On June 2008 I was hospitalized and diagnosed with GERD grade B (through endoscopy), and still on minimum medication until now (lanzoprazole 30 mg once daily).
Lately I breathed short and heavily, I even found myself awaken one night long because of this breathing problem. My doctor gave me an antacid and said that I had [...]
Archive for April, 2009
A study to determine the power of exercise against breast cancer
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009The WISER (Women in Steady Exercise Research) Sister trial aims to find out whether women at high risk of breast cancer can use exercise to significantly decrease their likelihood for developing the disease. WISER Sister will be conducted by researchers from University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. This study is based on [...]
Continue readingLeg pain
Sunday, April 5th, 2009My mother, age 62, has problems moving her legs after sitting. It happens pretty frequently, she will be sitting for maybe 10 minutes get up walk 2 to 4 steps and then have to support herself by leaning on something for several seconds before regaining the ability to walk. She has fallen a couple times [...]
Continue readingExtreme Pain in Back
Saturday, April 4th, 2009Q: We have a family member that has extreme pain in their back. They are always depressed always screaming and yelling and is never happy. Their always hold grudges. Does this cause their back
to hurt more. How can the rest of the family get them help and the family member help. The household
is very unhappy [...]
Neurobiology - Your New Weapon in Personal Development
Saturday, April 4th, 2009Posted by Dr. Joshua
In 2006 I wrote about personal development through hardwiring your brain to do the right thing. It’s time to revisit that theme. Please read the original post to get an idea of what I am talking about. Essentially, it’s about improving your life by enforcing good habits through the reinforcement of synapses [...]
Schizophrenia increases risk of diabetes, study suggests
Saturday, April 4th, 2009Posted by: Maria/MD Health Forum.com Team
Schizophrenia has long been associated with diabetes. Glucose metabolism abnormalities in patients with schizophrenia were first described in 1879- decades prior to the arrival of antipsychotic drugs. When neuroleptics were introduced, it caused a rapid increase in type 2 diabetes in schizophrenic patients. Many case reports and epidemiological studies have [...]
