A recent medical study undertaken on the brain scans of Vietnam war veterans have revealed that certain serious head injuries can prevent soldiers from developing post-truamatic stress disorders(PTSD).The unexpected side-effect was found out from a study of nearly 200 former U.S soldiers in Vietnam, which found that those who had suffered shrapnel injuries to […]
If you want to decrease obesity, go to sleep.
A recent study has revealed that short sleep times in patients with chronic medical diagnoses increases the risk of obesity. The researchers surveyed 200 patients attending internal medicine clinics about their sleep habits, lifestyle characteristics, and medical diagnoses. The findings revealed people with a sleep time of less than seven hours had a notably […]
Manage your Migrain
Migraine headaches are a painful and frustrating condition. Because they are hard to diagnose, it may have taken a long time to find out what was causing your symptoms. But there are many treatments available that might offer you relief. And there are steps you can take that can reduce the severity of — or […]
One benefit of watching TV, it may help to ease schizophrenia
Scientists in US have developed a new non-drug therapy using video, television and computer, claiming that it may help ease schizophrenia, a chronic, severe and disabling brain disorder. The therapy called, Social Interaction and Cognition Training (SCIT), uses videotapes, computers, role-playing and other methods to help patients understand intentions and dispositions. Created by […]
Prescription Blood Thinners And Possible Problems
nformation You May Not Have Seen On The Label. If the blood becomes too thick, or platelets become too sticky, oxygen and other nutrients can’t reach the cellular level. When the blood changes from a liquid to a solid, thrombosis, (blood clots) are the result. Diseases can’t flourish in an oxygen rich cellular atmosphere. If […]
Herbal therapy best for fibroid treatment
As the world turns attention to herbal medicine, a growing number of people from other professions are getting involved to meet the demand for alternatives medicine. Dr Paul Torti, Managing Director of Alternative Therapies, Lagos, a journalist, joined the new generation of herbal practitioners after stumbling on a medical encyclopedia, published abroad that listed various […]