MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'inherited'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:17:32 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4592623&cid=t_104528_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FB3U_aR7LtY8%2Fdiabetes-genetics-how-is-diabetes-inherited.php An estimated 2.5 to 3 million Americans have type 1 diabetes. My father was one of them. Diagnosed around age 10, he spent most of his life injecting insulin into his arms, stomach and legs. Eventually, his eye sight and heart could no longer function properly, and he passed away when I was in high school.Around this time, I was introduced to the subject of genetics. I thought back to all those check-ups at the Joslin clinic (now Joslin Diabetes Center) and realized that genetics was the reason everyone watched me and my sister so closely. Genetics was the reason my family was so scared when I starting gaining too much weight in middle school and freaked out every time my foot fell asleep or I was thirsty. Genetics.The loss of my father and timely introduction to genetics drove my decision... Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4592623 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 21:05:07 +0100 4592623 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3889305&cid=t_104528_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fwhat-is-alcoholism-3%2F Alcoholism is a primary, chronic, progressive disorder that has a predictable course; with inherited, physical, psychological and environmental risk factors; and is fatal if not treated and its progress arrested. A Disease of the Brain Alcoholism is also a brain disease because alcohol changes the brain—it changes its structure, how it works and how it thinks. These brain changes can be long lasting, and lead to the harmful behaviors seen in people who are alcoholic. Primary Alcoholism is not the result of another disorder but it is a causative factor in other disorders. Chronic Alcoholism is a chronic condition that continues over a long time, progresses consistently or intermittently, and can be managed. Progressive and Predictable As an addictive drug, alcohol use over time ca... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3889305 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 18:15:00 +0100 3889305 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3610389&cid=t_104528_111_f&fid=39123&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fnursingcomments%2Ftdtc%2F%7E3%2FyGUzhb9BIxU%2F FULL OF GLUTEN           A nursing friend and former colleague of mine has had celiac disease (CD) for quite some time.  I didn’t know much about the disorder until she went to Italy for a whole month and I learned about her eating habits while she was gone.  This is a disease that is more common than one would think.  It actually affects 1 in 133 people in the United States, and only 3% of these are diagnosed.  I also learned that it is an inherited disease, there is no cure, it can become active at any age BUT it can be treated.  Gluten is the culprit in this disease – it acts like poison to those that have it.  It is also known as gluten intolerance or celiac sprue.  The disorder is characterized by damage to the mucosal lining in the small intestine, which is known... Nursing Comments blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3610389 Fri, 28 May 2010 21:19:14 +0100 3610389 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3429255&cid=t_104528_111_f&fid=39123&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fnursingcomments%2Ftdtc%2F%7E3%2F31Tn-nvxqt4%2F           Headaches are really a ‘pain’.  Almost everyone gets them.  You may have experienced one with the flu, with a cold or even with a hangover.  Some people get pain in the temples and the back of the head from a busy day at work – referred to as a tension headache.  Most of these headaches produce a dull pain around the front, top and sides of the head.  But a migraine is different.  Migraine sufferers are generally very sensitive to light and sound during an attack and this is why it has been traditional to lie down in a quiet and dark room until an attack passes.  In addition to symptoms associated with the head, migraines can also be accompanied by a variety of other symptoms including nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, a pale facial color and cold hands and... Nursing Comments blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3429255 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:14:52 +0100 3429255 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3420565&cid=t_104528_111_f&fid=39123&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fnursingcomments%2Ftdtc%2F%7E3%2FxU95Ht2k1g4%2F           Cystic fibrosis or CF is an inherited disease involving epithelial cells.  Epithelial cells are found lining the skin, sweat glands, and respiratory, gastrointestinal and genitourinary tracts.  In people with cystic fibrosis, the epithelial cells do not function properly.  These impaired cells cause abnormal regulation of the flow of salts and water.  The result is abnormal secretions such as a thick, sticky mucus that clogs the lungs.  