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:

Issue Content Issue Content
The Path June 2010
June 2010
Pathogenic Parasites
Intestinal parasites, particularly those found in temperate climates, are often overlooked as a potential cause of disease.
The Path December 2009
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.
The Path July 2009
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...
The Path December 2008
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...

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...

December 2007
  • Introducing the New Health Services Team
  • Education Programme for 2007
  • New Test – Urinary Iodine
  • Autism: The Gut-Liver Connection

May 2007
  • Introducing the New Health Services Team
  • Education Programme for 2007
  • New Test – Urinary Iodine
  • Autism: The Gut-Liver Connection

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 is safe...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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
replacement therapy.

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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