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C-reactive Protein and HRV

This post part of a series of posts on HRV and immune response. They are for reference purposes. No commentary nor photos. J Intern Med....

HRV and Immune Chagas Mice

One more post on HRV/Immunology for reference purposes.   Exp Physiol. 2012 Nov;97(11):1186-202. Autonomic nervous system modulation affects the inflammatory immune response in mice with...

Vitamin D and Calcium: Another Recommendation Withdrawn

  I never could get myself to take that Calcium. February 25, 2013, 5:00 pm No Vitamin D and Calcium for Older Bones By ANAHAD...

TENS for Gastric Motility, HRV

More like this please. As readers of the blog may know, I heartily endorse studies that compare dose responses when it comes to acupuncture instead...

Arianna Huffington, Stress, and HRV

I’ve been looking at HRV (Heart Rate Variability- a measure of your stress levels) and Acupuncture for longer than I care to admit.  Arianna Huffington...

Bitter Pill: The Horrific Costs of the U.S. Healthcare Industry

From the “Follow the Money” files.  Try to read the whole article.  While none of this is super surprising, the scope and degree of profit...

Wage Increases from 1999 to 2009 all went to Healthcare Costs

I’ve been baffled why people get so upset by tax increases, but when measures are taken to make health care costs and delivery more on...

Destructive Incentives

  Who do you trust for information? Two articles, one from the SF chronicle and one from the NY Times. Both underscore the problem with...

Clues from the Animal World

  Myofascial Relations from Our Ancestors Isn’t this picture from Anatomy Trains, by Tom Myers provocative?    In humans, we don’t think of the arm musculature...

British Medical Journal to Demand Transparency in Pharmaceutical Studies

Wow, it’s about time.   Good show BMJ!  Seems such an obvious safeguard, but the implicit rules of research were trampled by the drug companies, and...