It is a life-threatening disorder that causes severe lung damage and nutritional deficiencies.  The affected gene, which is inherited from a child’s parents, is a recessive gene.  With recessive genes, children need to inherit two copies of the gene, one from each parent, in order to have the disease.  If children inherit on... Nursing Comments blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3420565 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:02:58 +0100 3420565 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3399181&cid=t_104528_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FUj_xRXyI3Bo%2F This study may support the known physiological adaptation of brain cells to alcohol. Basically, brain cells develop more receptors as more alcohol is consumed. Eventually a craving develops to supply more alcohol to fill these receptors. Problems with this classification. One of the problems with this analysis is that it does not take into account the inherited aspects of alcoholism. For example sons of alcoholics are four times more likely to become alcoholic through their genetic links. These sons of alcoholics also need to drink less alcohol to have the same effect. Thus, sons of alcoholics develop alcoholism more readily and probably with less alcohol. Another of the problems is that some people have a metabolism that processes alcohol differently. For example, some people of Asian dec... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3399181 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:19:20 +0100 3399181 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2287306&cid=t_104528_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FFeL8HvdupCc%2F With the recent death of Sylvia Plath’s son, the question of inherited suicide has been once again raised in the news. A recent article at CNN says that a “first-degree relative — a parent, sibling or child — of a person who has committed suicide is four to six times more likely to attempt or complete a suicide” themselves. One reason for this could have to do with thinning of the right cortex of the brain. This thinning could be one reason why certain people are able to adapt more easily to emotional events than others. It’s also one reason depression is hereditary. Research has changed quite a bit since even the time when Sylvia Plath experienced depression (and wrote about it in her novel, The Bell Jar.)  . The increased knowledge we have today may m... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2287306 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:16:27 +0100 2287306 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2035836&cid=t_104528_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FLQNQ3KoScGE%2F There are over 40 known diseases that are passed only from mother to child, some of them severe and debilitating. These diseases come from the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) of the mother, but the proportion of DNA that is passed to the children are so varied that scientists have no means of predicting the severity and presenting symptoms of the disease in the offsprings. That is, until recently when scientists located a genetic bottleneck in the mitochondria of the mother’s developing eggs that determines the proportion of mutated mtDNA that mothers transmit to their child. Understanding this bottleneck event, and really predicting its outcome in the child, is so important in the treatment and genetic counseling of diseases that are maternally inherited. The study appears in the Decemb... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2035836 Sat, 13 Dec 2008 11:06:17 +0100 2035836 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2011173&cid=t_104528_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FarEW-fKrv6w%2F Scientists are used to being cautious. But I was reading this article and I was beside clapping for the science! See, whenever we get very good results from our experiments, we always tell ourselves "let’s test this some more", "let’s confirm this in some other population". Well, let’s. But the results of this new study are so encouraging that we ought to celebrate with virtual champagne! Gene therapy has successfully treated sickle cell anemia in mice! OK, so it’s in mice but read on first. The scientists introduced the gene for gamma-globin into the mice’s blood-forming cells and then introduced those altered cells into  (sickle-cell anemic) mice. The investigators found that months after they introduced the altered blood-forming ... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2011173 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:20:02 +0100 2011173 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1905958&cid=t_104528_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FAgvRqM1FSok%2F Being diagnosed with a genetic disease, and one that has no cure or treatment, is probably one of most heart-wrenching news ever. To be told that one has Alzheimer’s disease for example, or one is a very high risk or diagnosis of some incurable form of cancer, what does one do? How does one handle it? I read about Christina Applegate’s diagnosis of breast cancer, and her decision to have double mastectomy because of the high risk she carries. She kept it hidden from everyone but the closest family members and her make-up artist. I read of it weeks after her second surgery, and I have to admire her for what she did. She claims to be 100% cancer free after the surgery, and that is cause for a public applaud. Well, new findings at the National Institutes of Health reveal that th... