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Marijuana Likely No Help in Alzheimer’s
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Medicinal marijuana is finding its way into many areas of medicine. It’s a big help for some people with AIDS, providing them with a much-needed appetite. Marijuana is helpful for some people with cancer, helping them manage their side effects, and it’s also been found to help people with glaucoma, just to name a few.
There was hope that medicinal marijuana would provide help for people with Alzheimers because earlier animal studies had shown that marijuana could reduce the plaques in the brain that are the hallmark of Alzheimers.
Although this new study, from the University of British Columbia, is also an anim...
Source: A Hearty Life - February 8, 2010 Category: Nurses Authors: Marijke Durning, RN Tags: Diseases & Conditions alzheimers-disease glaucoma HU210 medicinal marijuana synthetic marijuana compounds Source Type: blogs
Acceptance and SurrenderEmail this article to a colleague.
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Compliance and Acceptance; Submission and Surrender
By Dr Harry Tiebout, an early friend of AA who wrote extensively about alcoholism and AA. This edited article illustrates an often subtle but devastating state of mind in recovering alcoholics.
Dr Harry Tiebout
In alcohol treatment and recovery one fact must be kept in mind, namely the need to distinguish between submission and surrender. In submission, an individual accepts reality consciously but not unconsciously. He accepts as a practical fact that he cannot at that moment conquer reality, but lurking in his unconscious is the feeling, “There’ll come a day...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - February 8, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: Alcohol Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholism Denial Disease Emotions Faith Recovery Relapse Sobriety acceptance Compliance Harry Tiebout Submission surrender Source Type: blogs
Dental Infections in RecoveryEmail this article to a colleague.
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This article from the American Academy of Family Physicians may help identify problems.
What is dental caries?
Dental caries (CARE-eez) is an infection caused by certain bacteria (germs) in your mouth. It destroys the enamel (the hard outer layer) and dentin (the bone-like tissue under the enamel) of your teeth. More common names for dental caries are cavities and tooth decay.
How can I prevent dental caries?
Taking care of your mouth is important. You and your family should visit a dentist each year, starting at one year of age.
You should brush and floss twice a day with toothpaste that contains fluoride (FLOOR-ide). You...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - February 8, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: Addictions Alcohol Alcoholism Co-dependency Drugs Family Gambling Healthy Methadone Recovery dental caries dental infections gum disease periodontal tooth decay Source Type: blogs
Undoing Denial is First StepEmail this article to a colleague.
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Denial is distorted reality
Breaking through denial is alcoholic’s, addict’s first step in recovery
Looking in the mirror and accepting what we see can be one of the hardest things we ever do. It’s especially hard when the image staring us in the face is painful or doesn’t fit with how we want to see ourselves.
Sometimes, the truth is so painful that we avoid it at any cost.
Refusing to accept a painful reality that alters the perception of ourselves is a psychological defense called denial.
As human beings, we may use denial to protect ourselves from knowledge, insight or awareness that threatens ...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - February 8, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: Alcohol Alcoholism Denial Disease Drugs Psychological Illness Treatment chemical dependency first step in recovery psychological defense Source Type: blogs
Which Way Is Your Scale Tipping – Protein or Fat?Email this article to a colleague.
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Guest Blog By: Joy DuBost
www.joyofnutrition.wordpress.com
Around the world the prevalence of obesity is increasing in both developed and developing countries. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that approximately 1.6 billion adults are overweight and at least 400 million are obese. Additionally worldwide over 22 million children under the age of 5 are overweight, as well as 155 million school-age children. The WHO considers obesity to be one of the top 10 causes of preventable death worldwide.
Obesity or being overweight typically refers to one who has a high proportion of body fat. The clinical definition of o...
Source: Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog - February 8, 2010 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Authors: rebeccascritchfield Tags: adult health exercise nutrition obesity overweight weight loss body mass index fat mass heart disease risk lean mass Source Type: blogs
Distress Data DiaryEmail this article to a colleague.
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Dear Diary,
Wait a minute, this is a migraine diary; useful and important, but not such a “dear” topic.
Dear Diary,
Today I had another migraine. The symptoms included:
As mentioned, I’m putting together a diary of migraine details for an upcoming appointment with a specialist. The other week I had one so bad that my son had to [...] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:)
Source: Andrea's Buzzing About: - February 7, 2010 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: andrea Tags: Arthritis Doctors Food Hyperacussis Hypermobility Migraine Ménière's disease Pain Proprioception Source Type: blogs
The Science of Addiction, Free e-BookEmail this article to a colleague.
