The cannabis education gap: Why patients are left in the dark
Imagine that you are suffering from chronic pain. The pain keeps you awake at night so you don’t get much sleep. Lack of sleep most nights and the ensuing chronic fatigue causes you some anxiety during the day. Your primary care physician suggests that she is concerned with the increasing amount of aspirin and ibuprofen
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The cannabis education gap: Why patients are left in the dark originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - May 1, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Timothy Byars Tags: Meds Hospital-Based Medicine Psychiatry Source Type: blogs
Trial By Error: Why is the Department of Veterans Affairs Using a 1988 Definition of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
By David Tuller, DrPH Even though the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta is the country’s leading public health agency, other government entities are not always up-to-speed on the latest recommendations. That could explain why the Department of Veterans Affairs appears to be using a variation of the 1988 Holmes definition for … Trial By Error: Why is the Department of Veterans Affairs Using a 1988 Definition of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? Read More » (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - January 10, 2023 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: David Tuller ME/CFS federal register veterans affairs Source Type: blogs
Trial By Error: Why is the Department of Veterans Affairs Using a 1988 Definition of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
By David Tuller, DrPH Even though the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta is the country’s leading public health agency, other government entities are not always up-to-speed on the latest recommendations. That could explain why the Department of Veterans Affairs appears to be using a variation of the 1988 Holmes definition for […] (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - January 10, 2023 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: Uncategorized federal register veterans affairs Source Type: blogs
5 Simple Habits and Routines to Keep You Away from Depression and Stress
One of the major problems facing today’s generation is depression. Excessive workload, changing lifestyle, loneliness, and financial pressure all lead to stress which results in depression. You feel unhappy, non-productive and withdrawn when you are depressed.
Many experts believe that establishing routines filled with healthy habits is a great way to move more efficiently through your day while expending less mental energy and even willpower in the process. Following simple routines like exercising, eating the right food, taking energy supplements, meditating, and getting sufficient sleep can help to manage str...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - December 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Erin Falconer Tags: featured happiness health and fitness self-improvement Source Type: blogs
Why psychological explanations for long COVID are dangerous [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! “Patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and their allies will rally in DC, London, and Edinburgh this September to “demand bold, urgent governmental action” for the millions of people living with ME, long COVID, and other infection-associated, chronic diseases. As researchers continue to find many
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Why psychological explanations for long COVID are dangerous [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - October 29, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Podcast by KevinMD Tags: Podcast COVID Infectious Disease Source Type: blogs
I am stupid
Conclusion: Isaac Asimov is stupid(Sorry, no post yesterday because I was doing some heavy cerebral processing.)He ' d have been the first to admit it. All of us are susceptible to cognitive errors and biases. I ' d like to think that Asimov was less susceptible than most, but he must have had his own foibles. It ' s a constant struggle to be mindful and think straight. For my own part, I once had a romanticized view of the Chinese revolution, I was an anthropogenic climate change skeptic, and I entertained the likelihood that medical intervention, on balance, did more harm than good. (Viz Illich, Medical Nemesis.)&nb...
Source: Stayin' Alive - October 28, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Trial By Error: New Study Promotes “ Bespoke ” Hospital Rehab Program for Kids with ME/CFS
By David Tuller, DrPH The International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health recently published a paper called “Key Features of a Multi-Disciplinary Hospital-Based Rehabilitation Program for Children and Adolescents with Moderate to Severe Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ME/CFS.” The investigators retrospectively reviewed the records of 27 children and young people (CYP) who were treated … Trial By Error: New Study Promotes “Bespoke” Hospital Rehab Program for Kids with ME/CFS Read More » (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - October 24, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: David Tuller ME/CFS pediatric terry segal Source Type: blogs
Trial By Error: New Study Promotes “ Bespoke ” Hospital Rehab Program for Kids with ME/CFS
By David Tuller, DrPH The International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health recently published a paper called “Key Features of a Multi-Disciplinary Hospital-Based Rehabilitation Program for Children and Adolescents with Moderate to Severe Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ME/CFS.” The investigators retrospectively reviewed the records of 27 children and young people (CYP) who were treated […] (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - October 24, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: Uncategorized pediatric terry segal Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, October 10th 2022
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Source: Fight Aging! - October 9, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Why do Some People Develop Long COVID?
by Gertrud U. Rey Long COVID is a chronic manifestation of SARS-CoV-2 infection, and it is most commonly characterized by lingering fatigue, brain fog, memory impairment, and confusion. Although it is unclear how the viral infection leads to long COVID, experts speculate that one or more of the following factors may contribute: an inability to […] (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - October 6, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: Gertrud U. Rey Tags: Basic virology Gertrud Rey Akiko Iwasaki autoimmune disease autoimmunity biomarker chronic fatigue syndrome cortisol COVD-19 cytotoxic T cells diagnostic test EBV Epstein-Barr virus exhausted T cells inflammation latent Lon Source Type: blogs
Targeting the Gut Microbiome to Treat Aging
The distribution of microbial populations making up the gut microbiome changes with age in ways that are harmful to health, causing a reduction in production of beneficial metabolites and an increase in chronic inflammation. Animal studies make it clear that some approaches to restoring a more youthful gut microbiome, such as fecal microbiota transplantation from young donors, can produce a sustained rejuvenation of the gut microbiome and consequent improvement in later life health. Given the comparatively simplicity of this approach, and that the state of the gut microbiome can accurately measured via low-cost assays, thi...
Source: Fight Aging! - October 3, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and long COVID [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! “ME/CFS is a complex multi-system illness that destroys lives (essentially killing the person yet leaving them alive). It leaves patients with unimaginable fatigue, post-exertional malaise (meaning that minor exertion makes them feel worse), cognitive deficits, cardiovascular dysfunction, gastrointestinal malfunctions, unrefreshing sleep, pain, and much
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Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and long COVID [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - September 20, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Podcast by KevinMD Tags: Podcast COVID Rheumatology Source Type: blogs
Experiment with Your Coping Strategies for Better Results
Earlier this year, I admitted to myself that my current coping strategies weren’tfighting off my depression as effectively as they were before. Had they simply stopped working, or had something fundamental changed inside of me? The answer was complicated.Obviously, my coping strategies weren’t working since I spent more than half of the days each week struggling to keep my spirits up, but for the longest time, I was too sick to do anything about it. I just limped along waiting to get better. The problem with that plan was that I wasn’t getting better. My depression was fueled by chronic illness. Waiting t...
Source: The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey - September 19, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Depression Goodreads Source Type: blogs
Why psychological explanations for long COVID are dangerous
Patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and their allies will rally in DC, London, and Edinburgh this September to “demand bold, urgent governmental action” for the millions of people living with ME, long COVID, and other infection-associated, chronic diseases. As researchers continue to find many similarities between ME and long COVID, the history of ME offers
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Why psychological explanations for long COVID are dangerous originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - September 16, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: V. Jo Hsu, PhD Tags: Conditions Infectious Disease Source Type: blogs
Trial By Error: Psychological Medicine Rejects Letter About Chalder ’ s Bogus Review of CBT/GET Studies
By David Tuller, DrPH Professor Trudie Chalder recently published a systematic review of CBT and GET studies for “chronic fatigue syndrome” in the journal Psychological Medicine, which seems to publish anything from the CBT/GET ideological brigades, no matter how poorly conducted or reported. Not surprisingly, given its provenance, the review was a piece of crap, […] (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - September 16, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
