Lowering Uric Acid

Patients with gout need to keep uric acid levels under 6, or even 5 if they are higher risk.   Lowering uric acid can help prevent gout attacks and...

Iron Supplements

      Comparison of Iron Supplement Forms by Elemental Iron Content Iron Compound Typical Elemental Iron % Elemental Iron per 325 mg...

Tumor Markers

    Marker What it is (category) What positivity often suggests Practical notes VHL mut Gene/tumor-suppressor mutation Common in...

Enkiri-Enmusubi, Changing Bad to Good

"Enkiri-enmusubi" (縁切り縁結び) refers to the Japanese cultural concept of cutting off bad ties or connections (enkiri) and forming or strengthening good...

Tumor Free, not Cancer Free

What if I told you that years before someone found out they had cancer, we could draw their blood and find tumor cells shed from the primary tumor? ...

Benefits of Massage Therapy

A massage is something you might think of as a special occasion when you get to relax and unwind for an hour.  But the benefits of massage therapy...