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Drugs, Brains, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction
This, 30-page, full-color booklet explains in layman’s terms how science has revolutionized the understanding of drug addiction as a brain disease that affects behavior.
The ‘Science of Addiction’ booklet discusses the reasons people take drugs, why some people become addicted while others do not, how drugs work in the brain, and how addiction can be prevented and treated.
The booklet is available to read, download or order at: http://www.drugabuse.gov/scienceofaddiction/
http://www.drugabuse.gov/scienceofaddiction/sciofaddiction.pdf
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Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - February 7, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: Addictions Alcohol Alcoholism Drugs brain Disease e-book free NIDA science Source Type: blogs
Cancer Prevention.Email this article to a colleague.
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At least one-third of all cancer cases are preventable. Prevention offers the most cost-effective long-term strategy for the control of cancer. Tobacco is the single largest preventable cause of cancer in the world today. It causes 80-90% of all lung cancer deaths, and about 30% of all cancer deaths in developing countries, including deaths from cancer of the oral cavity, larynx, esophagus and stomach. A comprehensive strategy including bans on tobacco advertising and sponsorship, tax increases on tobacco products, and cessation programs can reduce tobacco consumption in many countries. The WHO Framework Convention on Toba...
Source: Dr. Buttery's Public Health BLOG - February 6, 2010 Category: Epidemiologists Tags: Chronic Disease Prevention epidemiology Source Type: blogs
5 Goals for ACOA’s in RecoveryEmail this article to a colleague.
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We examined the processes through which 20 committed members (aged 29-52 yrs) of self-help groups for adult children of alcoholics experience alterations in their perceptions of family of origin.
Results suggest that world view transformation in the family of origin domain involves;
learning to define the family as pathological,
assigning responsibility for this pathology to a disease,
forgiving oneself,
accepting that one was adversely affected by the family’s problem, and
ultimately learning to accept one’s parents’ shortcomings.
Humphreys, Keith. World view change in Adult Children of Alcoholics/Al-A...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - February 6, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: Adult Children of Alcoholics Al-anon Alateen Co-dependency Disease Family Recovery Relationships Youth acoa alcoholic family family of origin Source Type: blogs
Conference update: Microbial Ecology and DiseaseEmail this article to a colleague.
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September 6 - 10, 2010 XXXIII International Congress of the Society for Microbial Ecology and DiseaseCruiseship Aegean Pearl, Greece Further information1st Day,Medical Microbial Ecology; 2nd Day,Dental Microbial Ecology; 3rd Day,Nutrition, Probiotics, Food and Water Microbial Ecology Health Related 4th Day,Environmental Microbial Ecology. The cruise programme includes some of the most well known Greek Islands such as Cosmopolitan Myconos, Rhodes, Patmos, Crete, the fascinating island of Santorini and Ephesus and Kusadasi in Turkey. Suggested reading: Environmental Molecular MicrobiologyFull range of books on microbiology a...
Source: Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists. - February 5, 2010 Category: Microbiology Tags: International Congress of the Society for Microbial Ecology and Disease Source Type: blogs
Raging AlcoholicEmail this article to a colleague.
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URL: http://www.ragingalcoholic.com/I assume alcoholism or problem drinking is affecting you in someway. A way you really aren’t happy about.
We’re here to give you information and access to resources.
For: AnyoneTopics: Abnormal, Addiction, Anger, Behaviour Management, Chronic Disease, Clinical Decision Making, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Depression, Emotional Health, Family Therapy, Fatherhood, General Psychology, General Science, Health Psychology, Health and Social Services, Lifestyle, Mental Health, Trauma, Treatment PlanningFeatures: Articles, Assessment Instruments, Case Studies, Cl...
Source: PsychSplash - February 5, 2010 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Psych Central Resource Editor Tags: Abnormal Addiction Anger Anyone Articles Assessment Instruments Behaviour Management Case Studies Chronic Disease Clinical Decision Making Clinical Psychology Clinical Tools Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Collaborative News Databa Source Type: blogs
Communion Host Unhealthy in Celiac DiseaseEmail this article to a colleague.
