CATEGORY: Stuff in the ‘Research’ Category
Titles of Research Articles on Hormone Treatment Are Often Misleading
Research article titles can be very different from the actual research results. Don’t stop at the headline of a written article or blog about hormones or you who take hormones will unnecessarily feel anxiety all the time. Journalists and bloggers[...]
Integrative Medicine – What’s In A Name?
Should medicine be approached from a preventative and disease focus, or from symptom alleviation and treatment? There are a lot of new terms that are being bandied about as modern American Medicine attempts to address its internal conflict over the[...]
Discussion of Workouts and Weight Loss from Scientific American Magazine
An article in Scientific American magazine challenges how we look at exercise, diet, and weight loss. Today we will discuss the truth about the relationship between exercise, diet and weight loss. This discussion is based on an article in Scientific[...]
Statins and Estrogen
Dr. Kathy Maupin and Brett Newcomb discuss recent research conducted on the use of statin drugs and how they can interact with estrogen replacement therapy. New research shows that the replacement of estrogen can make you healthier and can prolong[...]
Mood, Memory, and Menopause
Dr. Kathy Maupin and Brett Newcomb discuss the developing shift in medical and research thinking in which female patients are beginning to receive separate consideration than male patients. They also discuss how this shift in research affects the post-menopausal female[...]
Myths of Testosterone Replacement for Women, Part 1
This week, Brett Newcomb and I discuss current research that is being done regarding the process of testosterone replacement. We look at the facts and the myths surrounding this type of treatment. This week, Brett Newcomb and I are talking[...]
Testosterone Replacement Headlines: Can They Be Trusted?
This week, Brett Newcomb and I are once again examining the news media and the way that they present information about medical research and medical progress, often through misleading headlines. Last month, Dr. Andrew Kates—a cardiologist at Washington University—published an[...]
Research on Aging: Blood and Hormones
Dr. Kathy Maupin and Dr. Brett Newcomb discuss recent research on aging that involved the transfer of blood cells between older and younger rats. They also discuss the implication of these recent scientific discoveries and advancements in the field of[...]
Research and the Aging Process
Download the transcription of this podcast. This podcast discusses the proper way to sort through the enormous amount of information available to consumers. It’s important to know how to determine whether or not a study is reliable. In the world[...]
Gender Differences in How we Look at Sex and Love
Click the play button below to listen to the Healthcast. [audio mp3="https://biobalancehealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/BBH-podcast-11.mp3"][/audio] Download the transcription of this podcast. This podcast focuses on gender differences and how we look at sex and love. The way women and men look at[...]