New research suggests that even depression may significantly increase a woman's risk for developing osteoporosis. The degree of increased bone density loss associated with depression in the study was similar to that previously associated with other well known osteoporosis risk factors, including smoking and getting little or no exercise. The average age of the women in the study was 35 and none had reached menopause.

Although most of the media attention focuses on calcium, it actually plays a relatively small role in bone density. This recent study explores the role of magnesium and zinc in having strong bones.

One of the things that drew me to medicine was the importance of combining both the art and the science of medicine. In the ~ 3 decades since I finished medical school, most physicians have lost faith in their own ability to diagnose by listening to and examining the patient, and seen the average time allotted them per patient visit drop to around 4-7 minutes. Many have also forgotten about “bedside manner” and the ability of words to both harm and heal (to tell someone their condition is hopeless is both a lie and in the olden days was called “putting a curse on someone”). We now think we are relying on science (called “evidence-based medicine"), ignoring that science itself is telling us that it has been hijacked by drug company money and is no longer reliable.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of a modified Myers' formula of intravenous nutrient therapy (IVNT) on the symptoms of fibromyalgia (FM) in therapy-resistant FM patients. Methods: In this pilot clinical trial, 7 participants with therapy resistant FM were given IVNT once per week for 8 weeks. Patient's pain levels, fatigue, and activities of daily living were evaluated weekly. RESULTS: All participants reported decreased pain levels, decreased fatigue, and increased activities of daily living.