Knee Arthritis Helpful Well Beyond 3 Months
— Big U.K. study finds benefit lasting years for one key outcome by John Gever, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today March 3, 2025 Key Takeaways The effectiveness of intra-articular corticosteroid injections for osteoarthritis is still uncertain. In this study, the injections were associated with reduced use of opioids, alone and in combination products. Such benefits were…
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Top Diet Linked to Lower Risk of Multiple Cancers
— Even medium adherence to the Mediterranean diet was associated with some level of protection by Kristen Monaco, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today February 25, 2025 Key Takeaways Higher adherence to the Mediterranean diet was associated with a 6% lower risk of obesity-related cancer over 15 years. Risks for colorectal, liver, and kidney cancers were…
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Another Expert Group Throws Shade at Spinal Injections for Back Pain
— “No more effective than sham procedures,” evidence review finds by John Gever, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today February 19, 2025 Key Takeaways Epidural anesthetic or steroid injections, nerve blocks, and related interventions are commonly used to treat chronic back pain. This review found no solid evidence showing that these interventions are more effective than sham…
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Epidural Steroid Shots for Back Pain Have Limited Efficacy, Review Shows
— Promising benefits in some situations, but mixed results in others by Judy George, Deputy Managing Editor, MedPage Today February 12, 2025 Key Takeaways Epidural steroid shots for back pain had mixed results, an AAN review showed. The treatment demonstrated promising short-term benefits for radiculopathy patients. In other situations, benefits were unclear or limited. Epidural…
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The Ring Dinger Study
THE Y-AXIS MANIPULATION—THE CLINICAL EFFICACY AND ASSOCIATED PATIENT SAFETY EXPLORED—A CLINICAL COMMENTARY (“The Ring Dinger”) The Journal of Contemporary Chiropractic Vol. 8, Issue 1, 2025 January 28, 2025 CDT Giles Gyer, B.Sc., O.S.T. (Hones), Brogan Williams, Ph.D., Robert Cox, Dip.Osteo.S.T.M., Dip.Dm.P.2., Jaimie Bowie, B.Sc., O.S.T (Hons)., Jimmie Michael, B.X|Sc., O.S.T. (Hons)., B.Sc., Sp.Ex.Sc. (Hons). Abstract…
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Red light therapy shows promise for pain relief, inflammation and skin conditions—but other claims might be hyped
Published January 24, 2025 | Originally published on The Conversation Health & Medicine Red light therapy is increasingly viewed as a promising treatment for wrinkles, acne, psoriasis, scars and sun-damaged skin, and as a supportive therapy for some kinds of cancer. But does red light therapy live up to the hype that it’s practically a…
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Bodybuilders’ Trick Helps Knee Arthritis Patients in Trial
— Blood flow restriction increases benefit from exercise regimen by John Gever, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today January 23, 2025 A technique now widely used in sports medicine to speed recovery from leg injuries helped reduce symptoms and improve function in people with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee, a randomized trial showed. Among 87 patients completing…
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Elderberry juice shows benefits for weight management, metabolic health
Published January 9, 2025 | Originally published on ScienceDaily Top Health Elderberry juice may be a potent tool for weight management and enhancing metabolic health, according to a recent Washington State University-led study. A clinical trial published in the journal Nutrients found that drinking 12 ounces of elderberry juice daily for a week causes positive changes in…
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Acupuncture May Improve Meniere Disease Symptoms
In an article published in Frontiers in Medicine, the authors reviewed the medical literature and found that acupuncture combined with Western Medicine was superior to Medicine alone. The acupuncture group had less dizziness, ringing in the ears, reduced stuffy ear feeling and heard with better tone. ~ Dr. Broussard Efficacy and safety of acupuncture in…