In the first large-scale, prospective study to examine possible links between chronic, low-dose exposure to pesticides and Parkinson's disease (PD), researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) have shown that individuals reporting exposure to pesticides had a 70 percent higher incidence of PD than those not reporting exposure.

Up to one fourth of all cancers are related to some type of virus or infectious viral agent. Investing in vaccines againts these pathogens would allow to cut the tumor cycle and to prevent the appearance of the disease in many cases

The use of potent antipsychotic drugs to treat children and adolescents for problems like aggression and mood swings increased more than fivefold from 1993 to 2002, researchers reported.

People who do not manage to relax and to renovate their energies during week-ends have a greater long term risk of dying out of cardiac disease, suggests a new study.

Dandruff can be a cutaneous manifestation not just an appearance or aesthetic sign, but of other health problems, such as diabetes or AIDS.

Obesity predisposes to a series of conditions or diseases which deteriorate the patient's quality of life and shorten his life expectancy. The Body Mass Index describes the individuals weight in relation to his height which is strongly correlated with the body's total fat content in those over 18 years, allowing to know the body's lean muscle and ideal weight. Also to inform if you are affected by overweight or obesity.

The FDA recognizes that children who take Ritalín and similar drugs suffer appetite suppression, headaches, abdominal pains and sleeping disorders. As a result they also tend to weight less and to have a smaller stature.

Again Dengue begins to reappear and Systemic Medicine contributes to prevent this disease as well as to treat the affected patients.

In Systemic Medicine we reject the notion that it is appropriate to administer powerful stimulating and dangerous drugs to millions of children, with the intention to deal with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder.

The effectiveness of the use of superior plants under the precepts of Systemic Medicine, as a complementary treatment, was demonstrated in patients with AIDS, after a multicenter clinical study in patients with this disease.