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Forgotten veterans of ward 71
On the 7th floor of the Walter Reed Hospital is Ward 71, the oncology unit. When politicians come to visit wounded Iraq soldiers, they go to the 3rd floor where they can get publicity shots with amputee soldiers. “No one even knows we’re on the oncology ward,” says Sergeant Valentin.
This past July, Iraq’s environment minister claimed that [...]
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Bipolar I Disorder fact sheet
The Internet Mental Health web site is an excellent resource for information on Bipolar I disorder, which primarily effects young adults to adults (14-44 years-old). It is the 6th leading disability in the developed world. Left untreated a typical Bipolar I patient will experience from 8 to 10 episodes of mania and depression in a [...]
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Bipolar Disorder Alzheimer’s test may become part of the routine checkup
The earlier Alzheimer’s disease is detected the more benefit a patient will gain from available treatments. Unfortunately, it isn’t until overt signs of a decline in cognitive ability, that threaten a person’s well being, is the individual brought into a clinic for testing.
Testing for early signs of Alzheimer’s usually require assessing the person’s cognitive ability. The test is [...]
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Alzheimer - Dementia California Health Incentives Improvement Project
California, in an effort to assist its disabled residents to improve their situation, created the California Health Incentives Improvement Project (CHIIP). Its goal is to improve self-sufficiency and employment of the disabled. In particular, it wants to improve health care and eliminate personal assistance barriers.
In the not too distant past disabled people who wanted to [...]
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The chronic fatigue syndrome gut link
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) patients fall into the group of diseases that doctors debate are imagined in the patient’s mind or something that is biological in nature. The debate stirs because there is not a definitive test, like a blood test, to show that chronic fatigue syndrome exists.
Common among chronic fatigue syndrome patients is intermittent or persistent gut [...]
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Chronic Fatigue (CFS) Chronic pain treatment improves with complementary approach
Chronic pain often leads to significant changes in a person’s daily routine. It is difficult to bend or stand for long periods of time because of the pain. Sleep is difficult and even taking a bath or shower can become a challenge.
Pain medications are often the first form of treatment, but often the side effects make it [...]
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