CORONAVIRUS GUIDEBOOKS A WORK IN PROGRESS LEO GALLAND, M.D. August 15, 2020 The Covid-19 pandemic has brought the world to a standstill for 3 reasons: It is highly contagious, spreading readily within groups of people[1]. It is often spread by people who are asymptomatic[2]. In fact, the virus appears to be most contagious before or Read More »
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CORONAVIRUS GUIDE A WORK IN PROGRESS LEO GALLAND, M.D. Video: Healing Long Covid Video: Understanding Long Covid March 15, 2021 Approval of vaccines for prevention of Covid-19 is generating enthusiasm and pushback. I’ve summarized my present thoughts about the vaccines toward the end of this guide in THERAPEUTIC PROFILES. New mutations of the virus that Read More »
The prevalence of asthma and allergic disease has increased worldwide over the last few decades. Many common environmental factors are associated with this increase. Several theories have been proposed to account for this trend, especially those concerning the impact of environmental toxicants. The development of the immune system, particularly in the prenatal period, has far-reaching Read More »
In less than half a century, allergy, originally perceived as a rare disease, has become a major public health threat, today affecting the lives of more than 60 million people in Europe, and probably close to one billion worldwide, thereby heavily impacting the budgets of public health systems. More disturbingly, its prevalence and impact are Read More »
Do you feel like your thoughts about your condition have been brushed off or dismissed at the doctor’s office, because they’re not relevant to the diagnosis? You are not alone. The type of thinking that says anything outside of the box is irrelevant to the diagnosis means that critically important information is often missed. Why does Read More »
On November 12, the CDC reported that 10 percent of children in the U.S. have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), an increase of almost 25 percent in just four years. Between 2003 and 2007, a million children were given this diagnosis for the first time, raising the number of affected children to Read More »
The standard American diet (SAD), with its excess of sugar, refined carbohydrates, saturated fat and trans fats, is the primary cause of obesity and diabetes. Although the American style of eating began here in the U.S., this eating pattern has spread around the world, contributing to the rise of obesity and its related conditions worldwide. Being Read More »