This is something that causes great concern.. I personally have witnessed it from other wars we have been in. I have relatives who have returned with various psychological problems. When one reflects...
The discourse surrounding abortion is often clouded with ambiguity. Labels such as "pro-life" seem to condemn all those who are "pro-choice" as being against life. The label "pro-choice" does not...
opinion by jaurez | 13 wks ago | updated 11 wks ago 1132 views | 24 recommendations | 14 comments
Around the world people suffering from epilepsy go untreated, specially because there are many forms of epilepsy, in some countries many are unable to access simple and inexpensive anticonvulsant drugs...
The Allen Institute for Brain Science today unveiled the groundbreaking Allen Spinal Cord Atlas, the world's first genome-wide map of the mouse spinal cord. Researchers can immediately access the free online data...
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Vegetarians beware. Those that eat lots of any kind of specific food might be in danger of too much or too little of one chemical or another. After all in the end that's all that food is - a combination of chemicals....
Can the radiation emerging from mobile phones cause impotency, this subject has been debated on many occasions. There have been reports coming time to time which claims that excessive mobile usage slows down sperm...
highlighted by Sanjay Jha | 30 wks ago | updated 30 wks ago 320 views | 25 recommendations | 4 comments
It's take a big man to admit to binge eating. A quite candid revelation."Bulimic John Prescott used to gorge on Big Macs after attending lavish five-course state banquets.The former Deputy Premier's late-night...
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Any excuse to have that extra cup of coffee in the morning is good news for me. Recent research suggests that coffee may cut the risk of dementia by blocking the damage cholesterol can inflict on the body."The drink...
highlighted by amyjudd | 39 wks ago | updated 39 wks ago 1212 views | 14 recommendations | 15 comments
"The fact of the matter is psychiatry has made mistakes before, fatal mistakes. Sixty years ago there were six or seven mental disorders, now, according to the DSM, there are well over three hundred. Are we, as a...
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As pharmaceutical companies are wont to do, here is yet another way to squeeze a dollar out of people who value and adore their dogs. This time it's for "separation anxiety.""Depression and related disorders it...
highlighted by Swan | 50 wks ago | updated 50 wks ago 985 views | 2 recommendations | 7 comments
This makes so much sense. If schools and parents start obsessing about kids' weights,it's likely the kid will begin to obsess about it too - and that isn't healthy under any circumstances. And what can...
highlighted by ppeggy | 50 wks ago | updated 50 wks ago 814 views | 15 recommendations | 5 comments
A new group therapy technique from a UBC researcher uses meditation techniques to improve sex. The discussion here is aimed at women, but I'm sure there are men who could benefit from similar therapies (insert...
highlighted by Rob Peters | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 764 views | 0 recommendations | 2 comments
"Therapeutic areas covered by GZP's services include cancers of both hard and soft tissues, AIDS, antiinfectives and antivirals, medical imaging, dermatological disorders such as psoriasis, acne, rosacea, erythema and herpes, anti-inflammatory/analgesics for rheumatoid...
Vast areas of Brazil and Paraguay and much of Bolivia are choking under thick layers of smoking forest." Fires rage out of control in the Amazon rainforest, forcing the cancellation of flights.
Satellite images yesterday showed huge clouds of smoke and much of the Amazon...
For me, this phenomenon is remarkably selective."If you have a hard time hearing conversation at a bar, it may not be because of the noise, a study suggests.
Alcohol, United Kingdom researchers found, seems to...
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