Osteoporosis (OP) and osteoarthritis (OA) are increasingly prevalent conditions that can lead to significant healthcare costs and disability. Osteoporosis is estimated to affect 200 million women worldwide, while osteoarthritis affects over 32.5 million U.S. adults, with symptomatic knee OA occurring in 10% men and 13% in women aged 60 years...
As the New Year approaches, new themes and trends are beginning to emerge in the health & natural medicine space. While some of these new trends are a result of new research findings, others will be driven by patients and consumers, interested in new therapeutics to optimize health and vitality.
The ketogenic diet originated as medical therapy in the 1920s as standard of care for epilepsy. With the advent of anti-seizure drugs in the 1940s, the diet fell out of favor with clinicians and its use became relegated to a small number of children’s hospitals for use in pediatric epilepsy...
The anti-aging market is determined to reach $271.0 billion within the next 5 years, with products ranging from anti-wrinkle topicals to hair color, and services including hair restoration and cosmetic procedures. 1,2 These products and services focus primarily on external aspects of age and addressing the “signs of aging” rather...
