Old age

Sugar Free Diet? Are They Realistic Long Term, Permanently?

Question by Fruity: Sugar Free Diet? Are they realistic long term, permanently?
Cancer runs heavily on my moms side, and I know my diet is not the best. I don’t drink Sodas or eat Fast Food everyday but I know… Continue reading

Doctors Failing to Spot Depression in the Elderly

Doctors failing to spot depression in the elderly
Depression amongst old people is the next public health crisis, according to the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Although almost 10 percent of the over-65 population suffer from symptoms, people are often too… Continue reading

How Do I End This Friendship With Grace?

Question by SweetCheeks: How do I end this friendship with grace?
Our friendship has always been one sided. I have tried and tried to talk to her about it. And she doesn’t seem to change. She gets mad at me… Continue reading

Why Your Health Insurance Premium Could Increase Under the Affordable Care Act

Why your health insurance premium could increase under the Affordable Care Act
Mental health services and addiction treatment – Inpatient and outpatient care provided to evaluate, diagnose and treat a mental health condition or substance abuse disorder (note: some plans… Continue reading

Pharmacologically Assisted Treatment of Opioid-Dependent Youth.

Pharmacologically Assisted Treatment of Opioid-Dependent Youth.

Paediatr Drugs. 2013 Aug 3;
Pecoraro A, Fishman M, Ma M, Piralishvili G, Woody GE

Opioid misuse, abuse, and dependence are global problems whose patterns vary across cultures. In the USA, the non-medical… Continue reading

What Is It Like Having Borderline Personality Disorder?

Question by Caitlin: What is it like having borderline personality disorder?
My mother had it, and now I feel as if I am begging to show signs of it. Can anyone with experience help?

Best answer:

Answer by hellogoodbyeperson
well… Continue reading

Short-Term Therapeutic Effects of 890-Nanometer Light Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Double-Blind Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study.

Short-term therapeutic effects of 890-nanometer light therapy for chronic low back pain: a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled study.

Lasers Med Sci. 2013 Jul 3;
Hsieh RL, Lee WC

We conducted a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled study to investigate the effects of… Continue reading

Short-Term Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment in Multicultural Primary Care of Patients With Longstanding Backache.

Short-term cognitive-behavioral treatment in multicultural primary care of patients with longstanding backache.

Scand J Psychol. 2013 Jun 6;
Taloyan M, Alinaghizadeh H, Löfvander M

The efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy in multi-cultural primary care patients with longstanding backache is not… Continue reading

Provocative Dietary Factors in Geriatric Hypertension: A Surveillance Study.

Provocative dietary factors in geriatric hypertension: A surveillance study.

Ayu. 2012 Oct; 33(4): 530-6
Jagtap MV, Deole YS, Chandola H, Ravishankar B

Hypertension is the most common psychosomatic disorder affecting 972 million people worldwide being more prevalent in old age. The present survey of hypertensive patients fulfilling the standard diagnostic criteria of WHO/ISH (2004) is carried out in geriatric age group from the Saurashtra region of Gujarat in India to observe the dietary pattern and provocative factors. Total 120 patients of 50 to 80 years of age having systolic blood pressure >140 mm Hg and ?180 mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure >90 mm Hg and ?110 mm Hg irrespective of gender and religion were selected for the present… Continue reading

A Bivalent Ligand Targeting the Putative Mu Opioid Receptor and Chemokine Receptor CCR5 Heterodimers: Binding Affinity Versus Functional Activities.

A Bivalent Ligand Targeting the Putative Mu Opioid Receptor and Chemokine Receptor CCR5 Heterodimers: Binding Affinity versus Functional Activities.

Medchemcomm. 2013 May 1; 4(5): 847-851
Yuan Y, Arnatt CK, El-Hage N, Dever SM, Jacob JC, Selley DE, Hauser KF,… Continue reading