And Other Medical Problems - Articles
Medication Problems
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Lee
... ally sucks. A couple weeks ago I paid to see a movie that I had already seen, and I paid more, just to spend some time with someone that I have only gotten to see one or two other times this year. I didn't tell her, and I actually did want to see the movie again, but still. Who knows when I will see her again. Who knows when I will see anyone. ...
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Medication Vacation
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Julia O.
... iredness, weakness, slowed movements, upset stomach, weight loss, changes in skin color, sores in the mouth, and craving for salt. Call your doctor if you experience these or other unusual symptoms while you are taking decreasing doses of prednisone or after you stop taking the medication. At other times, your doctor may choose to schedule a legiti ...
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Medical Googlers
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Linda MacDonald Glenn
... is; some, like the author of the rather paternalistic Time article, view this as the primary purpose of a doctor - to have the training to separate out good from bad. But as others note , the problem doesn't appear to be a patient who Googles their condition, so much as it is a patient who doesn't laugh at his jokes, or place full trust and author ...
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The Medical Profession
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Kamal S.
The Medical Profession is different. You can afford to cheat, lie, be unscrupulous, care a fuck in every other profession but not in the medical profession. Yet, ever so often I come across people in this profession who do just that. You might argue that for the individual, its ...
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The Importance of Medication
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Katherine S.
Helena Bradford, chairwoman of the Ruth Rhoden Craven Foundation for Postpartum Depression Awareness, sent me the following information on the results of a study entitled "Women's Views of Antidepressants in the Treatment of Postnatal Depression."An abstract of the study, which was conducted at the Faculty of Health and Sciences at Staffordshire Un ...
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Medications
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Devin H.
First, I am not a doctor and do not prescribe medication so do not take my blog here as medical advice. But the majority of clients are on some type of medication, whether it is for pain, depression, bipolar, insomnia, anxiety, or psychotic symptoms. Some are on ...
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Medical Homicide
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Dr. Richard Keller
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... (no link). Having had a case of medical neglect found to be homicide by an inquest jury it was nice to review some of the pertinent definitions. We will continue to watch for other medical cases along with our “more usual” investigations: Reckless endangerment…the conscious disregard of a known substantial likelihood of injury to the patient Crimi ...
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Medicalization
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Joeymom
... on-autistic peers (though we sometimes have trouble with the special ed people forgetting that he is in need of service...) That the label of autism has been medicalized is another issue. Then we have Andy. Andy is three years and four months old. He doesn't like loud noises or chaos, and displays "ritualisitic" behaviors when attempting to cope w ...
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