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1905958 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:19:25 +0100 1905958 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1668525&cid=t_104528_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2008%2F07%2F30%2Fcome-one-come-allsnack-on-my-remains%2F I feel like I’m being eaten alive lately. So, before, there’s nothing left but my asshole poontang body cavities, come on in and get a nibble, too!   I’m sick and tired of being a buffet for hungry losers and starving crazies.   I QUIT I QUIT I QUIT I QUIT I QUIT I QUIT and, all yeah…..I FRIGGIN’ QUIT! WTF has happened to me? When [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1668525 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:38:46 +0100 1668525 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1538055&cid=t_104528_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F06%2F22%2Ftold-ya-so-told-ya-so%2F THE 10 COMMANDMENTS OF BIPOLAR DISORDER 1.Thou shalt not blame everything on chemical imbalance. 2.Thou shalt avoid high places and sharp objects when on either extreme of the mood spectrum. 3.Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s shiny trinkets. 4.Thou [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1538055 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:36:08 +0100 1538055 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1461055&cid=t_104528_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F05%2F21%2Fbeating-bipolar-naturally%2F An Albertan women says a controversial nutritional supplement gave her her life back. Autumn Stringam suffers from bipolar disorder. As Michelle Skerman reports, she is now sharing her story with others. They’re a picture perfect family, but the Stringam family in Coaldale, Alberta wasn’t always this idyllic. There is a video at the link below but I [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1461055 Thu, 22 May 2008 01:56:13 +0100 1461055 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1325177&cid=t_104528_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2008%2F03%2F24%2Fspit-in-a-cup%2F Spit in a cup and find out if you are bipolar. What a load of bullshit! Home bipolar disorder test causes stirs By MARCUS WOHLSEN, Associated Press Writer Sat Mar 22, 4:23 PM ET SAN DIEGO - Dr. John Kelsoe has spent his career trying to identify the biological roots of bipolar disorder. In December, he announced he had discovered several gene mutations closely tied to the disease, also known as manic depression. Then Kelsoe, a prominent psychiatric geneticist at the University of California, San Diego, did something provocative for the buttoned-down world of academic medical research: He began selling bipolar genetic tests straight to the public over the Internet last month for $399. His company, La Jolla-b... bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1325177 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:04:15 +0100 1325177 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1226792&cid=t_104528_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2008%2F02%2F12%2Fan-education-in-incoherent-thoughts%2F This post is for those of us who will “get it”. And, it’s also for anyone who has a close relationship with a BP person. First….be aware that we look like you, shop like you, go to church like you, have jobs like you, but frankly, there are plenty of times that we do NOT think like you. If you do not believe that…..go read the post right before this one. It’s brilliant. Today, I felt myself slip, slidin’ away into the HHOD (hell hole of depression). Besides feeling the sadness creeping up, I, also, have a lot of random, totally unconnected thoughts. And those suckers come and go fast. This is know as rapid thinking. Today, I knew that it was fight or slide down. I did not want to go back in the hole. NONONONONONO!!!! So, I decided to write down the... bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1226792 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 04:51:37 +0100 1226792 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1031136&cid=t_104528_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2007%2F11%2F15%2Fthe-cat-test-which-one-are-you%2F The Cat Test (feline9) To identify emotionally disturbed individuals accurately, Algozzine, Foster, & Kaufman (1979) developed the CAT TEST. This simple, yet novel test is easily administered by professionals, parents, and aides. It involves three simple steps: 1) place testee in empty room facing far wall; 2) place cat in center of room, close and latch door; 3) after 10 minutes, open the door. Algozzine et al., note that the CAT TEST allows fine discriminations between subclassifications