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Speaking in Tongues – A Neural Snapshot by Dr. Shaheen Lakhan Medical Doctor

People's HealthBlogger Awards 2008 - Best 100 Winner!

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health “Asaria isa asaria ari masheetee sadabada vena amina gotaya menda meshela mosha nami ki toro ma…”Glossolaliaor speaking in tongueshas fascinated thinkers ever since the “tongu ... Read on »

Neuro Case 1 – Using Transcranial Doppler for Basilar Artery Occlusion by Dr. Shaheen Lakhan Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Welcome to the first of a series of neurological cases to be featured on Brian Blogger. We will periodically choose the most enlightening cases from the Journal of Medical Cas ... Read on »

Journal Retracts Autism Research by Dr. Shaheen Lakhan Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health In 1998, a landmark study was published in the medical journal The Lancet. It was the first major research that suggested a link between the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccin ... Read on »

Crossing the Line from Physician to Journalist by Dr. Shaheen Lakhan Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health The recent coverage of the devastation and destruction after the earthquake in Haiti has had an unintended consequence; the public is now questioning the legitimacy and ethics ... Read on »

Ginkgo Biloba Ineffective… Again by Dr. Shaheen Lakhan Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Many parents have cried “How many times do I have to tell you?” at their young children when trying to get their attention or emphasize specific behaviors. Now, pharmacists an ... Read on »

The Smart Ones are Living Longer by Dr. Shaheen Lakhan Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health A child with a high IQ is more likely to get good grades, be accepted to a prestigious college, accrue successes in life and career, and make healthy lifestyle choices compare ... Read on »

Too Much Information? by Dr. Shaheen Lakhan Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health How things have changed. Once information was a precious commodity, jealously guarded by the elite who deliberately withheld it from the masses in order to keep them in their ... Read on »

Drugs and Pharmacology, Nineteenth Edition by Dr. Shaheen Lakhan Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Welcome to the nineteenth edition of Drugs and Pharmacology. Today, we discuss the history of marijuana in France, it’s medical implications in treating depression, hyperbaric ... Read on »

Coping with Trauma – Lessons from Resilient Individuals by Dr. Shaheen Lakhan Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Most individuals at some point of their life experience events that are stressful. While some people seem to crumble to the deleterious effects of stress, others sail through ... Read on »

Worried Well on the Web by Dr. Shaheen Lakhan Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Eight out of every ten Americans have searched for medical information online. Three-quarters of these searchers do not scrutinize the quality, validity, or date of the inform ... Read on »

Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Neuroscience Conferences for 2010 by Dr. Shaheen Lakhan Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Do you want to attend a neurology, neurosurgery, or neuroscience conference this year? In an effort to provide a consolidated webpage, I’ve compiled what I deem the most exhau ... Read on »

One Puff Forward, Two Pounds Back by Dr. Shaheen Lakhan Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Considerable improvements have been made in the health of the population of the United States in the last three decades owing to healthy living interventions, specifically a r ... Read on »

Income Inequality and Health Outcomes by Dr. Shaheen Lakhan Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health During the last several decades, industrialized countries have experienced a growing gap between the rich and the poor. This income inequality is believed to damage health, wi ... Read on »

Farewell 2009, Welcome 2010 by Dr. Shaheen Lakhan Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health As we leave 2009, we have witnessed some great successes. First and foremost, increased awareness of health and healthcare issues, popularity of the mind and brain, and realiz ... Read on »

When the Drugs Don’t Work, or Just Make it Worse by Dr. Shaheen Lakhan Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health When we are given a new prescription, most of us happily go away and take our medicine just like the doctor ordered. We may not study the patient information particularly care ... Read on »

Is a Slim Santa Claus Coming to Town? by Dr. Shaheen Lakhan Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Once upon a time, a lively old man named Santa Claus worked very hard — all by himself, not exploiting animals or short people — to make safe, educational toys to deliver to c ... Read on »

Stimulants May Offer Protection in ADHD by Dr. Shaheen Lakhan Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health As many as 10% of children suffer from attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a neuropsychiatric behavioral disorder characterized by inattention, hyperactivity, and ... Read on »

Sex, Violence and The Male Warrior Hypothesis by Dr. Shaheen Lakhan Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Throughout the history of human civilization, wars have a common feature of being practiced primarily by males. This group aggression by males is a persistent trait of human b ... Read on »

Is Time on Your Side? by Dr. Shaheen Lakhan Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Physicians are under mounting pressure to increase efficiency in the provision of medical care. That is, see more patients in less time for less money. But, since speed and ac ... Read on »

Drugs and Pharmacology, Eighteenth Edition by Dr. Shaheen Lakhan Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Welcome to the eighteenth edition of Drugs and Pharmacology. Today, we discuss why pharmaceutical companies really call themselves biotechs, do people with high cholesterol re ... Read on »

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