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Stem Cell Therapy: Miracle or Mirage?
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About stem cells: “They’ve been called magic seeds. They have the potential to cure disease, regenerate organs, and even prolong life. And they could completely alter the way we practice medicine” – Fortune Magazine
Epilepsy and Psychosis – Is It Genetic?
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Just as epilepsy is called “a storm in the brain,” psychosis might be viewed as “a lightning strike” to the brain.
Both have to do with havoc in the brain, but one’s a neurological issue and the other is a mental illness.
Totally different ballgames, right?
Maybe not, says new research which focuses on the genetic connection.
Schizophrenia and Epilepsy — The Connection
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There’s always been a suspicion of the possible ties between epilepsy and schizophrenia.
But now, research has shown that schizophrenia and epilepsy are linked in both directions.
Trump wants tariffs on pharmaceutical drugs!
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Here’s which drugs could disappear from hospitals first…
From epidurals to life-saving cancer treatments, the results could be disastrous.
Chicken Soup for the Soul…
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I’m off to take care of my niece who has ongoing tonsillitis.
To offer a little comfort and care.
And what better way than a batch of homemade chicken soup?
This recipe is relatively quick and easy to make.
Try it:
Are You One of the 80% with Seizure Cycles?
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Seizure cycles occur in more than 80% of people with epilepsy, a retrospective analysis found.
“The patterns are important across the course of a day, but there are also patterns over weeks and months.”
BIG Pharma’s Outsized Profits
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Just how profitable is the pharmaceutical industry?
Are pharmaceutical companies earning too much?
Deciding whether pharmaceutical companies earn too much money is complicated.
Some of the most valuable innovations known to medicine have come from the pharmaceutical industry.
Yet, the cost of those innovations places new drugs out of reach for many patients and significantly burdens others.
Tags: BIG Pharma, Big pharma's outsized profits, price gouging, unaffordable drugs
In Memory of Connie Johnson…
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If it can be said, my mother-in law died a “good” death, out of pain and surrounded by those she loved and those who adored her.
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