Medical News Today: Cognitive behavioral therapy alters Tourette syndrome brains
Researchers have discovered that cognitive behavioral therapy used to reduce tics in people with Tourette syndrome also alters brain functioning in the supplementary motor region. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 26, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
Medical cannabis DOESN'T ease pain, nausea, vomiting, sleep disorders or Tourette's
Scientists at the University of Bristol reviewed evidence from 79 randomised trials and found weak evidence cannabinoids - derived from the drug - were effective in easing symptoms. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 24, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
5 Findings From The First Major Analysis Of Medical Pot Benefits
CHICAGO (AP) — Medical marijuana has not been proven to work for many illnesses that state laws have approved it for, according to the first comprehensive analysis of research on its potential benefits. The strongest evidence is for chronic pain and for muscle stiffness in multiple sclerosis, according to the review, which evaluated 79 studies involving more than 6,000 patients. Evidence was weak for many other conditions, including anxiety, sleep disorders, and Tourette's syndrome and the authors recommend more research. The analysis is among several medical marijuana articles published Tuesday in the Journal of the A...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - June 24, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
'A smartphone app helped me treat my Tourette's'
Consultations using mobile apps are helping people access pioneering treatments for Tourette's Syndrome (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - June 24, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: cure treatment help online apps cbit skype tourette Source Type: news
Mixed findings regarding quality of evidence supporting benefit of medical marijuana
In an analysis of the findings of nearly 80 randomized trials that included about 6,500 participants, there was moderate-quality evidence to support the use of cannabinoids (chemical compounds that are the active principles in cannabis or marijuana) for the treatment of chronic pain and lower-quality evidence suggesting that cannabinoids were associated with improvements in nausea and vomiting due to chemotherapy, sleep disorders, and Tourette syndrome. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - June 23, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
BBC job search for people with autism and Tourette's
BBC series Employ Me will highlight the difficulties faced by people with neurological conditions who want to work - but can't find an employer to take them on (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - June 23, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How 'training' banishes youngsters' Tourette tics
Experts at Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital say sufferers can be trained to control involuntary body movements and reduce their incidence by around a third. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 22, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How 'training' banishes youngsters' Tourette tics: Experts say sufferers can learn to control involuntary body movements
Experts at Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital say sufferers can be trained to control involuntary body movements and reduce their incidence by around a third. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 20, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
ICYMI: A Young Runner Battles Tourette Syndrome And The High Health Costs Of Contaminated Chicken
ICYMI Health features what we're reading this week.
This week, we were taken by personal stories, including HuffPost Highline's first longform feature piece about a record-breaking young runner with Tourette syndrome. We were also captivated by a daughter chronicling her mother's mental illness through photographs, and touching public radio interview with British neurologist Oliver Sacks, who was diagnosed with terminal cancer earlier this year.
Read on and tell us in the comments: What did you read, listen to and love this week?
1. The Friend -- Esquire
When the author's 36-year-old wife is given a terminal cancer dia...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - May 16, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'Silver fox!' Tourette's sufferer's outburst to an embarrassed Phillip Schofield on ITV's This Morning
Ellie Grant, 22, was appearing on the show to discuss her condition. Silver fox is the nickname of the father-of-two, who smiled, but looked bemused and slightly embarrassed at the mark. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 15, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tourette Syndrome Therapeutic Development and Pipeline Market Review...
RnRMarketResearch.com adds “Tourette Syndrome – Pipeline Review, H1 2015” to its store. The report provides an overview of the Tourette Syndrome’s therapeutic pipeline.(PRWeb April 14, 2015)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/tourette-syndrome/pipeline-review-h1-2015/prweb12651759.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - April 14, 2015 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Mood, anxiety disorders common in Tourette patients, emerge at a young age
(University of California - San Francisco) A new study of Tourette syndrome led by researchers from UC San Francisco and Massachusetts General Hospital has found that nearly 86 percent of patients who seek treatment for TS will be diagnosed with a second psychiatric disorder during their lifetimes, and that nearly 58 percent will receive two or more such diagnoses. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 9, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Suicidal thoughts and behaviors in children and adolescents with chronic tic disorders - Storch EA, Hanks CE, Mink JW, McGuire JF, Adams HR, Augustine EF, Vierhile A, Thatcher A, Bitsko R, Lewin AB, Murphy TK.
This study documented the frequency and clinical ... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - February 28, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
College Scholarships for Students with Tourette Syndrome
Diane and Kelsey Diamantis started The Kelsey B. Diamantis TS Scholarship Family Foundation, Inc. d/b/a Dollars 4 Tic Scholars (http://www.dollars4ticscholars.org) in response to the lack of scholarships available when Kelsey, who has Tourette's, was an incoming college freshman in 2010. To spread the word to applicants as well as to raise money for scholarships, the entrepreneurial pair has scheduled the launch of a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo for February 23, 2015. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - February 18, 2015 Category: Disability Tags: Disability Scholarships Source Type: news
College Scholarships for Students with Tourette Syndrome
Mother and daughter establish non-profit organization to award college scholarships to students with Tourette Syndrome (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - February 18, 2015 Category: Disability Tags: Scholarships Source Type: news
