Can Drug Therapy Prevent Parkinson’s Disease?
by Jennifer Gibson, PharmD0
A recent issue of the journal Neurology published two separate case-controlled studies that showed a decreased risk for Parkinson’s... READ MORE →
Yearly Archive for 2008
Medicine and the Law – Part 6: Third Party Liability
by JC, MDOur series on Medicine and Law is starting to wind down. We’ve covered lots of topics including contract and consent,... READ MORE →
Go For The Gold, It May Prolong Your Life
by Jennifer Gibson, PharmDWith the Olympics in full swing, I cannot help but marvel at the strength, power, skill, and commitment of the athletes.... READ MORE →
When It Comes to Health, Adults Shortchange Kids
by J. R. WhiteThe problems of childhood obesity are not exclusive to American soil. Both the U.S. and many European countries face this... READ MORE →
Is Seeing Into the Future More Than an Optical Illusion?
by Jennifer Gibson, PharmDMost humans do not have the power to predict the future, but we can see it. At least we can see one-tenth of a second of... READ MORE →
Malignant Medicine
by JC, MDThere is a culture to medicine that I alluded to in my previous post about how everyone in the hospital is your boss. In... READ MORE →
Putting an End to Medicare Fraud
by Nirupama Shankar, PT, MHSWhen Medicare was signed in to law by President Johnson in 1965, it was intended to serve as a central funding resource for... READ MORE →
The Gift of Life – Part 1
by Sajid Surve, DOI’m going to make a departure from the usual Brain Blogger content today to discuss an event that has arisen in my... READ MORE →
Brain Blogging, Thirty-Eight Edition
by Shaheen E Lakhan, MD, PhD, MEd, MS, FAANWelcome to the thirty-eight edition of Brain Blogging. In this round, we cover a series on electroconvulsive therapy (ECT),... READ MORE →
The Mental Health of our Military
by Jennifer Gibson, PharmDWar is hard. It is hard on the economies of the countries involved; it is hard on the leaders of governments; it is hard... READ MORE →
New ‘Brain Games’ Exclusive Preview – Times Square Mass Mind Reading
This Sunday February 14th (9 p.m. ET), the Emmy-nominated Brain Games tv-show is back! Wonder junkie Jason Silva returns to our screens, teaming up with... READ MORE →
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