Epilepsy Talk
12 things your doctor won’t tell you…
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Modern medicine can do miraculous things — but every test and treatment has its downside.
And your doctor may not disclose the dangers without prompting, a new survey finds.
Researchers surveyed 2,700 patients who’d recently decided whether or not to have surgery, take a medication, or undergo cancer screening.
Most reported their physician spent far more time talking up the benefits of each choice than explaining the risks.
In fact, with the exception of lower back surgery, less than half the participants reported even some discussion of the cons.
Some patients felt left out of the decision-making process altogether.
Tags: alternatives, benefit, choose wisely, cost, disclose dangers, insurance, misuse, overuse, quotas, referrals, risks, side effects, underuse, unnecessary tests
A neurologist talks about his own epilepsy…
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In this eye-opening article from the New York Times, a neurologist talks about his own journey with epilepsy: his perceptions, other people’s reactions (not good) and how he decided to become a neurologist.
Tags: "must" reading, eye-opening, Neurologist, perceptions, reactions, reality, stereotypes, stigma
It’s YOUR Turn!
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Need advice? Want to vent? This is the place for you.
Got a frustration or fear? Question or complaint? We’re here.
Thanks for the giving…
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There’s so much to be grateful for…
Your generosity of spirit…
Your compassion and caring…
Tags: caring, comfort, compassion, generosity, inspiration, support, thanks, wisdom
Mail-Order Meds — Savings and Service
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For some people, accessing the pharmacy remains one of the biggest barriers to retrieving prescriptions.
A lack of social support, time constraints and limited access to convenient transportation are commonly cited as reasons users cannot get their medication, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
But it’s not just patients who have difficulty getting to the pharmacy who benefit from mail-order pharmacies: These programs offer flexibility, time and cost-savings to all enrolled.
Will that antidepressant work for you?
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The answer may be in your brain waves.
Scientists have taken a small step toward personalizing treatment for depression.
Laughter as effective as cocaine?
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Yup. A comic cartoon fires up the same brain center as a shot of cocaine, researchers report.
A team at Stanford University in California asked lab mates, spouses and friends to select the wittiest newspaper cartoons from a portfolio. They showed the winning array to 16 volunteers while peering inside their heads with an MRI.
The cartoons activated the same reward circuits in the brain that are tickled by cocaine, money or a pretty face, the neuroscientists found. (Wow!)
Concussion diagnosis in 15 minutes?
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Can a video game detect a concussion?
Not exactly. But a computerized test, similar to a video game can do just that!
Tags: blood, centrifuge, computerized test, concussion, plasma, results in 15 minutes, TBI
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