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Celiac disease is becoming more known as more people are being diagnosed with it. Although it’s not entirely clear if the disease is becoming more common or people are just finally being diagnosed properly, the numbers of affected people are rising and this is presenting problems with some life-long rituals.
Celiac disease is a silent disease at first. It is the inability of the body to digest gluten, which is a found protein in wheat, rye, and barley. People with celiac disease should not eat any gluten at all, not even small amounts, as gluten damages the villi, the tiny hair-like structures along the intestines th...
Source: A Hearty Life - February 5, 2010 Category: Nurses Authors: Marijke Durning, RN Tags: Diseases & Conditions celiac disease holy communion roman catholic church Source Type: blogs
Pharmalot… Pharmalittle… The Weekend NearsEmail this article to a colleague.
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And so, another week will soon draw to a close. Our plans for the weekend? Snowballs fights with the short people may be in order, if the weather forecasts are accurate. What about you? Perhaps it will be time to catch up on some reading or take in a flick. Whatever you fancy, we hope you have a good time. Meanwhile, here are a few things to help you through the day. Enjoy, everyone…
AstraZeneca Still Waiting For Upside To MedImmune Deal (Bizjournals)
Glaxo To Close R&D Site In Italy (Bloomberg News)
Vertex Loss Grows With Costs (Reuters)
FDA Wants More Info On Protalix Gaucher Drug (PharmaTimes)
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Source: Pharmalot - February 5, 2010 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized AstraZeneca Gaucher disease GlaxoSmithKline MedImmune Protalix Biotherapeutics Vertex Pharmaceuticals Source Type: blogs
Dimebon for Alzheimer's: A Black Box IndeedEmail this article to a colleague.
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Dimebon (dimebolin) is a perfect example of the black-box nature of drug research for the central nervous system. Any medicinal chemist who looks at its structure would immediately say "CNS", but shrug when asked what specific receptors it might hit. I'd have guessed histamine (correctly), since loratidine used to pay my salary, and I also would have guessed a clutch of 5-HT stuff as well. But it also has activity at AMPA and NMDA glutamate receptors, L-type calcium channels, and more. If you can tell me what it's really doing up there, you shouldn't bother: hang up on me and start calling people with money, because you're...
Source: In the Pipeline - February 3, 2010 Category: Chemists Tags: Alzheimer ' s Disease Source Type: blogs
New Technology Reverses Effects of Gum DiseaseEmail this article to a colleague.
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At the Griffith Institute for Health and Medical Research in Brisbane, Australia, Professor Saso Ivanovski has grown layers of cells, including stem and gingival varieties. The gingival cells are gathered from ligaments that surround teeth, then placed in cultures and grown in sheets. These cellular sheets can be transferred to teeth roots in guided tissue regeneration (GTR), then they fully integrate with periodontal tissue in approximately six months. The technique works with skin grafts, as well.
For more information, see the full report, “Periodontal regeneration” in Australian Dental Journal. (Source: dental blog ...
Source: dental blog for dentists about dentistry - February 2, 2010 Category: Dentists Authors: Administrator Tags: Clinical cellular technology guided tissue regeneration gum disease gum graft oral surgery periodontal graft periodontal news periodontal research periodontal surgery periodontist news periodotnal disease Source Type: blogs
Five Things I Learned About Lyme DiseaseEmail this article to a colleague.
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I know, I know, this is a diabetes blog. But those of you who follow me regularly are probably aware that a new chronic illness has entered our lives — Lyme disease. My husband was diagnosed shortly after we returned from Germany last summer, and it’s turning out to be a much more formidable opponent [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine)
Source: Diabetes Mine - February 2, 2010 Category: Diabetes Authors: AmyT Tags: Health 2.0 Personal Stories chronic illness diabetes diabetic ePatients health social media invisible illness Lyme lyme disease lyme disease misdiagnosis patient community patient social networks Source Type: blogs
Best Post of September '09 - A Case of Cerebral BaylisascariasisEmail this article to a colleague.
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The next in our series of "Best Posts of the Month" is from September 28, 2009:A loyal reader sent in this wonderful photomicrograph from a recent case of cerebral Baylisascariasis (click on the picture to see it up close). A cause of eosinophilic meningoencephalitis, infection with Baylisascaris procyonis is typically characterized by necrosis and eosinophilic inflammation. Larvae are often encapsulated within fibrous tissue (reference 1). Although not particularly neurotropic, the larvae may reach the central nervous system and cause major tissue damage. Baylisascaris procyonis is an intestinal roundworm endemic to the U...
