Medical Notes: Week of April 23, 2017
Dogs that can sniff out cancer, depressions and heart disease, lack of sleep connection to more arguments, and how parents feel about their kids playing sports.
Mental Health Sub-categories:
- Anxiety and Depression (85)
- Meditation and Mindfulness (12)
- Stress and Stress Management (57)
- Suicide (28)
Medical Notes: Week of March 19, 2017
Mental health treatment linked to stroke, waking up early to stay healthy, and the benefits of working from home.
Crippling Anxiety
Anxiety is normal, but too much can be crippling. An author and anxiety sufferer discusses the nature of crippling anxiety and what people can do about it.
Hangovers
As St. Patrick’s Day approaches an expert discusses why hangovers occur and what might work to prevent them and recover from them.
Medical Notes: Week of March 5, 2017
Opioid addicts and amnesia, traffics link to domestic violence, driving and concussion recovery, and the effects of strict discipline.
Can Primary Care Doctors End the Opioid Epidemic?
Primary care doctors can treat opioid addiction in their offices using drug substitution therapy potentially erasing the stigma of getting treatment.
Poor Health and Prison
Researchers have found that poor health and disabilities can be factors leading to prison. An expert discusses the life cycles that can make this occur.
Eating Disorders in Adults
Over the last decade, the number of women over age 30 seeking treatment for anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder has skyrocketed.
Affluenza (2016)
Some young people have escaped jail by claiming “affluenza:” their wealthy parents instilled no moral compass, so they believed they could do anything without consequence.
Inflammation and Depression
Inflammation, which is part of many illnesses and infections, has been found in brain cells and is being implicated as a cause of depression.
Restoring Doctors’ Compassion
A new movement in medicine seeks to put compassion back in medicine.
Brain Injury and Homelessness
Research shows many homeless men have suffered a traumatic brain injury, raising the possibility that TBIs may cause behaviors directly leading to homelessness.
