Author: Erin Elizabeth

(Editor’s note: You can read about all 81 doctors found dead in my unintended series here.) UPDATE: We broke the news of the tragic death of a great doctor hours after he died.  Dr Lorich, world-renowned surgeon to celebrities like Bono of U2, was found dead Sunday about 1 pm EST. He was found in his bathroom on Park Avenue by his 11-year-old daughter with a knife in his torso. Mainstream media said he missed his heart, but some wonder how a world expert surgeon would do so if he did indeed take his own life. He leaves behind...

Researchers working at The Ohio State have developed a device “that can switch cell function to rescue failing body functions with a single touch. The technology, known as Tissue Nanotransfection (TNT), injects genetic code into skin cells, turning those skin cells into other types of cells required for treating diseased conditions.”6 It’s basically gene therapy with a twist; the difference is how they deliver the DNA into the cells. “The chip, loaded with specific genetic code or certain proteins, is placed on the skin, and a small electrical current creates channels in the tissue. The DNA or RNA is injected into those channels where it takes root and...

This amazing post was written by Dr. Terry Wahls, a clinical professor of medicine at the University of Iowa. She is the author of The Wahls Protocol: How I Beat Progressive MS Using Paleo Principles and Functional Medicine and the cookbook The Wahls Protocol Cooking for Life: The Revolutionary Modern Paleo Plan to Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Conditions. You can learn more about her work from her website, www.terrywahls.com. The standard treatment for multiple sclerosis is disease-modifying drug therapy. But does it delay the transition to walker or wheelchair dependence? Does it help patients become well? Multiple sclerosis is like most autoimmune conditions: a...

Now that iPhones and other smartphones like it are in front of almost every eye on the planet, technology has yet to answer for what, if any, the side effects will be on the next generation. We’ve used these gadgets without a thought, however, ophthalmologists are weighing in and their concerns should give you pause. RELATED STORY: An Unusual Fix for Failing Eyesight And so, with that in mind, Wired decided to consult experts to help them wade through the facts and fiction about how the smartphone handset has affected our brains, sleep, and eyesight. For the first interview, click...