Source: neuropathology blog - February 2, 2010 Category: Pathologists Tags: infectious disease Best of the Month series Source Type: blogs
Stop Running Red Lights AND Pay for Health Care ReformEmail this article to a colleague.
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With all the hand wringing about health care costs, it is possible to cut costs without harming patients. Even better, costs can be reduced while making patients better off. Here’s how.
An unspoken truth is that three kinds of medical treatment are provided in the U.S. The first is treatment whose benefit is unquestionable. Surgery to treat a ruptured appendix is an example. Without it, death from life-threatening infection is almost certain. The life-saving medical care being rendered to earthquake victims in Haiti is in this category.
A second type of treatment is provided when uncertainty exists about benefits and ris...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - February 1, 2010 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Health Reform Add new tag health care Heart disease Medicine Physician Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Surgery United States Source Type: blogs
What Obama’s Budget Will Say About Health SpendingEmail this article to a colleague.
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President Obama’s new budget isn’t due out until later today, but there’s already a bunch of coverage looking at what’s coming. Here are a few things to expect on health spending:
The budget includes an extra $25 billion in Medicaid funding for states, the WSJ reports. States share the cost of Medicaid with the feds; the budget includes a six-month extension of the Medicaid funding increase that was part of last year’s stimulus bill. Many states had planned on receiving extra Medicaid funding from the Dems’ big health-care bill, but the future of that legislation has been murky since the...
Source: WSJ.com: Health Blog - February 1, 2010 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Jacob Goldstein Tags: Congress Health costs Infectious disease Insurance Medicaid Medicare Obama Administration Research budget FY2011 Source Type: blogs
It’s Heart MonthEmail this article to a colleague.
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It’s February. The month of sweet tarts and sweet hearts (and far too much candy being tossed around, if you ask me).
Fittingly, it also happens to American Heart Month, a time to call attention to cardiovascular diseases (CVD), including stroke, which are our nation’s No. 1 killer (!) A full 50% of people with diabetes [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine)
Source: Diabetes Mine - February 1, 2010 Category: Diabetes Authors: AmyT Tags: D-News Examined Miscellaneous american heart association American Heart Month cardiovascular disease diabetes cardiovascular February heart month heart disease heart disease diabetes Source Type: blogs
Infectious Diseases Caused by Gram-Positive OrganismsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The infectious diseases caused by gram-positive bacteria are
Anthrax (Bacillus anthracis)
Botulism
Diphtheria
Gas Gangrene
Rheumatic Fever
Toxic Shock Syndrome
Whipple’s Disease (Source: Inside Surgery)
Source: Inside Surgery - January 31, 2010 Category: Surgeons Authors: Editor Tags: Surgpedia botulism diphtheria gas gangrene rheumatic fever Whipple's disease Source Type: blogs
Alcoholism is a Family DiseaseEmail this article to a colleague.
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Family Recovery
Family recovery is one of the keys to treatment for alcoholism.
Alcoholics and alcohol abusers attract more public attention, but their families and friends also suffer long-term effects from alcoholism-and their recovery may be essential to the alcoholic’s recovery, according to a leading researcher in the field.
“Alcoholism is a family disease. While it is important for the family to support the alcoholic’s recovery, it is also important for members of the family to get involved in their own recovery.
Family recovery decreases the chances that the children of alcoholics will repeat the pattern a...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - January 30, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: Al-anon Alateen Alcohol Alcoholism Co-dependency Family Gam-anon Help an Alcoholic Naranon Recovery S-Anon children of alcoholics family disease Family recovery Source Type: blogs
Haiti: When Post-Op Infections Lead to AmputationEmail this article to a colleague.
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External fixators — like the rig pictured at right — can work wonders for fractures.
But in post-earthquake Haiti, a fixator can also be a liability. A few days ago, a patient showed up at a field hospital near the Port-au-Prince airport with an advanced infection around the pin sites in a fixator in his leg. The leg had to be amputated at the knee.
The patient had received the fixator at another facility. Cases like that one are why the field hospital hasn’t been discharging its post-op patients with fixators, said David Pitcher, a University of Miami orthopedic surgeon who is working at the hospital.
