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Dr. Isaac Melamed - MonstersAndCritics.com

April 05, 2011

Ten Easy Ways You Can Enhance Your Immune System While Working

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By April MacIntyre

Dr. Isaac Melamed, M.D., is one of the leading physicians field of immunology. He believes in the power of dogs to lower stress and prolong life. “He’s a good listener,” Dr. Melamed quips about Larry, his German Shepherd who he walks every morning and afternoon.

Born in Israel soon after World War II, Dr. Melamed was among the first generation to be raised entirely in the young nation-state. His parents were both Holocaust survivors, as were his wife’s, and he believes that eventually came to influence his career choice. By the time he was an adolescent he already had an interest in medicine, particularly neuro-surgery, but his mandatory stint in the Israeli army convinced him to become a physician specializing in immunology.

Dr. Melamed - Denver Post

September 20, 2010

Study may give alternative to asthma sufferers

Asthma sufferers worried by research that beta-agonist drugs used to control their condition might pose a risk of death could have an alternative, according to a study published Sunday in the New England Journal of Medicine.

The drug tiotropium has been used to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and now research at Denver's National Jewish Health and other hospitals across the country have found it might also work for asthma.

The study observed 210 people over 48 weeks, placing patients on tiotropium for 14 weeks.

Dr. Isaac Melamed - WeMagazineForWomen.com

June 30, 2010

Multi-Task Your Way to a Healthier You

Ten Easy Ways You Can Enhance Your Immune System While Working at Your Desk

The immune system is like our own body’s defense. Give it the right stuff and it will block offensive bacteria, viruses and other infectious organism charging toward you. And even when you get sick, a strong immune system can help you rebound quickly. Here’s the good news: You can strengthen your body’s defense in the confines of your regular 9-to-5 work week. Dr. Isaac Melamed, one of the leading lights in the field of immunology, came up with the top 10 ways to stay healthy at work:

1. One and two and three and four

Work out for an hour before you sit down at your desk each morning. Exercise enhances the neuro-immune and endocrine-immune pathways that are vital to promoting good health.