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by Kristin Gabriel, Kri

Today an elite group of forward-thinking physicians and researchers from all over the world are trying to put the scientific method back into medicine. Doctors are learning how environmental endocrinology, the effect of daily stressors like light, food and crowding on multiple endocrine systems, controls the rate of aging and quality of life. Many aspects of diabetology and reproductive endocrinology are converging to become what we call menopause medicine.

Medical practitioners can now participate in an intensive introduction to the newest emerging specialty of endocrinology by attending "Two Days Back on Earth," a CME course on environmental endocrinology, covering how stressors on multiple endocrine systems control the rate of aging and quality of life to be held at the GCC Planetarium, Glendale California. Darwinian Medicine or environmental endocrinology, covers menopause and the use of hormones in women.

Attended by physicians worldwide, the CME accredited seminar provides a maximum 17 hours of credits.

Today, doctors are being educated about bio-mimetic hormone restoration therapy (BHRT), currently termed bio-identical hormone replacement therapy. These doctors are learning about cutting edge research on: Cortisol metabolism over the course of a life; The interplay of insulin, SHBG and estrogen; The effect of declining quality of sleep on sex steroid production and use; The seasonal variation in hormone fluctuation through shunt physiology; The action of sex steroids on immunological, emotional and neurological disorders; How to adjust the Wiley Protocol to solve the common side effects of menopause hot flashes, joint pain, migraines, incontinence, hemorrhaging, endometriosis, hypo and hyperthyroidism, fibroids, PCOD, anxiety and depression, insomnia, acid reflux, gall bladder disease, thinning skin, vulvodynia, low libido, and IBS; The connection of insulin and sex hormones to cancer; Immunological cardiovascular risk, C-Reactive protein; Non-genomic actions of steroid hormones in reproductive tissues; and complex actions of sex steroids in adipose tissue, the cardiovascular system and brain.

"Since I took this course I have become more keenly aware of the nuances of hormonal interaction. The certification course really helps you understand the molecular aspects of hormonal relationships. What I learned really has helped me in the management of patients and I am constantly amazed at the level of interaction achieved on the protocol," said Courtney Ridley M.D., a physician based in Houston, Texas. "It answers the questions being posed regarding cancer and other dysfunction afflicting not only menopausal women but those women with significant alteration of cycle created by interaction with our estrogen toxic environment."

We haven't quite reached the Jetson age of personal robots to do all of our work around the house. There are still quite a few developments in robotics, however, that affect humans in our day to day lives, although we might not recognize them as such. The robots in real life are not generally manufactured to look like people, but they nevertheless carry out many functions that would be dangerous or difficult for a human to do.

One area where the use of robotics has advanced considerably is that of healthcare. Robotics are now used in many areas of healthcare, including surgery, home care, and hospital processes.

In surgery, the advancement of robotics has made the surgical process easier on both the patient and the surgeon. Robotic intelligence and precision have combined to eliminate human limitations. Robotic surgery allows a surgeon to navigate to the area of operation with minimal cutting, ensuring both a less invasive procedure and a faster recuperation time. Robotic surgery also allows for more precise placement of tools within the surgical area, minimizing the risks of slippage or error.

In home healthcare, the current focus is largely on human labor. The aging population of baby boomers has already put a strain on the home health care situation which is only going to increase in the next ten to twenty years. Already, many home health care providers are feeling the strain of an industry that is increasingly becoming an employees market, where the supply of qualified health providers simply does not meet the demand.

In order to fill this void, there are many research projects underway in the field of home health care robotics. Some of the areas include telenursing for those in need of remote home care, mobile health status monitoring, home health diagnosis equipment, mobility assistance for bedridden patients, and auditory and visual assistance for the elderly (http://web.mit.edu/afs/athena.mit.edu/user/a/s/asada/www/workshop.html). The completion and implementation of these ideas will revolutionize the home health care industry, both in terms of individual capacity and in expense.

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Kristin Gabriel has sinced written about articles on various topics from Cure Anxiety, Heart Diseases and Aging Problems. Writer Kristin Gabriel works with T.S. Wiley who teaches environmental endocrinlogy and is the author of "Lights Out" (Pocket Books, 2000) and "Sex, Lies & Menopause," (Harper Collins, 2005.) Her bio-mimetic hormone restoration therapy (BHRT), also. Kristin Gabriel's top article generates over 90500 views. to your Favourites.

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