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Source: WSJ.com: Health Blog - January 29, 2010 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Jacob Goldstein Tags: Infectious disease Surgery Haiti Source Type: blogs
Is My Pain Crohn’s or Something Else?Email this article to a colleague.
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The mystery pain that I had back in Feb 2008 has returned. Back then, I thought that I had a kidney stone, but the doctors were not so sure. At the time, I had a lot of pain that felt very similar to a kidney stone – came and went, sharp sometimes and dull achy pain other times. I did have a stone that was in my kidney but the urologists told me that I shouldn’t have pain with it there – it would only hurt when it made its way to the urethra. My general doctor thought that it was the stone causing the pain so I never really had a clear answer since no one agreed.
Since then, I have had bouts of pain that fe...
Source: Life with Crohn's - January 27, 2010 Category: Other Conditions Authors: admin Tags: Crohn's disease community Crohn's disease treatment Crohn's lifestyle Crohn's treatment Uncategorized appendicitis appendix blog building a Crohn's disease community Crohn's disease blog Crohn's doctor diverticulitis Everyday Healt Source Type: blogs
Women’s Sexual ProblemsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Recovery may uncover sexuality issues
Many women in recovery find some problems with their sexuality have emerged from the haze of alcoholism or addiction. This may be true for heterosexual and lesbian women.
These notes may help. Talk to your doctor if there is any signs apparent.
There are four recognised disorders of Female Sexual Dysfunction as defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Medical Disorders. These are:
Sexual desire disorders – A lack of sex drive or low libido. This is the most common type of sexual disorder among women
Sexual arousal disorder – An inability to become aroused or maintain ar...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - January 27, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: 12 Step Fellowships Addictions Disease Emotions Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Recovery Relationships Sexuality Treatment Women Female Sexual Dysfunction orgasmic disorder sexual arousal sexual desire sexual disorder Source Type: blogs
Thirteenth SteppingEmail this article to a colleague.
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occurs when a person with sobriety makes sexual overtures to a newcomer or someone newly sober, sometimes under the guise of "sponsoring" or working with the newcomer.
Newcomers are vulnerable and need guidance not exploitation.
Thirteenth Stepping violates the principle that we should help others without expectation of reciprocity or return favours, sexual or otherwise.
Thirteenth Stepping taints the apparent motives of other AA members who really desire nothing other than to help the newcomer get sober.
Thirteenth Stepping can give an entire group the undeserved reputation as a "meat market," and...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - January 27, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: 12 Step Fellowships Addictions Denial Disease Emotions Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Men Recovery Relationships Sexuality Sobriety Sponsorship Women 13th stepping newcomer sexual overtures Source Type: blogs
How is Your Heart Health?Email this article to a colleague.
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Last week the American Heart Association published its strategic impact goals for the next decade.By 2020 the AHA wants Americans to improve their heart health by 20 percent. It also wants to reduce deaths from heart disease and stroke by 20 percent.Preliminary data indicate that heart disease remained the leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2007. It caused 615,651 deaths.To reach its 2020 goals the AHA is promoting the “Simple 7” steps to better heart health:Get activeEat betterLose weightStop smokingControl cholesterolManage blood pressureReduce blood sugar"These seven factors — if you can keep them ideal or cont...
Source: Sleep Education - January 25, 2010 Category: Sleep Medicine Tags: obstructive sleep apnea stroke heart disease Source Type: blogs
What Are Drug Addicts Looking For?Email this article to a colleague.
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What are drug addicts looking for in treatment; abstinence or harm reduction?
In this research we looked at drug users’ aspirations from treatment and consider whether addicts are looking to treatment to ‘reduce’ their risk behavior or to become ‘abstinent’ from their drug use.
The research is based on interviews using a core schedule with 1007 drug users starting a new episode of drug treatment in Scotland. Participants were recruited from a total of 33 drug treatment agencies located in rural, urban and inner-city areas across Scotland.
Our research has identified widespread support for abs...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - January 25, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: 12 Step Fellowships Addictions Disease Drugs Recovery Sobriety Spirituality Treatment abstinence harm reduction Methadone Source Type: blogs
What is ACOA Co-dependency?Email this article to a colleague.
