The Chinese medical philosophy is at once alien and similar to the system of Western medicine. Superficially, the systems seem to have very little in common with regard to history, diagnostic approach, evaluation of information and most glaringly, treatment regimen. In an effort to examine Chinese medical... Read more →

Osteopathically informed psychiatry recognizes the biopsychosocial principle that the body is able to affect the mind. Consider for example the phenomenon of chronic disease-related depression that asserts when depression is analyzed in the context of preexisting disease, its prevalence is much higher... Read more →

Robert J. Buchanan, M.D., Director of the UCSD Restorative and Functional Neurosurgery Center of Excellence, describes exciting new treatments for Epilepsy, Parkinson’s Disease, pain and more. By utilizing functional neurosurgery, procedures can be used both to correct malfunctions of the brain... Read more →

Jules Cotard (June 1, 1840 - August 19, 1889) was a French neurologist who is best known for first describing the Cotard delusion, the delusional belief that you are dead, do not exist or do not have bodily organs. Read more →  Read More →

One thing that you, as graduates, must remember, is that you have to keep pace with advancing science, it is in this spirit that the last daughter of science, Osteopathy, raises her head and claims to inherit all that is good in the past history of the healing art. It is impossible in this age of progress... Read more →

Nobel laureate and DNA expert Francis Crick gives us his thoughts on consciousness. Read more →  Read More →

English born, English bred, forgotten by the English and the world at large, such was the fate of James Parkinson – J. G. Rowntree, 1912 James Parkinson was the son of John Parkinson, an apothecary and surgeon practicing in Hoxton Square, London. Where James studied is not known, but in 1784 his... Read more →

Chinese Medicine includes two major symptom patterns that are associated with depressed mood changes. One pattern, “liver qi depression,” is similar to “agitated depression” in Western psychiatry. The other pattern, “qi vacuity,” is similar to “vegetative depressed... Read more →

Until a few days ago, I’d never heard of the Center for Gender Equity and National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health. That’s when I viewed the program “Anxiety Disorders: More Than a Case of Nerves”. The keynote speaker was Ellen Haller, M.D., Professor Director of... Read more →

Over the weekend, I traveled into the city to see the Mozart’s Don Giovanni, an opera based on the legend of Don Juan. I don’t get a chance to see much performance art, but since a friend with an extra ticket had invited me along for free, I decided that it would be a nice experience. Besides,... Read more →

A few days ago a friend mentioned to me that I should take a peek at a certain video that had been published on the University of California’s website. I found it quite fascinating and appropriate to our theme of biopsychosocial science. The video chronicles an event titled “The Launching... Read more →