Monthly Archive for May, 2008
Brain Blogging Carnival | By May 31, 2008 | By Shaheen E Lakhan, MS, MEd, PhD | 4 Comments
Brain Blogging, Thirty-Fourth Edition
Welcome to the thirty-fourth edition of Brain Blogging. In this round, we cover a range of methods to improve cognition, memory, and brain power — from eating celery to meditation.
If you were left out, just leave a comment with your blog entry. Don’t worry, we’ll format it to match the blog carnival (or even include it in the main post). Read more →
- Postpartum Depression: Not Just For Moms
- Conflicts of Interest Among Physicians
- The Great Embryonic Stem Cell Debate
- The Bipolar Trend
- The Score at Medscape: Meds 9 and the Rest of the Universe 1
- Should Doctors Be Allowed To Refuse Treatment?
- Neuroscience: Psychotherapy’s Executioner?
- Patient Manifesto: What Do You Want & Expect From Your Doctor?
- Recent Drug Statistics on Dependence
- More Reasons To Eat Blueberries
- A Television As Your Doctor?
More than half of new mothers experience mild and transient mood changes or depression after the birth of a baby, often called the “baby blues.” New mothers may feel irritable, tearful, anxious, or fatigue, and may experience changes in sleep or appetite. These changes are likely caused by... Read more →
Business Week magazine has an interesting article regarding conflicts of interest among physicians, in particular cardiologists and those who publish clinical data regarding medicines or devices. I’ve alluded to such conflicts in previous posts, but it clearly is gaining national attention, particular... Read more →
Perry Cross, a ventilator-dependent quadriplegic, traveled to India to receive daily injections of stem cells. He claims that, owing to the stem cell treatment, he is now able to breathe on his own for the first time since a rugby injury made him a quadriplegic 14 years ago. The breakthrough is likely... Read more →
It’s a funny thing, being diagnosed with a mental disease. As I’ve mentioned in prior posts, instead of a scientific tests, most mental illness diagnoses are made after you’ve talked to someone, answered specific questions, even completed a questionnaire. I know that someday diagnosing... Read more →
I’m never surprised at the power big pharma has over the media, especially media directed at physicians. For once, I’d like to talk back. Here’s a perfect opportunity! I’m going to talk back at an article recently posted to MedScape.com — a source of very informative, thoughtful,... Read more →
Should doctors be able to turn patients away if they disagree with their lifestyle choice? The article reads like many pregnancy stories. The happy couple finally become pregnant against all odds and eagerly anticipates the birth of their first child. This story, however, takes a twist that many people,... Read more →
Within the field of psychology more and more research is based on the functioning of the brain. Even in fields such as social psychology, which traditionally was opposed to looking at the relationship between brain and behavior, is neuroscience growing. More and more psychological disorders are being... Read more →
My last post about Doctors and Guns definitely generated some interesting comments. I really enjoyed reading the different perspectives and want to thank all readers for their comments. It has made me realize that this blog can be much more interactive and thus I will try to provide more stimulating... Read more →
If you’re interested in drug treatment or social policy, here’s a helpful resource and recent statistics regarding drug dependence. It is a report that tells us how many people become dependent, and are still dependent, two years after their first exposure to a particular drug. The National... Read more →
It is an old adage that “we are what we eat.” Current research is proving that this is no old wives tale especially when it comes to our brains. The Peninsula Medical School and the University of Reading studied the ability of blueberries to improve memory. The results of this research showed... Read more →
We often see advertisements on television for some type of medication — usually one involved in a large-market disease and the commercial is sponsored by a big pharmaceutical company. This is called direct to consumer (DTC) advertising, and doctors would prefer they did not exist. Since 1997, when... Read more →
Friday, September 5, 2008
- The Anti-Psychiatry Movement
- Vaccines - A Two-Edged Sword
- Should Doctors Have Guns?
- Extremist Muslim Doctors Do More Than Heal
- Woman Comparable to Men in Domestic Violence: Stereotypes and their Consequences
- The Bipolar Trend
- The Implications of Implanted Chips
- Anti-Smoking Campaign Doesn't Mess Around
- The Science of Brain Freeze
- The Biopsychosocial Model of Health & Illness
- Unhinging from Theory: Autism and Opinions
- God And Religion: Is It All In Our Heads?
- Encephalon, Thirty-Third Edition
- Is War A Psychosis?
- Meditation for Troubled Minds: Can the Mind Heal the Mind?
- Mind-Body: We Want Evidence, Don't We?
- Usually It's Cheaper to Pay Than to Go To Court
- Acknowledging Vaccination Concerns
- Integrating Schizophrenia Management
- Rabies Virus Helps Deliver Drugs into the Brain
- Life in a Bubble - The Dangers of Triclosan
- The Dark Side of Antibiotics
- Stroke’s Little Known Complication - Pain
- Laughter is the Best - and Possibly Oldest - Medicine
- Epilepsy - Social and Cognitive Considerations
- New Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease?
- When the Doctor is the Patient
- The Gift of Life - Part 2
- Drugs and Pharmacology, Tenth Edition
- Are Drug Reps Really Necessary?
- Can Drug Therapy Prevent Parkinson’s Disease?
- Medicine and the Law - Part 6: Third Party Liability
- Go For The Gold, It May Prolong Your Life
- When It Comes to Health, Adults Shortchange Kids
- Is Seeing Into the Future More Than an Optical Illusion?
- Malignant Medicine
- Putting an End to Medicare Fraud
- The Gift of Life - Part 1
- Brain Blogging, Thirty-Eight Edition
- The Mental Health of our Military
- It's great to see all those niche blogs out there. Congrats for joining 9rules!...
- Is there really no better translation possible?
“Something which has never occu...
- What an excellent post! Thank you!...
- Laughter Therapy is mentioned in the Bible (Proverbs 17:22) but more recently do...
- i am not sure about this but there is a virus that can "cure",in any form or wha...
- no matter how many times we change nations, government, weapons, peace strategie...
- but still, a little chuckle here and a little laugh there makes everyone feel be...
- is it the same as when you dive into a pool on a winter evening and some water e...
- Are there any trials happening in around the London area?...
- ARE ANY TEST SITES NEAR CENTRAL FLORIDA? TAMPA BAY AREA IN PARTICULAR. IF SO, F...
- Cool opinions,but some doctors are careless.They are just concerned about their ...
- I can't stop the N=1 studies on myself with free Lyrica samples....
- This is really great information. I just recently signed up to be on the regist...
- Thank you! My son recently had a bone marrow transplant and I stand in awe of a...
- Thanks for including my IC Disease site in the blog carnival! I posted a link b...
- Hey thanks for the addition to the carnival - much appreciated!!
Barry B...
- Please reread the article. The chip contains a 16 digit ID number, the equivale...
- Are Drug Reps Really Necessary?
No.
But I sure do miss the great food we u...
- There is certainly a trend in being diagnosed bi-polar. Hollywood underlies tha...
- To respond to your questions...
Q: Are people merely misinformed?
A: Yes...