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ACOA's often feel frozen in relationships
You can talk to a dozen experts, read a dozen books and get a dozen different interpretations of ACOA co-dependency.
Many accept it as a disease in as much as it has an onset, is progressive, predictable and in time is potentially fatal, although other causes of death are generally cited.
It is assumed that all Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOA’s) are co-dependents, but we each act out this illness in a different way. Basically, there are two general concepts:
As children growing up in an alcoholic or dysfunctional home environment, we learned to hide or divorce our feel...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - January 25, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: Adult Children of Alcoholics Al-anon Alateen Alcoholism Co-dependency Disease Emotions Family Gam-anon Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Naranon Recovery Relationships S-Anon acoa alcoholic or dysfunctional home hero little enabler Source Type: blogs
Blood breakthrough for leukemia patientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Today, blood cancers such as leukemia are treated with blood and bone marrow transplants which, as we know, are often difficult to match.
Some readers may have heard that umbilical cord blood is being tested against these diseases because young stem cells often do not generate a reaction from the immune system. Evenwhen not matched, therefore, they may be accepted by a patient’s system.
However, umbilical cord blood is ”far less rich in the stem cells needed to cure the cancer and so takes longer to establish itself in the patient – leaving the patient open to infection and death.” http://www....
Source: Cord Blood News - January 25, 2010 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Ilene at mazelabs.com Tags: Cord Blood blood disease cord blood banking cord blood treatment for Leukemia stem cells umbilical cord blood Source Type: blogs
TWiV 67: Wasting deer and the Hulk rabbitEmail this article to a colleague.
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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Marc Pelletier
Vincent, Alan, and Marc talk about chronic wasting disease of deer caused by prions, blocking the semen-derived enhancer of HIV infection with surfen, and making green transgenic rabbits using a lentiviral vector.
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Source: virology blog - January 24, 2010 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: This Week in Virology AIDS chronic wasting disease deer GFP green fluorescent protein HIV podcast prion rabbit semen sevi surfen transgenic transmissible spongiform encephalopathy TWiV viral virus Source Type: blogs
Too much TV may shorten your lifeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Attention couch potatoes. A recent Aussie study suggests you should get off your butt, watch less TV and exercise more. Common sense right? But the chilling statistics might be just the thing to spur you to do the right thing. MedPageToday reports
Too much television watching could be shortening lifespans, a study of Australian adults showed.
Aussies who reported watching four or more hours of TV a day were 46% more likely to die during a 6.6-year period than those who watched less than two hours a day, according to David Dunstan, PhD, of Monash University in Melbourne, and colleagues.
The risk of dying from cardiovascular...
Source: Malaysian Medical Resources - January 24, 2010 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Palmdoc Tags: - Health tips - Medical Updates - Palmdoc Heart disease Lifestyle Television TV Source Type: blogs
Nicotine as a Marker for Alcohol & Psychiatric DisordersEmail this article to a colleague.
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CONCLUSIONS: Nicotine dependence represents a general marker of psychiatric comorbidity, particularly of addictive comorbidity. It may be used as a screening measure for psychiatric diagnoses in clinical practice as well as in future trials.
Research report; Le Strat Y, Ramoz N, Gorwood P. In Alcohol-Dependent Drinkers, What Does the Presence of Nicotine Dependence Tell Us About Psychiatric and Addictive Disorders Comorbidity? Alcohol Alcohol. 2010 Jan 20.
See also;
Alcoholic, Addictive Behaviors
Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome
Are Families Affected by Alcoholism?
What are the Styles of Enablers?
Hazelden Books and Resources...
Source: Twelve Step Facilitation.com - January 23, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: Addiction Alcohol Alcoholism Disease of addiction Drugs Research Symptoms of addiction antisocial personality Anxiety depressive episode manic disorder Nicotine dependence panic disorder social phobia suicide attempt Source Type: blogs
Pharmalot… Pharmalittle… The Weekend NearsEmail this article to a colleague.
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And it’s getting closer every minute. Already, we can imagine the long naps that beckon. But what about you? Any interesting plans? Whatever you do, we hope you have a nice time. While you ponder, here are a few items to help you through the end of the week. Enjoy, everyone, and see you soon…
Novartis Pushes Fund For Neglected Worm Disease (Bloomberg)
Glaxo’s Hussain Discusses Flex Pricing In Diverse Markets (Financial Times)
J&J Withdraws European Filing For Epilepsy Drug (PharmaTimes)
Glaxo & Genmab Win EU Backing For Leukemia Drug (Reuters)
Mississippi Urged To Require Prescriptions For Cold ...
