These statistics have been taken from the European E-patient Report 2015 – an exhaustive study into the impact an illness has on an individual’s day-to-day activities and social life. Surprisingly, while exercise is considered to be a key component of diabetes management (along with medication and diet), it doesn’t feature very highly in online conversations […]
Breakthrough Study in AMA Journal by Children’s Hospital of Michigan Researcher Sheds New Light on Best Medication for Children with Seizures
A recently published clinical study in the Journal of the American Medical Association has answered an urgent question that long puzzled ER pediatricians: Is the drug lorazepam really safer and more effective than diazepam – the U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved medication as first line therapy most often used by emergency room doctors to control […]
Medications do not Heal Alcoholism
The cause of any addiction is fear, not knowing how to love yourself, and running from reality by using a substance or behavior to distract yourself from reality. You remain an emotional child without living tools. Therefore, alcohol can easily cause addiction as a way not to feel. Looking for anything outside of ourselves to […]
Bipolar Disorder and Medication Compliance
At age 27, my son’s life changed forever. He was transformed into a different person. He became psychotic, completely out-of-control. He drove his car at high rates of speed with no regard for the safety of others. He was obsessed with neurotic religious beliefs, wired, required little to no sleep. He believed he was in […]
Generic drugs attained ‘super’ medication status
22 November 2012 : The rising importance of Generic drugs and their significant implication in the lives of millions of individuals all over the world has resulted in their incredible growth and popularity that has also attracted the FDA, which is believed to pass the Generic Drug User Fee Amendments (GDUFA) of 2012. The impaction […]
The Reality of Stimulant Medication and ADHD
I have to comment on a recent article in The San Francisco Chronicle, “Student Abuse of ADHD Drugs a Fairness Issue,” by Daisy Whitney, March 16, 2012. It is true that prescription stimulant drugs are abused by those who are not diagnosed with ADHD. My college age daughter with ADHD has had her […]
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