From Norwegian Institute of Public Health DA/5-HT interaction can be conceptualized on a system and on a neuronal level. On the neuro-anatomical level, 5-HT neurons in the raphe nuclei project to DA neurons in the VTA and substantia nigra, as well as to their targets in striatum and the PFC. The clearest evidence for the influenceContinue reading “How do dopamine and serotonin interact?”
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Do most people get Alzheimer’s disease and if so should they not learn anything new?
Do most people get Alzheimer’s disease and if so should they not learn anything new? Only 25% of seniors get Alzheimer’s disease, 3x more with women, who are over stressed, hormonal imbalance, on meat diet with processed foods/toxic food, do not exercise, on sugary and toxic diet and has genetic predisposition (15% contribution). Alzheimer’s/Dementia isContinue reading “Do most people get Alzheimer’s disease and if so should they not learn anything new?”
Want to fight chronic disease? Stop subsidizing drug companies
By Merrill Goozner Healthcare systems have made great strides in recent years in learning how to use their medical records and claims data to identify patients at high risk of contracting chronic diseases such as diabetes. Unfortunately, under fee-for-service medicine, doing something with that information is rarely a smart move financially. Providers are reimbursed forContinue reading “Want to fight chronic disease? Stop subsidizing drug companies”
Sugar , transfat and poor lifestyle – causes of American death in last 35 years
Smoking , alcohol, meds/drugs and poor lifestyle (absence of exercise, clean water, air and whole foods) contributed to poor health in the southern part of the United States. https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/mortality-rates-united-states/cardiovascular/#2014
Sweden health data
Bay area pharmacists and pharmacy operators needed for consultancy
Dear Bay area Pharmacists and Pharmacy operators, Your experience and expertise will help us reduce chronic health care cost. I would like to set up a few minutes of your time on the phone or in person to learn from you and together we can develop a way to help streamline drug delivery, management andContinue reading “Bay area pharmacists and pharmacy operators needed for consultancy”
Heartburn Drugs in Pregnancy Tied to Asthma in Babies
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR Taking heartburn medicines during pregnancy may increase the risk for asthma in the baby, a review of studies has found. The analysis, in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, combined data from eight studies that included more than 1.6 million patients. Follow-up ranged from five to 14 years. Researchers found thatContinue reading “Heartburn Drugs in Pregnancy Tied to Asthma in Babies”
First trimester health of fetus and leukemia, Leukemia inhibitory factor
This wiki info on Leukemia inhibitory factor details when this LIF cytokine is expressed: LIF is normally expressed in the trophectoderm of the developing embryo. My mother’s friend is an alcoholic and birthed a daughter who had leukemia later at 20 yrs old and a son with behavioral issues. She has survived leukemia. Her son isContinue reading “First trimester health of fetus and leukemia, Leukemia inhibitory factor”
Long term use of certain pain relief medications linked with hearing loss among women
Asian News International London [England], Dec. 15 (ANI): Women take note! Taking painkillers for headaches and back pains for twice a week can increase the risk of hearing loss, finds a study. According to Mail Online, taking two painkillers — paracetamol or ibuprofen– a week for more than six years has been linked with significantContinue reading “Long term use of certain pain relief medications linked with hearing loss among women”
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Treatment gaps in rheumatoid arthritis
By Rita Baron-Faust, MPH Even with health insurance, some patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may not be adequately treated. This news comes from an analysis of a large nationwide pharmaceutical claims database. Analysis of claims data from 4.66 million American adults treated for RA between January 2005 and September 2008, finds that only two-thirds ofContinue reading “Treatment gaps in rheumatoid arthritis”
Understanding the whole person before using an anti-depressant med
A group of scientists, led by Drs. Leanne Williams and Andrea Goldstein-Piekarski at Stanford University, investigated whether they could predict the likelihood that antidepressants would work for patients with depression based on their childhood stress exposure and amygdala activity. The research was funded in part by NIH’s National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and NationalContinue reading “Understanding the whole person before using an anti-depressant med”
Toxic drugs , brain and Dopamine levels
Drugs Synapse Activity Decreases. These brain scans highlight dopamine receptors, with areas of highest density shown in red. The meth abuser has severely reduced receptor levels. Other drugs, including alcohol, cocaine, and heroin, have the same effect. Aging An overwhelming number of studies have reported age-related changes in dopaminesynthesis, binding sites, and number of receptors.Continue reading “Toxic drugs , brain and Dopamine levels”