2
POPSnon-drug options for ADHD - but they leave out the most effective one Sadly, they neglect to mention the most effective non-drug treatment for ADHD/ADD: exercise . John Ratey, MD, associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, studies how exercise affects the brain -- in particular, how it affects people with ADHD. See the articles on his website for more information, or take a look at this article for an overview of what he's found. Personally, given a choice between "take this medication which may or may not help your condition and by the way you'll have to deal with the side effects which can be nasty" and "go for a two-mile run", I'll take the run. It's cheaper, better for me, and a lot more enjoyable.
5
POPSAustralian girl's 'miracle' immune switch
Her blood type changed from O negative to O positive - the blood group of the Liver donor. Doctors describe it as a "one-in-six-Billion" miracle. The odds seem irrelevant. Now there'll be a determination to discover how and why it happened. If it happened once, there should be a way of getting it to happen again. It means she will no longer expect to spend the rest of her life taking anti-rejection drugs. She had the transplant when she was 9 years old, and is now 15. Perhaps as her body was still developing, and would continue to develop through puberty, her immune system had the plasticity to adapt to the change - stem cells in her marrow being reformatted by the 'invasive' liver cells and processes, with associated biofeedback - the liver and marrow coming up with a compromise. Only seven in 10 transplant operations in Australia have been successful over a five year period due to rejection complications, and similar ratios would be expected elsewhere.
2
POPSPsychological treatments ease back pain I had a chronic pain problem with a poorly understood medical condition several years ago. I tried EVERYTHING including psychological pain management therapies to try to cope. Nothing helped until I found a doctor who suggested an exploratory surgery. They found my problem, treated it and I've been pain-free every since.
1
Pops
Newest Clips
Latest Comments
Most Pops
Print
Save
Turn on live update