of emotional disturbance . They offer the following guidelines for interpretation of results: 1. OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE— four neat, meticulous piles of fur to be found in the corners of room - cat alive, but cold. 2. SOCIALIZED DELINQUENT— fur scattered randomly about room and on testee - ... bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1031136 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 02:51:39 +0100 1031136 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1019144&cid=t_104528_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2007%2F11%2F11%2Fthe-pain-im-feeling-in-my-head%2F by feline9 (who hasn’t forsaken UM) I swear, one reason I never watch television is because when I see a commercial, or anything that’s choreographed, or beautiful in nature… I re-do it… I put in my own art, my own choreography, my own music, photography, fashion, colors, lights, people, everything! I have RE-done so many sets, acts, plays, movies, commercials, art projects, and just general “things” on TV that I can’t just seem to “rest” and watch television! (I’m Bipolar I, rapid-cycling)… spinning… spinning… spinning… It’s NOT relaxing to me…. My mind is spinning ever faster now, I cannot reach the top… and what there is awaiting me just spins and will not stop…. my thoughts are o... bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1019144 Sun, 11 Nov 2007 09:55:53 +0100 1019144 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1018942&cid=t_104528_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2007%2F11%2F10%2Fbrainquakes%2F by UM (who has been left totally alone by her BP blogging buddies) I was trying to figure out how to descirbe a brainquake and came acorss this fantastic cartoon that explains it really well.   BP TERMS I’ve written about brain zaps before…..you know that out-of-nowhere sudden surreal feeling of “Where am I? What am I doing” “Gosh, I’m soooo tired!” Of course, there is the well known brain-drain. Bloggers are very familiar with this one. No matter how hard you try, you just cannot come up with anything worth talking or writing about. Then, there’s the braincation….also, known as depersonalization. This is when the brain decides to make a movie of your life and only lets you be an onlooker, not an active participate. The experience... bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1018942 Sat, 10 Nov 2007 15:26:11 +0100 1018942 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=874966&cid=t_104528_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2007%2F09%2F16%2F300-am-while-you-are-sleeping%2F   UM I’m sitting here listing all the reasons that I don’t like hate myself. The list is getting fairly long. First, I listed all the reasons that I shoul like myself. Came up with nothing. Well, one……I can be slightly amusing at times. Maybe, two…..I do care about other people. Is this a pity post? Dunno…..hope not. Would rather think of it as one of my rare soul searching honest post. The numbness is creeping back into my life. Not feeling a lot of emotion about anything. Sometimes, I wanna buy a one way ticket out of here. But, I won’t. At least not now. Very few things Nothing makes me happy anymore. I’ve lost that ability. Oh, I’ll laugh when I’m suppose to. I’ll tae parts in coversations as long as they are abstract... bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=874966 Sun, 16 Sep 2007 10:55:04 +0100 874966 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=691343&cid=t_104528_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2007%2F06%2F22%2Fbp-b-and-e%2F I was thinking about Feline’s comment on my breaking and entering experience. It’s true and here’s what happened. Not long after meeting some of these girls at the other place, I went out of town for a few days. I didn’t take my laptop with me. And, my family was with me. I had began to get that little bbbzzzzzzz that you feel when you are starting up the rollercoaster and are going to be ringing the M bell on top.During the trip, I began to understand that this was gonna be #1alloutcrazyrunforyourlifesbecauseI’mmanic episode. Sometimes, I am able to guage early on to a certain extent how “high” I’m gonna fly. And,, friends, I was right up there with the Space Shuttle by the time we got to our destination. Sometime around the second day we we... bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=691343 Sat, 23 Jun 2007 03:44:24 +0100 691343 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=676578&cid=t_104528_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2007%2F06%2F13%2Fthe-most-ridiculous-item-of-the-day%2F This article says so much about what is wrong with psychiatry, insurance companies, and parenting today. I just knew even before I got to this statement that it was going to be said, “Many parents say that a bipolar diagnosis meant they were no longer blamed for their children’s behavior.” What a nicely packaged excuse for bad parenting. This seriously makes me mad as hell. An 18 month old baby with a BP diagnosis because she cries all the time? My oldest daughter cried a hellova lot. She had a bipolar mother and…….COLIC.!! It’s scary