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Addiction Therapeutix obtains exclusive agreement for cocaine addiction technology by Mike Klein Patient Expert

Posted Fri 01 Oct 2010 4:11pm The Wauwatosa firm, Addiction Therapeutix Inc., has received an exclusive license from the University of Copenhagen for the treatment of cocaine addiction. The technology is based on research by Dr. David Woldbye, PhD, Associate Professor of neuropsychiatry at the University of Copenhagen, using neuropeptide Y Y5 antagonist compounds for the trea ... Read on »

Expert's plea: Don't use the metaphor of addiction when talking about technology by Stephanie Allen Posted Sat 26 Mar 2011 12:00am The lineup of speakers in DC at this year's Psychotherapy Networker Symposium looks terrific. Wish I was there! (Did anyone reading this attend?) For example, Bonnie Badenoch is giving a day-long program tomorrow ; I am fortunate to have just attended two days with her on the same subject matter: the brain-savvy therapist. (Click ... Read on »

Confessions Of My Addiction To Technology by Fran K. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 10 Oct 2011 1:35pm I´ve been without my macbook for a week now and it has been a huge lesson of letting go. My poor little macbook was installed with a bad video card, so three years into our relationship together the video card burnt out and my entire macbook crashed with it. There are no mac stores in the small town of Pisac that I´m living in, or in the nearby ... Read on »

Calorie Counting Addiction and Technology by Jennifer P. Posted Tue 30 Mar 2010 7:53pm It is not unusual for calorie counting to become an unhealthy addiction. Eating disorder statistics show an alarming number of dieters end up with eating disorders. To make matters worse, the internet and cell phones have ushered in a whole new level of obsession. Here is an article discussing app-orexia , using i-phone apps to count cal ... Read on »

The Addiction Recovery Tool of Technology by Methods of Healing Patient Expert

Posted Wed 27 Apr 2011 7:09pm We are always seeing the new advances in technology that are constantly growing, and being expanded upon. Technology can be used in so many beneficial ways which includes during the recovery process of addiction. We may not be aware of all this technology and what it has to offer, but study after study, shows the positive benefits it can have i ... Read on »

Addiction Therapeutix licenses UWM technology by Mike Klein Patient Expert

Posted Thu 27 Jan 2011 7:48pm Addiction Therapeutix, a Wauwatosa early-stage pharmaceutical company, has obtained exclusive, worldwide patent option rights for further evaluation, development, and future commercialization of compounds for the treatment of neuropathic pain. The compound family was developed by Dr. James Cook, UWM Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, and other ... Read on »

Internet addiction – Epidemic or fad? by Adi Jaffe

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Posted Thu 24 Nov 2011 3:29pm By Adi Jaffe, Ph.D., and Yalda Uhls, MA, MBA 1 in 3 people consider the Internet to be as important as air, water, food and shelter. Given how intensely people feel about this technology , is it any wonder that some psychologists are convinced that Internet addiction is a real pathology? True, claiming that people are as dependent on the I ... Read on »

Ending High-Tech Addiction and Finding Balance by WellnessPossibilities Patient Expert

Posted Mon 27 Apr 2009 10:38pm By Carol Harblin (CHHC) So many people depend on their computers. They text with their phones, and are seen bent over their laptops in the oddest places. How did we get to be this dependent with technology? We have become so attached and fused to these devices that we look like Linus and his blanket. We are almost insecure when we are not h ... Read on »

Juice And Technology Fasting + Early Bird Offer Is Ending! by Casey Thomas Posted Tue 01 Nov 2011 9:27pm Happy Wednesday! I am a day late in posting as my day yesterday went a little off centre when I realised that my website had been hacked into and replaced with some hacker’s web page. Thanks to those of you who let me know! I am very sorry if you tried to visit the site and found this nasty page. It is now rectified, security strength ... Read on »

Rise of the ’smartphone face’: Is technology to blame for sagging complexions? by cynthiarowland Posted Wed 30 May 2012 5:59pm I think that it is possible to stop and even reverse the look of a sagging jaw. First of all realign your computer monitor so that you are not looking down. Chin level, looking straight ahead is probably the best advantage for your face. The same with your phone…be aware of your facial posture, perhaps an ear piece would be helpful and if you’r ... Read on »