Monthly Archive for May, 2007
Neuroscience & Neurology | By May 30, 2007 | By Sudip Ghosh, MD | 1 Comment
The Evidence for Neurologically Determined Anorexia Nervosa Behavioral Patterns
Recent research on behavioral characteristics displayed by anorexia nervosa (AN) and anorexia nervosa recovered (ANR) patients point strongly towards an anomalous pattern of activation of the pre-frontal cortex. Unlike in normal women, where food triggers off a reward system in the brain, AN and ANR (those who have recovered from anorexia nervosa) patients display an exaggerated startle effect, as part of an intrinsic defense reaction. In addition, they often salivate less, eat slower, and have a lower preference for fatty and sweet food, suggestive of a disruption in the central food-associated reward pathways. Read more →
- Defining Malpractice During an Emergency Evacuation
- Brain Blogging, Ninth Edition
- Estrogen Reduces Risk of Alzheimer’s in Women
- Problem Eating Behavior in Preschool Children
- Do You Want Your Surgery to be Videotaped?
- Brain Blogging, Eight Edition
- Personality and Disease
There’s an interesting case going on in Louisiana that’s pushing the limits of the definition of medical malpractice. For those of you that don’t know, the jurisdiction for medical malpractice in the United States is held by each state. That’s right, what is malpractice in California... Read more →
Welcome to the ninth edition of Brain Blogging - a semi-monthly blog carnival that aims to review posts “related to the brain and mind that go beyond the basic sciences into a more human and multidimensional perspective.” Read more → Read More →
“Keep that estrogen level up, my lady” seemed like a great motto for American Academy of Neurology’s 59th Annual Meeting. A study announced earlier this month at AAN’s 59th annual meeting shows that women who use hormone therapy before the age of 65 can cut their risk of developing... Read more →
Greek physician Hippocrates once said, “If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little not too much, we would have found the safest way to health.” According to the National Institutes of Health, at least one out of five kids in the U.S. is... Read more →
Legislation in Massachusetts has been proposed this year that would require licensed hospitals to make video and audio recordings of all surgeries. If you were a patient having surgery, would you want your surgery to be videotaped? As you can imagine, this piece of legislation has met strong opposition... Read more →
Welcome to the eight edition of Brain Blogging - a semi-monthly blog carnival that aims to review posts “related to the brain and mind that go beyond the basic sciences into a more human and multidimensional perspective.” Read more → Read More →
An Indian sage said some 4000 years ago, “There are two classes of disease–bodily and mental. Each arises from the other. Neither can exist without the other. Mental disorders arise from physical ones, and likewise, physical disorders arise from mental ones.” The debate between duality... Read more →
Monday, October 13, 2008
- The Anti-Psychiatry Movement
- Should Doctors Have Guns?
- Vaccines - A Two-Edged Sword
- Extremist Muslim Doctors Do More Than Heal
- Woman Comparable to Men in Domestic Violence: Stereotypes and their Consequences
- God And Religion: Is It All In Our Heads?
- The Bipolar Trend
- Anti-Smoking Campaign Doesn't Mess Around
- The Implications of Implanted Chips
- The Science of Brain Freeze
- The Biopsychosocial Model of Health & Illness
- Is War A Psychosis?
- Unhinging from Theory: Autism and Opinions
- Mind-Body: We Want Evidence, Don't We?
- Are You Vegetarian? How Do You Get Enough Protein?
- Meditation for Troubled Minds: Can the Mind Heal the Mind?
- Encephalon, Thirty-Third Edition
- Acknowledging Vaccination Concerns
- Usually It's Cheaper to Pay Than to Go To Court
- Integrating Schizophrenia Management
- ADHD - A Very Incomplete Puzzle
- Stop Talking, You Might Get Cancer
- Health Care and Politics II - The Democrats
- Health Care and Politics I - The Republicans
- Brain Blogging, Fortieth Edition
- China’s Tainted Reputation
- The Silent Epidemic of Health Illiteracy
- Managed Care Kills a Provider’s Reputation
- Writing Away Your Worries
- Sleep Deprivation, Behavior, and the Young
- Preventative Care in Medicine
- Cheating Husbands - What His Genes Tell Us
- Reduced Empathy Following Traumatic Brain Injury
- Craniosacral Therapy – Healing Through Touch
- Brain Blogging, Thirty-Ninth Edition
- Are Doctors Super Human?
- Taking Care of Those Who Take Care of Us
- Water - How Much is Too Much?
- Involving Physicians in Military Interrogations
- What Does Your iPod Say About You?
- We've been non meat eaters now for over 10 years. I use the term advisedly, as ...
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- Electro Convulsive Therapy - or as many mentally ill patients refer to as LRT - ...
- It depends on situation like, a doctor with lots of money and patient from wide ...
- Your health is a commodity...
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- Obama's plan is infinitely better but this problem will never be fully solved un...
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