to think that she could have been diagnosed as BP because of crying. What’s wrong with these people? It’s just too easy to blame your young kid’s problems on a disorder. The article gives an example of a ... bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=676578 Thu, 14 Jun 2007 02:32:53 +0100 676578 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=654536&cid=t_104528_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2007%2F06%2F02%2Fdisturbing-revalations%2F I wanted to come here and write something funny, witty, or uplifting. I’ve just got to always be the clown…..the funny one. It’s how I’ve dealt with bad things all my life. Crack a joke, make fun of myself. Make ‘em smile. But, I just can’t do that tonight. This has been a bittersweet weekend. I met my brother and sister-in-law and my aunt and uncle for dinner today. SIL is fighting cancer and I had not seen her in a few months. She lives about 3 hours away. I was seriously taken aback when I saw her. She has lost most of her hair and her meds have caused a strange reaction……losing her toenails and fingernails. But, I sure do admire her determination. She has a very upbeat and stronge determination not to let this C-shit beat her. Major pats ... bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=654536 Sun, 03 Jun 2007 03:11:19 +0100 654536 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=612172&cid=t_104528_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D2149 Tulipspeaks posted in the MMR Shoutbox about a friend who is seeking help on Leigh’s disease. I must confess I know zilch about Leigh’s disease but the NNDS has some useful information. While some treatment exists the prognosis remains poor. I find it somewhat incredulous that Tulipspeaks’ friend claims “in India out of 100 pregnant women, 10 children are affected”. That’s way too high an incidence for a rare metabolic disorder unless she is talking about some village in India where consanguinous marriage is common! Looking for answers to rare diseases by using the Internet is commendable. New technology can help one seek people, experts and even if the solution is not found, you get to meet parents and fellow patients for support. This reminds me of the... Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=612172 Wed, 16 May 2007 11:57:11 +0100 612172 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=592161&cid=t_104528_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2007%2F05%2F05%2Fmy-life-is-becoming-quite-freakish%2F For some time now, I knew that my life was a little topsy-turvy, sorta sitcomish. I just chalked that up to a little bipolar here, a little bipolar there, a little bipolar scattered ’bout everywhere in my family. So, when something a little out of the ordinary would happen, I would just chalk it up [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=592161 Sat, 05 May 2007 23:29:41 +0100 592161 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=568710&cid=t_104528_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2007%2F04%2F24%2Fla-la-laconnect-the-dots%2F Today has been a pretty stress filled day. I’m use to dealing with people with extreme emotional changes. It’s part of my life coming from a family with deep bipolar roots. Peoplespeaking extremely rapidly or maybe, not speaking at all is just something that I deal with just like laundry, shopping, etc. Part of life. [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=568710 Wed, 25 Apr 2007 03:13:59 +0100 568710 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=551892&cid=t_104528_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2007%2F04%2F16%2Finherited-crazy%2F This is being reposted from another blog that I use to write in. I’ll tell you why that title at the end. I went to the post office this morning to mail out bills. I saw a woman there standing at the lobby counter. She was making out postal orders for bills. Accompanying her was a [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=551892 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 03:44:04 +0100 551892 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=485752&cid=t_104528_109_f&fid=35044&url=http%3A%2F%2Fadultaddstrengths.com%2F2007%2F03%2F02%2Fadhd-is-treatable-a-point-some-people-forget%2F Healthoma has a blog post titled ADHD is treatable. Great title and great point. via Your ADD/ADHD news ADD blog carnival The causes are linked to genes and to the environment—they are not caused by an excessive intake of sugar or by any other medication. Typically, another family member may have also suffered from it and this is also a sign. Some people especially men with ADHD stay in denial about having ADHD, in some cases they need to be on their 2nd or 3rd wife until they clue in. Or their 4th or 5th job they’ve been fired from/had to quit before getting fired. Adults with ADHD have higher divorce rates and higher rates of maritial instability. Some of the adult ADD clients I’ve coached have high stimulation jobs and excel at work but are on the verge of divorce at home ... Adult ADD Strengths blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=485752 Sat, 03 Mar 2007 00:07:11 +0100 485752