Obesity and depression or anxiety
Clinicians should be aware that the association can occur in both directions
Obesity and common mental disorders, such as anxiety and depression, independently account for a substantial proportion of the global burden of disease and its associated economic costs, so it is important to determine the interaction between the two conditions. In [...]
New Alzheimer’s Tool Predicts Disease Progression
An Alzheimer’s disease (AD) progression rate measure that can be calculated at the initial visit can reliably predict how quickly the individual patient will lose cognitive and other abilities.
Rachelle Doody, MD, PhD, and colleagues from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, report initial results using the prognosis indicator with [...]
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
What is post-traumatic stress disorder?
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a type of anxiety disorder that can develop after experiencing a very traumatic or life-threatening event. Feeling physically threatened or witnessing violence, even if you were not physically injured, can lead to PTSD. Post-traumatic stress disorder can be terrifying and even disabling for some [...]
A lifestyle-based intervention for adults with panic disorder that is implemented by occupational therapists in the primary care setting is at least as good as routine care by a general practitioner (GP), according to data presented at the European Psychiatric Association 18th European Congress of Psychiatry.
“Panic disorder in the UK is most often treated with [...]
BOTOX Ò FOR HEADACHE
Migraine headache and associated headaches such as muscle contraction and chronic tension headache and neck pain are all potentially relieved with the use of BOTOX Ò . This medication was originally used to treat crossed eyes and later for conditions such as blepharospasm and torticollis (twisting necks). More recently, cosmetic surgeons used BOTOX Ò to produce minor [...]
A new study shows that rates of recurrent stroke, myocardial infarction (MI), and all-cause and vascular death increase during the first 4 years after hospitalization for a stroke. Researchers used a state hospital database to capture subsequent vascular events among more than 10,000 patients hospitalized for ischemic or hemorrhagic strokes in South Carolina. The risk [...]
Acupuncture may help relieve menstrual cramps, which affect up to half of all young women, a systematic literature review has found.
In their analysis of 27 studies involving nearly 3,000 women, researchers from the Oriental Hospital at Kyung Hee University Medical Center in South Korea found that acupuncture may be more effective than drugs or herbal [...]
