Tag:treatment

Clinical Study Provides New Insight into Treatments for Pyrrole Disorder
What is Pyrrole Disorder?

A clinical study ‘first’ conducted by Griffith University in Queensland has found that bolstering levels of Zinc and B6 in people presenting with Pyrrole Disorder led to a statistically significant decrease in symptoms and biological markers associated with the condition. What’s worth noting is that increasing B6 levels alone had no impact on the symptoms […]

How the world’s scientists are working together to beat Covid-19

Promising new Covid-19 treatments on the horizon While we’re all doing our bit to flatten the curve by severely curbing our social and work activities, scientists and medical researchers around the world are hard at work developing new treatments and vaccines that will potentially prevent deaths and serious illness as well as help us emerge […]

Stubborn psoriasis? Traditional coal tar could be the answer

Traditional coal tar is one of those old-fashioned remedies that, like psoriasis itself, never seems to go away. It was a staple in the medicine lockers of chemists in the early days of the modern pharmacy industry and has been used to treat itchy, flaky skin conditions for hundreds of years. It’s still used for […]

All you need to know about coronavirus

As the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus grows, it’s important to try and understand the disease and its potential impact. Over 4000 cases have been reported globally including 6 confirmed cases in Australia. With each new case experts are gaining greater knowledge of the disease. What are the symptoms? People with the virus might […]

Dark spots and what to do about them

Out dark spot I say! A clear even complexion is the holy grail of healthy, younger looking skin, yet almost everyone will face the issue of skin discolouration throughout their lifetime. The good news is there are ways to affect change in pigmentation with cosmetic products available over the counter or as high potency compounded […]

Osteoarthritis playing up? New Australian study finds Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) could be the answer

A new 2019 Australian study has found an extract made from soy, eggs and peanuts significantly reduces pain and stiffness when taken by sufferers of knee osteoarthritis. Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) was given to 111 participants in the study conducted by researchers from The University of Sydney, University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland University of Technology and […]

Effects of depression medication, SAMe, improves when taken with magnesium

A small study conducted by researchers from the University of Queensland School of Medicine has found promising results for the use of high dose S-adenosylmethionine (SAMe) in conjunction with magnesium in the long-term treatment of depression. In their pilot study, 26 subjects were given either 1600mg or 800mg of SAMe over 15 weeks. At the […]

New study suggests Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) could be breakthrough treatment for Alzheimers
PEA, codeine, pain, drug

A new study has found that N-Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA), a curious organic compound increasingly attracting the interest of medical researchers, greatly reduces symptoms of Alzheimers Disease (AD) in animals. The study, conducted by scientists from the University of Ferrara in Italy and published in Frontiers, looked at pre-clinical data from both in vitro and in vivo […]

New study finds Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) could offer hope to sufferers of Fibromyalgia

A newly released observational study conducted by researchers from the Verona University Hospital in Italy has suggested that a substance currently classified as a food product could potentially offer hope to sufferers of Fibromyalgia. In the study, data from 407 fibromyalgia patients who had been prescribed ultramicronized Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) tablets between the years 2013 and […]

New study proves essential oils can stop nail fungus in its tracks. But which ones?

Anyone who’s suffered from a nail fungus infection knows that antifungal treatments simply don’t work. Now there’s a new study that shows what many in the integrative medicine community have known for years – essential oils can stop nail fungus in its tracks, and for the long term. The study, conducted by scientists from University […]