October 3rd, 2007 by Richard Brassaw
After a thorough analysis of published research by investigators at the Oregon Evidence-Based Practice Center at Oregon Health & Science University, the American Pain Society and the American College of Physicians are set to issue new treatment guidelines for lower back treatment. With about 1 in 4 Americans experiencing lower back pain at least once [...]
October 2nd, 2007 by Richard Brassaw
Researchers Ronald Glaser and Janice Kiecolt-Glaser have spent 3 decades trying to understand the role psychological stress plays in weakening the immune system. Of keen interest was the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), which is one of 8 different herpesvirusus that can remain dormant in the body for a lifetime. The Glasers estimate that more than 90% [...]
October 1st, 2007 by Richard Brassaw
Until recently all that was known about how antidepressants work is that they maintain a balance of brain chemicals called neurotransmitters. What was not known was how antidepressants bind to brain cells for the antidepressant to work. Medications, called tricyclic antidepressants, help offset the imbalance of the neurotransmitters serotonin and norepinephrine. They accomplish this by [...]
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