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The Oversimplification of Cholesterol Testing Can Be Deadly
Early every year, countless Americans embark on a new fitness regime. They go for a physical and maybe for a blood test to measure cholesterol levels. After a clean bill of health, they might train to run a 10K, a marathon or even an Iron man. But what if those tests do not provide a complete picture of your health? What if you are on the verge of a heart attack and have no idea? Before 30, when the human body is at its peak, it can take the strain of being pushed to the limit. As we age, however, cellular changes and the expression of genetic predispositions can dramatically alter our health. Conventional medical tests a...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 6, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

A Non-Epileptiform Event in the Course of rTMS: A Case for Close Physician Monitoring
We present the following case to demonstrate the importance of having physician supervision of patients undergoing repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) treatments. The patient was a married 60-year-old male with a diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder who had continuous symptoms of depression since the early 1980s despite receiving at least 7 adequate antidepressant treatments. The patient had several comorbid medical conditions. The patient did not have any previous history of seizure, stroke, an abnormal EEG, head injury, neurosurgical procedure, implanted devices, frequen...
Source: BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation - April 29, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: F. Andrew Kozel, Paul E. Croarkin, Kimberly S. Mapes Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: research