Articles by Larry McCleary, MD
Neuroscience & Neurology | By January 28, 2008 | By Larry McCleary, MD | 10 Comments
Migraine Headaches – Rethinking an Old Malady
Physicians must choose among numerous treatment options for pain. Many pain syndromes would benefit from more effective approaches. Migraine headaches are a prime example of a painful condition in need of a better solution. Recent insights provided by research investigating the mechanisms causing migraines are beginning to generate new approaches to an old problem. Read more →
Thursday, July 2, 2009
- Marijuana Withdrawal Syndrome
- Autism - No Need For A Cure?
- Are Humans Hard-Wired to Torture?
- Free Will and the Philosophy of Science
- Therapy and Medication - Where's the Breaking News?
- Emotions and the Brain
- Clearing the Haze - Is Marijuana Addictive?
- How Many Babies Is Too Many?
- Is Sugar the New Cocaine?
- What is Free Will?
- Reflections on Plasticity
- Recent Drug Warnings About Suicide
- Lithium as a Neuroprotectant?
- Logistical Barriers to Stem Cell Research
- Transparency in the Pharmaceutical Industry
- Topical Morphine - An Experimental Approach to Chronic Pain
- Be a Doctor! The Hours are Great!
- Time for a Change - Gender Reassignment
- Is Obesity Contagious?
- The Hidden Dangers of Soy
- Prevention of Adolescent Depression
- Drugs and Pharmacology, Sixteenth Edition
- Get By With a Little Help From Your Friends
- Communication is Key to Appropriate Antibiotic Use
- Time for a Change – Gender Reassignment
- Common Treatment Ineffective for Autism
- Marijuana Withdrawal Syndrome
- NSAIDs – Prevention or Just Delay of Dementia?
- What is Proprioception?
- Who Should Decide the Survivability of Newborns?
- Reflections on Plasticity
- Death and Dying in Tough Economic Times
- Medicate or Educate? – Just Pop a Polypill
- Dressing for Success? – the White Coat Dilemma
- What is Free Will?
- Clearing the Haze – Is Marijuana Addictive?
- Migraine Uncovered – Interview with Dr. Cady, Headache Expert
- Brain Blogging, Forty-Fifth Edition
- Barriers to Emergency Contraception
- Medical Controversy – When Does Life Begin?
- "You are also profiteering off of those who are “addicted,” and there’s usually ...
- I have been THC free for many years (after many years of daily use) and never ex...
- Please take a look at this article and see that we paranoid pro-pot-people have ...
- Bryan,
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. If you are equating food or exercise ...
- Samantha, you're in a ridiculous state of denial about marijuana addiction. I wa...
- From my own experience it is very important to look into hormone disturbances. I...
- Hello, I am not at all opposed to the idea that marijuana can be addictive for s...
- I agree with Joseph's comment and many of the points that Samantha makes as well...
- Plasticity just makes me happy. You should read or hear what the program all in ...
- Great post, I have been studying depression also. But I took another approach.
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- Cognative behavioral therapy for some adolescents in a productive enviornment wi...
- Not BS!!!!! I'm 24 years old and I never smoked Marijuana more than twice a year...
- The author is certainly taking a beating from those who seem a little defensive ...
- I left the personal anecdotes for last in a 3-part series, intending them to ser...
- There are some thoughtful and some not-so-thoughtful comments here. The article ...
- "Only through steady experience and repetition does our brain lay the groundwork...
- I am happy to hear that therapy proved to be an effective treatment alternative ...
- "Addiction isn’t a symptom of anything but itself. The root causes of addiction ...
- Should have added, "in my opinion" to the final sentence, yes....
- Dirk, could you cite the study which has proven that, or if it is your personal ...
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