Sea and Motion Sickness
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Dr. Erik McLaughlinPosted
Sat 13 Jun 2009 12:29am1 Comment
I have survived the majority of my time in Greece. I also learned a lot and realized how little I do know. Overall, an amazing experience and I have a lot of new topics to discuss! A common problem I saw was motion or seasickness. Ferry boats are very common inter-island travel and a source of a lot of problems for those who suffer from ...
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Death Rattle 201
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Mia A.Posted
Sun 25 Apr 2010 10:08am
While I was in nursing school, I wrote on this blog about death rattle . Family members responses to that post revealed a lack of reassurance provided from the explanation. And some nurses I worked with reported that the interventions typically suggested (turning and repositioning and anticholinergic medications) sometimes either had no effect or ...
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A New Generation of Rapid-Acting Antidepressants?
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Kathy J.Posted
Tue 02 Mar 2010 5:46am
In a new issue of Biological Psychiatry, published by Elsevier , researchers from the National Institutes of Health report that another medication, scopolamine, also appears to produce replicable rapid improvement in mood.Scopolamine temporarily blocks the muscarinic cholinergic receptor, thought to be overactive in people suffering from depre ...
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Promising Novel Invention of Swift-Acting Antidepressants
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rajesh mogantiPosted
Wed 17 Mar 2010 11:20pm1 Comment
Conventionally employed antidepressants for treating patients usually took 3-4 weeks to take effect. Hence, unravelling of therapies that have supplementary swift inception is a key objective of biopsychiatry. Ketamine or the NMDA glutamate receptor antagonist is the foremost drug observed to have been able to bring about speedy enhancement in ...
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A Quick History of Medication in Maternal Health Care - (and the Business of Being Born)
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NicoleDPosted
Wed 04 Apr 2012 9:45am
originally posted on 5/12/07
Taking the lead from another great blogger I read often - try to find her ;o) - and from a recent viewing of the Business of Being Born - I wanted to touch on the dark blemish of American Obstetrical practice - routine medication for birth. (BTW, it is funny that this was shown as a screening in the midst of a H ...
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On the road to recovery! :)
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Jennifer T.Posted
Sat 13 Sep 2008 11:49pm
I would have updated sooner, but last night after the surgery I was just about unconscious. I went to the pre-surgery holding room around 1 and went through all the routine questions, the bloodwork, the IV, the oh-so-adorable compression stockings. Around 1:50 they informed me that Dr. Haynes was in the building and started pushing my bed towar ...
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Brain Connections in Alzheimer's Rebuilt with New Peptide
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Susan BergPosted
Tue 23 Oct 2012 4:00am
Caregivers, and healthcare professionals, here is some great information
Here is a great dementia resource for caregivers and healthcare professionals,
Your residents will love the Amazon Kindle Fire
Here is information on being the best caregiver you can be
Here is a way for nurses administrators, social workers and other hea ...
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Watch out for Stop Cheap Jerseys Smoking Injection On line Scams
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dsafdsfPosted
Sat 03 Nov 2012 7:24am
The proliferation of cease cheap jerseys smoking cigarettes injection clinics signifies theres dollars from cigarette smokers who desire to give up. However, youll find a number of questionable clinics and folks ought to be wary of these before signing up for any treatment. When you get flyers and study posters about assured one-time go to trea ...
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A Primal Primer: Stevia
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Mark S.Posted
Tue 08 Feb 2011 12:45pm
After last week’s article many of you asked about a natural alternative to sugar and artificial sweeteners : stevia. It is widely used in the low carb community to satisfy sugar cravings or simply add a touch of sweetness to a hot beverage or dessert, but should it be? What is stevia? Is it safe? What is its effect on insulin, if any, and does ...
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Stop Smoking Shot – Does It REALLY Help You Quit Cigarette Smoking Or Is It Just Nothing But Hype?
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PatrickPosted
Thu 24 Feb 2011 10:32am
Most smokers doubt the effectiveness and the safeness of quit smoking shots. How can this injection stop longings for cigarettes? Can this procedure address both physical and mental addiction? Quitting smoking not only involves kicking the physical nicotine addiction but also the smoking habit.
Quit smoking shots immunize smokers from nicot ...
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