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Conventional and Complementary Approaches to Chronic Widespread Pain and Its Comorbidities.

Conventional and complementary approaches to chronic widespread pain and its comorbidities.

Acupunct Med. 2013 Jul 5;
Foell J

The concept of comorbidities as a challenge for healthcare systems has recently been given increasing attention in leading medical journals. Many… Continue reading →

“Healthy” Discussions About Risk: The Corn Refiners Association’s Strategic Negotiation of Authority in the Debate Over High Fructose Corn Syrup.

“Healthy” discussions about risk: The Corn Refiners Association’s strategic negotiation of authority in the debate over high fructose corn syrup.

Public Underst Sci. 2013 Feb; 22(2): 219-35
Heiss SN

Many foods and eating practices have been framed as risky… Continue reading →

Management of Actinic Keratosis.

Management of actinic keratosis.

Drug Ther Bull. 2013 Jul 4;

Actinic keratoses are common, often multiple, epidermal lesions found mainly on the sun-exposed skin of fair-skinned middle-aged and older people.(1) Over time, lesions may remain unchanged or may proliferate,… Continue reading →

Suicidal Behavior in Dementia: A Special Risk in Semantic Dementia.

Suicidal Behavior in Dementia: A Special Risk in Semantic Dementia.

Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen. 2013 Jul 1;
Sabodash V, Mendez MF, Fong S, Hsiao JJ

Background:Some studies report a low suicide risk in general dementia and in… Continue reading →

Impact of Priming the Infusion System on the Performance of Target-Controlled Infusion of Remifentanil.

Impact of priming the infusion system on the performance of target-controlled infusion of remifentanil.

Korean J Anesthesiol. 2013 May; 64(5): 407-13
Kim JY, Moon BK, Lee JH, Jo YY, Min SK

The start-up behavior of syringe and syringe pump… Continue reading →

Individual-Level Responsiveness of the Original and Short-Form Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke Patients.

Individual-Level Responsiveness of the Original and Short-Form Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke Patients.

Phys Ther. 2013 May 30;
Hsueh IP, Chen KL, Chou YT, Wang YH, Hsieh CL

BACKGROUND: The group-level responsiveness of the Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke… Continue reading →

Efficacy of Add-on Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Comorbid Alcohol Dependence and Dysthymic Disorder: Three Case Reports.

Efficacy of Add-On Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Comorbid Alcohol Dependence and Dysthymic Disorder: Three Case Reports.

Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2013; 15(1):
Rapinesi C, Kotzalidis GD, Serata D, Casale AD, Bersani FS, Solfanelli A, Scatena P, Raccah… Continue reading →

Disordered Eating Among Brazilian Female College Students.

Disordered eating among Brazilian female college students.

Cad Saude Publica. 2013 May; 29(5): 879-888
Alvarenga MD, Lourenço BH, Philippi ST, Scagliusi FB

This study aimed to investigate the socioeconomic and nutritional factors associated with disordered eating among Brazilian female… Continue reading →

Corticomuscular Coherence Analysis on Hand Movement Distinction for Active Rehabilitation.

Corticomuscular Coherence Analysis on Hand Movement Distinction for Active Rehabilitation.

Comput Math Methods Med. 2013; 2013: 908591
Lou X, Xiao S, Qi Y, Hu X, Wang Y, Zheng X

Active rehabilitation involves patient’s voluntary thoughts as the control signals… Continue reading →

Deleuze and the Theory of Addiction.

Deleuze and the theory of addiction.

J Psychoactive Drugs. 2013 Jan-Mar; 45(1): 57-67
Oksanen A

This theoretical article presents and applies the theories of the French philosopher Gilles Deleuze. The article takes as its starting point the observation that… Continue reading →