Source: Pharmalot - January 22, 2010 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Genmab Genzyme GlaxoSmithKline Johnson & Johnson Mississippi Pompe Disease Source Type: blogs
Things I can and cannot changeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Acceptance
People in 12 Step Fellowships often struggle with acceptance. Not just acceptance of powerlessness over their disease but many other things as well.
God grant me the serenity
To accept the things I cannot change,
The courage to change the things I can,
And the wisdom to know the difference.
–Reinhold Niebuhr
Some things I cannot change I need to accept as is:
my age,
who my relatives are,
my eye color,
my height,
my childhood experiences,
my inborn talents,
my nature,
someone else’s abuse of alcohol or other drugs,
whether the sun will shine,
my job history,
what I will inherit,
how my parents feel...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - January 22, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: 12 Step Fellowships Addictions Co-dependency Faith Healthy Recovery Relationships Sobriety Spirituality disease acceptance can change cannot change God grant me the serenity Source Type: blogs
We Drank For …Email this article to a colleague.
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We drank as heavy drinkers or alcoholics and found these contradictions
We drank for happiness and became unhappy.
We drank for joy and became miserable.
We drank to be outgoing and became self-centered.
We drank for sociability and became argumentative.
We drank for sophistication and became crude and obnoxious.
We drank for friendship and made enemies.
We drank for sleep and awakened without rest.
We drank for strength and felt weak.
We drank for sex drive and lost our potency.
We drank for relaxation and got the shakes.
We drank for confidence and became doubtful.
We drank for warmth and lost our cool.
We drank for coo...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - January 22, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: Alcohol Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Victorious Alcoholism Emotions Psychological Illness disease enemies friendship Happiness joy miserable unhappy we drank for Source Type: blogs
An Avatar-Inspired Health Wonk ReviewEmail this article to a colleague.
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Check out the latest Health Wonk Review penned by Dr. Jaan Sidorov over at the Disease Management Care blog. I commend Dr. Sidorov for his selection of a new personal photo on his blog — very handsome, and certainly a better presentation than this earlier photo from his youth.
Tags: disease management (Source: e-CareManagement)
Source: e-CareManagement - January 21, 2010 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Vince Kuraitis Tags: Blog Carnivals disease management newtag Source Type: blogs
Experimental Drug Update: Multiple Sclerosis, HIV, C. DifficileEmail this article to a colleague.
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Here’s a quick roundup of some news on experimental drugs:
Two pills for multiple sclerosis fared well in clinical trials published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine. One, Novartis’s fingolimod, was tested against a placebo and against Avonex, a form of interferon sold by Biogen Idec. The other, Merck KGaA’s cladribine, was tested against a placebo. (The main findings of the studies had previously been reported.)
Current drugs for MS are given via injection or infusion, so the convenience of oral drugs would be an improvement for patients. But, as the WSJ notes, the studies of fingolimod a...
Source: WSJ.com: Health Blog - January 21, 2010 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Jacob Goldstein Tags: AIDS Biotech Drugs Infectious disease Mulitple Sclerosis Source Type: blogs
British Journal of Hospital Medicine 2009 (Vol 70 No 12)Email this article to a colleague.
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British Journal of Hospital Medicine 2009 (Vol. 70 No. 12) contents page
Title: Pulmonary complications in liver disease
Skinny: Pulmonary complications of liver disease are poorly understood and often identified late. Article focuses on the two major pulmonary complications – hepatopulmonary syndrome and portopulmonary hypertension, which differ in their clinical features and management. Includes diagnostic criteria and staging tables.
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Posted in Diagnosis, Diseases and Disorders, Journals Tagged: Diagnostics, Disease Management, Hepatopulmonary Syndrome, Liver Diseases, Port...
Source: Fade Library - January 21, 2010 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: bsnnbrou Tags: Diagnosis Diseases and Disorders Journals Diagnostics Disease Management Hepatopulmonary Syndrome Liver Diseases Portopulmonary Hypertension Source Type: blogs
Extraordinary Measures: Biotech Meets HollywoodEmail this article to a colleague.
