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May 20, 2010 - Tanning Beds Increase Risk of Developing Melanoma Four Fold
Tanning beds are popular devices used by millions of adults across North America for esthetic purposes. This population based case controlled study was able to show a massive increase in risk (4 fold) for those individuals who were regular users of these devices.  The risk increased with increasing years of use.  We should be considering these devices as carcinogens and warnings should be required to be posted in businesses who sell these tanning treatments.
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March 23, 2010 - Thymic Peptide Improves Survival in Metastatic Multiple Myeloma

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Metastatic Multiple Myeloma is a challenging disease to treat with poor survival even with chemotherapy treatment.  Thymosin alpha 1 is an isolated peptide extract from calves thymus that has immunomodulatory properties particularly in T cells.  In this study it was shown that Thymosin alpha 1 in combination with decarbazine increased overall survival and reducd diseases progression.

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March 11, 2010 - Selenium Supplementation Reduced Radiation Induced Diarrhea

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Moderate selenium supplementation during radiation therapy in patients undergoing radiation therapy for cervical or uterine cancer is effective in reducing the number of episodes and severity of radiation induced diarrhea.

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MCNE Professional Education Seminar Series

Dedication to Professional Advancement 

A part of the mission for MCNE is to be an influencing force for positive change in the field of naturopathic medicine and healthcare in general. Part of this mission is the development and delivery of high quality professional education opportunities for naturopathic doctors and other allied health care providers.  MCNE has recently partnered with the Ontario Association of Naturopathic Doctors (OAND) to provide professional education to NDs in Ontario.  The OAND is the professional association for naturopathic doctors in Ontario and are advocates for the promotion and advancement of naturoapthic medicine.  We at MCNE are proud of this association and are excited with the high level of education in the areas of infusion therapy, oncology and environmental medicine.

Introduction to Naturopathic Oncology

Cancer is a global epidemic. While age adjusted rates of cancer are stable or on the decline in North America total cancer cases are on a consistent rise. In Canada, like the rest of the world, mortality rates have seen a modest 4% improvement over the past decade. Much of these improvements can be attributed to early diagnosis and not treatment advances. More needs to be done and naturopathic interventions have a great deal to provide support for cancer patients to improve both tolerability and efficacy of standard cancer care. The goal for this seminar is to provide naturopathic doctors with a solid background in oncology science.

Who Can Attend:  This seminar is meant for licensed naturopathic doctors and naturopathic students with interest in oncology.

Date: October 16-17, 2010 from 9:00 am-5:00 pm both days plus an additional evening case review session to be announced at the course

Location: MCNE click here for location details

CE: This seminar is awaiting approval for 15 naturoapthic CME credits.

For more information click here to download the seminar brochure.

To register, click here to download our registration form or call Parveen at 905.508.4498.

 

Introduction to Diagnosis and Treatment In Environmental Medicine

Changes in our environment brought upon by modern industrialization have had immense impacts on our health. In fact, the presence of both biochemical and electromagnetic stress have been shown to have significant impacts on a variety of chronic diseases like multiple chemical sensitivity, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigu e syndrome, cancer and cardiovascular disease. In recent years, there have been great innovation in both the diagnostics and therapeutics in the area of environmental medicine. In this course participants will get an introduction to key concepts in diagnostics and therapeutics in the area of environmental medicine.

Who Can Attend:  This seminar is meant for licensed naturopathic doctors, naturopathic students, medical doctors, registered nurses and other healthcare workers with interest in the impact of environment in health and disease.

Date: Postponed until February 2011

Location: MCNE click here for location details

CE: This seminar is awaiting approval for naturoapthic CME credits.

Check back for more information on this course September 2010 or call Parveen at 905.508.4498.