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From: rpautrey2 - 19 Jul 2008, 13:46
Quiet, Please! How Noise Pollution Could Send You to the Hospital By Ursula Sautter and Mary Desmond Pinkowish , Ode Posted on July 15, 2008, Printed on July 19, 2008 http :// www .alternet.org/story/91463/ A leaf blower, snow blower, lawn mower and two huge dogs -- Peter D'Epiro can describe in excruciating detail how his neighbor's lawn equipment...
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From: rpautrey2 - 18 Jul 2008, 22:20
No Place In Medicine For Bad Behavior 10:15 AM, July 10, 2008 Our favorite characters on "Grey's Anatomy" may be able to get away with outrageous behavior on the job, but in real life medical authorities are saying enough. The Joint Commission, an agency that evaluates and accredits more than 15,000 healthcare organizations nationwide, issued a bulletin...
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From: rpautrey2 - 18 Jul 2008, 16:14
Obsessive compulsive disorder linked to brain activity July 17, 2008 Cambridge researchers have discovered that measuring activity in a region of the brain could help to identify people at risk of developing obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). As the current diagnosis of OCD is based on a clinical interview and often does not occur until the disorder...
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From: rpautrey2 - 17 Jul 2008, 17:14
Mechanism Behind Mind-body Connection Discovered ScienceDaily (July 16, 2008) — Every cell contains a tiny clock called a telomere, which shortens each time the cell divides. Short telomeres are linked to a range of human diseases, including HIV, osteoporosis, heart disease and aging. Previous studies show that an enzyme within the cell, called telomerase,...
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From: rpautrey2 - 17 Jul 2008, 17:11
Psychological and social issues associated with tooth loss July 16, 2008 Are feelings of depression overwhelming you? Is your self-esteem an issue? Having problems advancing in life or your career? Maybe you feel nervous or self conscious in social settings? Do you avoid social settings all together? Check your smile; tooth loss could be the culprit...
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From: rpautrey2 - 16 Jul 2008, 00:21
The Huffington Post Dr. Peter Breggin Lessons from the Death of "Mental Patient" Esmin Green Posted July 14, 2008 | 09:49 PM (EST) The Emergency Room video cam took it all in but no human response was forthcoming. Forty-nine year old Esmin Green had been involuntarily committed at the ER and then was left sitting on a bench for 24 hours before...
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From: rpautrey2 - 15 Jul 2008, 21:17
Baby's smile gives mom a natural high Last Updated: 2008-07-14 10:30:16 -0400 (Reuters Health) NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A baby's smile does more than warm a mother's heart -- it also lights up the reward centers of her brain, according to the results of a brain imaging study. The finding, investigators say, could go a long way in helping researchers...
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From: rpautrey2 - 15 Jul 2008, 21:11
Full Article Link(PDF): http :// aem.asm.org/cgi/reprint/31/3/359 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Articles by Holdeman, L V Articles by Moore, W E Appl Environ Microbiol. 1976 March; 31(3): 359-375 Human fecal flora: variation in bacterial composition within individuals and a possible...
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From: rpautrey2 - 14 Jul 2008, 18:14
Hahnemann - The Real Pioneer Of Psychiatry by Peter Morrell "Hahnemann was less keen to explore the psychological or psychic causes of sickness and he seemed to play down the significance of such factors. Moreover, in homeopathy, that still remains a more or less blank sheet even to this day." [Morrell, 2001/2, JAIH] Reflection upon this point...
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From: rpautrey2 - 14 Jul 2008, 18:12
The Woman Who Died in the Waiting Room Instead of helping her, they ignored her. The story behind the videotape that shocked the country. Jeneen Interlandi NEWSWEEK Updated: 1:43 PM ET Jul 12, 2008 Esmin Elizabeth green fell out of her chair in the waiting room of Brooklyn's largest psychiatric hospital nearly an hour before anyone realized she...
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From: rpautrey2 - 14 Jul 2008, 14:40
Mental Activity May Affect Autism-Linked Genes Study Suggests That Altering Ill Children's Experiences Could Change the Disease By David Brown Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, July 11, 2008; A02 New research suggests that some cases of autism arise from defects in genes that can be turned on or off by mental activity, a finding that sheds...
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