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For the past few years, the John Crowley story has been widely circulated. A former financial consultant with two children suffering from Pompe disease, he borrowed $100,000 on his home and 401(k) plan to start a biotech company, raised $27 million in venture capital and later sold his small company to Genzyme. That’s where the drama really begins, as Crowley and Genzyme tussled over the trials and whether his children could participate (more here).
The saga is now a movie called ‘Extraordinary Measures,’ which stars Harrison Ford and Brendan Fraser (who plays Crowley), and opens this week. You can watch ...
Source: Pharmalot - January 20, 2010 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Amicus Therapeutics Brendan Fraser Extraordinary Measures Genzyme Harrison Ford John Crowley Pompe Disease Source Type: blogs
Treadmills Help in Parkinson’s DiseaseEmail this article to a colleague.
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One of the hallmarks of Parkinson’s disease is the slow and stiff gait that people have when they walk. It’s called gait hypokinesia and it can seriously affect the quality of life as people with Parkinson’s limit going out and doing various activities.
Parkinson’s disease is a neurological disorder, meaning that it affects the nerves. In this case, the disorder affects the part of the brain that controls muscle movement. Dopamine is a chemical that helps your body coordinate movements, but in Parkinson’s, the neurons that make the dopamine die, making it difficult, if not impossible, to contr...
Source: A Hearty Life - January 20, 2010 Category: Nurses Authors: Marijke Durning, RN Tags: Diseases & Conditions dopamine neurological disorder Parkinsons-Disease stiff gait Source Type: blogs
30 Workaholic QuestionsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Workaholism or Work Addict?
Answer yes or no to each question
Is your work very important to you?
Do you like things done ‘just right’?
Do you tend to see things as black or white, not grey?
Are you competitive and often determined to win?
Is it important for you to be right?
Are you overly critical of yourself if you make a mistake?
Are you afraid of failing?
Are you restless and impulsive and easily bored?
Do you drive yourself, and have high levels of energy and stamina?
Do you suffer periodic bouts of extreme fatigue?
Do you take work home and work nights and/or weekends?
Do you feel uneasy or guilty if there is n...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - January 20, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: Addictions Family Workaholics denial disease determined to win extreme fatigue questions work addict Source Type: blogs
Duh Study? Lost Thoughts & Alzheimer’sEmail this article to a colleague.
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This isn’t to make light of memory loss, but it is really a surprise to learn that “cognitive fluctuations, or episodes when train of thought temporarily is lost, are more likely to occur in older persons who are developing Alzheimer’s disease than in their healthy peers”? This was the finding of a study by researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine and the results were published in the most recent issue of the journal Neurology.
Everyone experiences memory lapses, so having them doesn’t mean that you have Alzheimer’s, but the lapses, staring into space, and daytime slee...
Source: Healthbolt - January 19, 2010 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Marijke Durning, RN Tags: Duh Studies Mental Health Morning News Alzheimer's Disease dementia memory lapses Memory Loss Source Type: blogs
A Sound She Will Never ForgetEmail this article to a colleague.
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My mother’s generation lived in fear of diseases we have the privilege to forget. She graduated from nursing school 60 years ago, in an era when people died each day from diseases that today are physicians have never seen.
Like many from her generation, she is haunted by a sound she will never forget, the sound of an iron lung pushing life into patients crippled from polio who could not breathe on their own. It was a time when polio could not be prevented and the fear of paralysis and death haunted the country.
On April 12, 1955, church bells rang out, kids were let out of school, people danced in the streets. It was ...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - January 19, 2010 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Uncategorized Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Immunization infectious disease Source Type: blogs
Helping an AlcoholicEmail this article to a colleague.
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It is important to put the responsibility for dealing with the alcohol problem squarely on the person in question while continuing to love him or her. What works depends on the individual.
Doing the “right” thing can depend on how severe the alcohol problem is and on how in touch with it the person in question seems to be. What works for someone who is highly functional in daily life and who knows that alcohol is causing trouble, for instance, may not be the solution for someone who denies that there is a problem.
Don’t make it easy for the drinker to keep on drinking
Discontinuing “enabling,” al...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - January 19, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: Alcohol Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Victorious Alcoholism Co-dependency Family Help an Alcoholic Recovery Relationships Spirituality denial disease Accept your responsibility Discontinuing enabling Don ’t make it easy Source Type: blogs
