Health & Wellness
A warning letter about the swine flu vaccine was leaked to the DailyMail over the weekend. Written by Professor Elizabeth Miller, head of the Health Protection Agency's Immunization Department, it warns neurologists that the influenza vaccine of 1976 was linked to a devastating neurological condition called Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS). "The vaccines used to combat an expected swine influenza pandemic in 1976 were shown to be associated with GBS and were withdrawn from use," says the July 29 letter.
A study published last year suggested that bipolar disorder may be over diagnosed in people seeking mental health care. Now new findings shed light on which disorders many of these patients actually have. Bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, involves dramatic swings in mood -- ranging from debilitating depression to euphoric recklessness.
In the original 2008 study, researchers at Brown University School of Medicine found that of 145 adults who said they had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, 82 (57 percent) turned out not to have the condition when given a comprehensive diagnostic interview.
In the original 2008 study, researchers at Brown University School of Medicine found that of 145 adults who said they had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, 82 (57 percent) turned out not to have the condition when given a comprehensive diagnostic interview.
A new study by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health's Center for Infection and Immunity indicates that pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), Tourette syndrome and/or tic disorder may develop from an inappropriate immune response to the bacteria causing common throat infections.
The mouse model findings, published online by Nature Publishing Group in this week's Molecular Psychiatry, support the view that this condition is a distinct disorder, and represent a key advance in tracing the path leading from an ordinary infection in childhood to the surfacing of a psychiatric syndrome. The research provides new insights into identifying children at risk for autoimmune brain disorders and suggests potential avenues for treatment.
The mouse model findings, published online by Nature Publishing Group in this week's Molecular Psychiatry, support the view that this condition is a distinct disorder, and represent a key advance in tracing the path leading from an ordinary infection in childhood to the surfacing of a psychiatric syndrome. The research provides new insights into identifying children at risk for autoimmune brain disorders and suggests potential avenues for treatment.
The majority of nutritional supplements, sports bars, thirst quenchers and other foods masquerading as being healthy have been poisoned. Hyped as non caloric or low-fat ingredients, sweet additives are infiltrating our food supply and at the same time sabotaging our health. Few "health nuts" are aware of the toxic threat or the safe alternatives.
The brain wiring of psychopaths is quite different from that of ordinary people, according to a study.
The finding by British scientists could promise new approaches to diagnosing and treating the disorder.
The scientists used advanced brain-scanning techniques, and revealed that a critical connection between two regions of the brain appears to be abnormal in psychopaths.
The finding by British scientists could promise new approaches to diagnosing and treating the disorder.
The scientists used advanced brain-scanning techniques, and revealed that a critical connection between two regions of the brain appears to be abnormal in psychopaths.
Technology can be a wonderful thing - so long as it's used in moderation. But so many young Americans have forgotten what "moderation" is and have become transfixed by its convenience. So much so, it's costing them their health.
That's what researchers from the University of Arizona in Tucson have found. In their study, presented on June 9th at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, they found that an increasing number of adolescents are lacking in sleep. No surprise there, as many schools around the country are considering starting school later next year to avoid traffic accidents that students have gotten involved in due to a lack of sleep.
That's what researchers from the University of Arizona in Tucson have found. In their study, presented on June 9th at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, they found that an increasing number of adolescents are lacking in sleep. No surprise there, as many schools around the country are considering starting school later next year to avoid traffic accidents that students have gotten involved in due to a lack of sleep.
Swine flu vaccination jabs could put patients at risk of a killer nerve disease, it was warned yesterday.
The Health Protection Agency has asked doctors to look out for a rise in a brain disorder called Guillain-Barré Syndrome.
Experts fear a possible repeat of an outbreak of GBS in America in 1976 which followed swine flu jabs.
The Health Protection Agency has asked doctors to look out for a rise in a brain disorder called Guillain-Barré Syndrome.
Experts fear a possible repeat of an outbreak of GBS in America in 1976 which followed swine flu jabs.
When infants attend day care in someone else's home, they're more likely to be heavier than average by the time they're toddlers, new research suggests.
Harvard researchers report in the August issue of Pediatrics that babies aged 6 months and younger who were cared for in someone else's home, rather than in their own home or at a day-care center, were more likely to weigh more in relation to their height at the ages of 1 and 3.
"An infant who was in child care in someone else's home in the first six months of life was 5 or so percentage points higher [on growth charts] at 1 or 3 years old than an infant who started at the same point but was cared for at home by another provider or at a center," said study author Sara Benjamin, a postdoctoral research fellow in the department of population medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston.
Harvard researchers report in the August issue of Pediatrics that babies aged 6 months and younger who were cared for in someone else's home, rather than in their own home or at a day-care center, were more likely to weigh more in relation to their height at the ages of 1 and 3.
"An infant who was in child care in someone else's home in the first six months of life was 5 or so percentage points higher [on growth charts] at 1 or 3 years old than an infant who started at the same point but was cared for at home by another provider or at a center," said study author Sara Benjamin, a postdoctoral research fellow in the department of population medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston.
Mark Lawton is addicted to morphine. He says: 'I was in agonising pain and I started eating the Sevredol tablets like toffees'
What do Michael Jackson, Heath Ledger, Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley have in common? They were all taking tranquillizers - prescription drugs for insomnia, depression, anxiety - at the time of their deaths. The results of toxicology tests undertaken after Jackson's death in June are expected to reveal the presence of drugs to alleviate pain, depression and anxiety, and will inevitably reignite the debate about the benefits and human costs of drugs that are prescribed by doctors or bought over the counter in vast quantities the world over.
