Posts Tagged ‘ScienceDaily’

Parkinson’s: New Clues to Alleviating Gait Disorders and Falls (ScienceDaily)

MediNewsDigest: A promising avenue of research for the difficult issue of Parkinson's falls

Quoting ScienceDaily  ,Journal of Clinical Investigation, via EurekAlert  "…Chantal François and Etienne Hirsch, at Université Pierre et Marie Curie — Paris 6, France, has now determined that the presence of gait disorders in patients with Parkinson disease and in aged monkeys with Parkinson-like disease was associated with loss of nerve cells that produce the neurotransmitter acetylcholine in a region of the brain known as the pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN).."

Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by infocus - July 26, 2010 at 3:42 pm

Categories: Parkinson's, Uncategorized, neuroscience   Tags: , , , , , ,

Depression Medication: Patients Report 20 Times More Side Effects Than Recorded in Charts, Study Finds (sciencedaily)


SJCRG: What does that tell you about the system and the FDA ? Biased towards Big Pharma?

1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by infocus - April 20, 2010 at 11:05 am

Categories: Psychiatry, advocacy, depression, neuroscience, stress   Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,

Caution Urged in Reducing Blood Pressure in Patients With Diabetes, Coronary Disease (ScienceDaily)


SJCRG:
Quoting:
“…recommends raising the systolic bar above 120 for blood pressure in patients with diabetes and coronary artery disease, saying that levels between 130 and 140 appear to be the most healthful…..”
CLICK HERE for link to SD article
SJCRG:

A similar warning was given for sugar levels, to see our previous Post on this Topic CLICK HERE

Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by infocus - March 14, 2010 at 10:02 pm

Categories: Alert, Blood Pressure, Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, Uncategorized, heart disease   Tags: , , , , , , ,

Further Doubt Cast on Virus Link to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (sciencedaily)


SJCRG: Another proof that we have to let the research dust settle before breakthrough claims.

Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by infocus - February 23, 2010 at 12:10 pm

Categories: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Fibromyalgia   Tags: , , , , , ,

Scorpion venom might be used as an alternative to dangerous and addictive painkillers like morphine, a Tel Aviv University researcher claims (ScienceDaily)


SJCRG: As morphine’s issues become more apparent, [see our post yesterday on morphine and cancer] other non-addictive drugs will come to the fore.

Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by infocus - February 22, 2010 at 6:00 pm

Categories: Chronic Pain, pain   Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

Reflexology for the treatment of pain in people with multiple sclerosis (sciencedaily)


SJCRG: “… clinically significant improvements..” CLICK HERE for Link
Dose reflexology need to be taken seriously?

SJCRG: CLICK HERE for our post on Reflexology and Fibromyalgia

Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by infocus - February 18, 2010 at 1:26 pm

Categories: Fibromyalgia, Multiple Sclerosis, Uncategorized, autoimmune diseases, brain, natural medicine, neuroscience, pain   Tags: , , , , , ,

Chronic Pain: Treating the immune system of patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CPRS) leads to a significant reduction in pain.


SJCRG: Relation Immune System and pain? Not fully understood, but seems to work….

Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by infocus - February 8, 2010 at 12:04 am

Categories: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CPRS), immunology   Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

Caregiving:Caregivers of ICU Patients Are Collateral Damage of Critical Illness (ScienceDaily)


SJCRG: ICU even more difficult than caring for Alzheimer’s, according to this study. Caregiving of the seriously ill is serious business. Does anybody recognize themselves?

SJCRG: PTSD for ICU caregivers?

Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by infocus - February 7, 2010 at 11:25 pm

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Low-dose of naltrexone for Fibromyalgia (sciencedaily)


SJCRG: We have heard of LDN (Low-Dose of Naltrexone) used in Multiple Sclerosis, but Fibromyalgia iseems a new application.

1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by infocus - January 31, 2010 at 5:39 pm

Categories: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Fibromyalgia, Multiple Sclerosis, Uncategorized, autoimmune diseases   Tags: , , , , ,

Study Casts Doubt on Caffeine Link to Tinnitus (sciencedaily)


SJCRG: Tinnitus c0mmunity, what do you think of this study?

Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by infocus - January 28, 2010 at 5:58 pm

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