health care

Should I Consider Physical Therapy?

by CharlesUibel Question by Bob S: Should I consider physical therapy? I’m a college freshman currently at Drake University. Next year, assuming I get accepted (I’ve already submitted the application), I’m transferring to the University of Minnesota; my first choice major is Biology, Society, and Environment (it’s a BA, not a BS). I’ve been considering physical therapy as a career, which would mean DPT grad school. I have a few questions, though. Read more... ...

Senator Stabenow Champions Mental Health Care Initiative in Congress

...  Stabenow champions mental health care initiative in Congress Diabetes and bipolar disorders are both chemical imbalances in different parts of the body. Both deserve treatment. People deserve to be able to get effective treatment for both. Both are treatable–both are treatable. The same is true for schizophrenia … Read more on GroundReport The Drugging of the American Boy They can bring on a bipolar condition in a child who didn't exhibit any symptoms of such a disorder before taking stimulants. They are ...

Amanda Bynes Moves to Rehab Center

  Amanda Bynes Moves to Rehab Center – Amanda Bynes left the UCLA Medical Center, where she was getting treatment for a serious mental illness, and is now in rehab. Like Us on Facebook!: http://fa…   by Elvert Barnes National Prison and Rehabilitation Center Organizes Training Course for a … Asmara — The National Prison and Rehabilitation Center organized a training course dealing with basics of medical service, introduction to basic computer applications, graphics, accounting and computer hardware maintenance for a total of 88 staff … Read more on AllAfrica.com Read more... ...

Letter: Renewed Faith in Local Health Care

by cszar Letter: Renewed faith in local health care His two cardiologists work together as a team with the orthopedic doctor to ensure he received the correct amount of therapy and medication. The nurses and aides stop by to see him just to say hello even if he is … And so on the day he is finally … Read more on Berkshire Eagle Herrin Hospital program offers shorter hospital stays, faster recoveries Campers learn information that will help them through surgery and rehabilitation such as exercises to do pre-surgery, tips ...

Are Vegetable Proteins Equal to the Protein in Beef?

by dontcallmeikke Are Vegetable Proteins Equal To The Protein In Beef? Benjamin Fearnow writes, “Vegetarians may have a lower BMI and drink alcohol sparingly, but vegetarian diets are tied to generally poorer health, poorer quality of life and a higher need for health care than their meat-eating counterparts. A new study … Read more on Beef Magazine (blog) How a Roach Cost Me My Dream Job- Part I I went to a counselor to see if I had drug and/or alcohol problems, who sent me a letter saying I didn't need to go to a drug program and titled it “Mr. Pheasant Weber” so I'm glad I had such an impact on them. I paid $ 100s of dollars in fines, and I … Read more on Social Work Helper Read ...

How One Woman Recovered From Severe Depression

...  One Woman Recovered from Severe Depression They made me more depressed and more suicidal. Now, we know more about those drugs and they have black box warnings. My husband and family would say to me you have the best doctors, the best health care, the best medication — what is wrong with … Read more on Dissident Voice John Sadler and Troy Cortsens dissolve partnership in Malua Racing He has taken extended leave as he receives treatment in Queensland for depression. And Sadler also made it public in February that he had battled depression which had forced him to take leave from Malua Racing. Saddler's illness promoted changes at … Read more on Herald Sun Read ...

Quote From Chirobase?

Question by Zen Cat: Quote from Chirobase? On Kalos’s advice I decided to read Chirobase, and randomly pulled up a page http://www.chirobase.org/01General/chiroquotes.html Assuming for the moment that chiropractic is a valid therapy with real uses, why wouldn’t chiropractors be seriously concerned about the potential for a portion of their practice to cause injury and work to eliminate that particular treatment unless it was truly necessary and of significant benefit in a particular instance? Physicians do not routinely remove tonsils the way they used to. Cancer specialists compare the benefits of a lumpectomy to a mastectomy and determine whether the more serious procedure is required or more desirable in a particular case. But most chiropractors have a blind devotion to such things as neck manipulation and are unwilling to acknowledge its risks. This, to my mind, is evidence that chiropractic is largely a religion. Does anyone else find this quote extremely funny? Best  ...