by Julissa Clay | Aug 31, 2022
Nail fungus is notoriously difficult to treat with topical ointments. The reason is that once the nail fungi take hold, they organize in biofilm. Biofilm is like a thick and robust armor of viscous fluid that is filled with microorganisms like fungi that stick to a...
by Julissa Clay | Aug 26, 2022
It is tempting to think of gum disease as something that happens mostly in our mouths. But a study presented at a Copenhagen meeting of the European Federation of Periodontology warns that the consequences of gum disease reach far beyond our mouths… Even as far as...
by Julissa Clay | Aug 23, 2022
Even medical specialists agree that nail fungus is difficult to treat, as evidenced by the fact that prescription medicines are not terribly effective. A new study in the Zagazig University Medical Journal out of Egypt, however, put an everyday oil (treated in a...
by Julissa Clay | Aug 13, 2022
One of the surest ways to improve the taste and thereby the popularity of food is to make it sweeter. But according to a study presented at ENDO 2022, the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society, not all sweets are made the same when it comes to NAFLD. In fact, there...
by Julissa Clay | Jul 28, 2022
When we think of the minerals our bodies need to function optimally, we usually think of the big ones, such as calcium and magnesium. But a study in the International Journal of Scientific Research reveals a mineral that’s essential for our gum health. This mineral...