The Path
Past and present issues of our technical newsletter, The Path, are available here for practitioners to download. Each issue of The Path contains a feature topic pertaining to functional medicine and the clinical applications of laboratory testing. References are available upon request.
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Topics Covered:
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June 2010 |
Pathogenic Parasites
Intestinal parasites, particularly those found in temperate climates, are often overlooked as a potential cause of disease.
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December 2009 |
Welcome to the New Healthscope Functional Pathology
ARL Pathology group recently underwent a change in ownership through a merger with Healthscope Limited. As a result of this, ARL Functional Pathology has changed its name to Healthscope Functional Pathology.
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July 2009 |
Functional Pathology Testing in Autism
Autism is a complex and multifaceted neurodevelopmental disorder that usually presents in early childhood and is thought to be influenced by genetic and environmental factors...
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December 2008 |
The Impact of Toxic Metals on Health
Researchers are discovering detrimental health effects of toxic metals at lower and
lower exposurelevels, raising the issue of whether any toxic element level in the body
is safe... |
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June 2008 |
Organic Acids -
Assessing Patient
Biochemical and
Nutritional Individuality
At a recent International Symposium on the function of the Hypothalamus Pituitary
Adrenal (HPA) axis and its relation to chronic disease, the role of the HPA axis...
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December 2007 |
- Introducing the New Health Services Team
- Education Programme for 2007
- New Test – Urinary Iodine
- Autism: The Gut-Liver Connection
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May 2007 |
- Introducing the New Health Services Team
- Education Programme for 2007
- New Test – Urinary Iodine
- Autism: The Gut-Liver Connection
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December 2006 |
The Gut Liver Hormone Relationship
Researchers are discovering detrimental health effects of toxic metals at lower and
lower exposurelevels, raising the issue of whether any toxic element level in the body
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July 2006 |
Short Chain Fatty Acids (SCFAs)
The link between diet and the development of colonic
diseases such as infl ammatory bowel disease and colon
cancer is well recognised...
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June 2005 |
The Bodysnatchers: Intestinal Parasites
Evidence
suggests that the incidence of parasitic infection is on the
rise and anyone who viewed the excellent Body Snatchers
program on the ABC recently will be well aware of this... |
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January 2005 |
- The Year in Review - 2004
- Salivary Hormone Report - Latest Version
- IgG - Solving the IBS Puzzle?
- Intestinal Permeability and Glutamine
- Reverse T3 - New Test
- Upcoming Workshops and more...
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July 2004 |
Andropause
Andropause is likely to be more common than we suspect.
It is the term for the decline of testosterone in men with
ageing. Common symptoms of andropause are lack of
energy, fatigue, obesity, muscle weakness, anxiety, thinning
skin, general aches and pains, depression and loss of libido. |
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July 2003 |
- Salivary Hormones
- Hormone Imbalance
The
clinical workshop on Hormone
Imbalance, presented by Dr
John Lee, explores the benefits,
application and clinical
management of patients using
bio-identical hormone
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December 2002 |
- New directions at ARL
- Oestrogen Metabolites
- 24 Hour Urinary Growth Hormone
- Understanding the CDS
- New CDSA Tests
- Patterns of Dysbiosis
- The importance of pH
- Case Study
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