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WRS | Basel researchers find gene linking good memory and PTSD

One of the big questions surrounding post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is whether or not it is linked to having a good memory.  

Sask. researcher looking at role of metal in MS

Anatomy and cell biology professor Bogdan Popescu wants to find out if levels of iron, copper and zinc in certain central nervous system cells can help define distinct forms of MS or could be a target for drugs to prevent progression of the disease.

Fibromyalgia Awareness Day - Why Awareness Is Important -

With Fibromyalgia Awareness Day approaching (May 12), I thought this would be a good time to talk about why awareness of this or any illness is so critical. I would even go so far as to say that awareness is the cornerstone upon which future medical advances ar …

Patient Voices: Fibromyalgia - Interactive Feature - NYTimes.com

Very interesting story from these who have this condition. Fibromyalgia mimics other disorders which make the diagnosis difficult. I hope the discussions on this link prove helpful for anyone looking for answers for this condition.

Verizon Yahoo! Mail

I got this from the writers gallery and thought it should be shared with others. Lemons are more powerful than I could have thought.

Army: PTSD treatable; some diagnosed return to war

 It is still not known if the soldier accused of killing 17 Afghans was ever diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder — but even if he had been, that alone would not have prevented him from being sent back to war.   The Army diagnosed 76,176 soldiers with PT …

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Information, Symptoms and Treatments on Yahoo! Health

It has been a while since I have posted anything on Multiple Sclerosis. I will always try to find anything new to post and news to share with anyone.

Mysterious nodding disease debilitates children - CNN.com

Pauline, like more than 3,000 other children in Northern Uganda, has been struck by the mysterious syndrome that has doctors and scientists puzzled and has shattered lives in this rural community. Nodding disease gets its name from the strange nodding-like symptoms that ch …

flandersnews.be: "Don't give under 6's cough syrup with codeine!"

Belgium's Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products, the FAGG, has issued a warning in connection with cough syrup. The agency says that cough syrups containing codeine should not be used by the under 6's because of the serious side effect (...)

Woman accused of killing daughter in murder-suicide attempt

"It doesn't make it right … but sometimes money gets to people," Orrillo said, adding that financial strife was just one of many difficulties Mary Hansen was facing. "I think she just had so much on her plate. She has fibromyalgia. She doesn't have much family. … (She) and he …

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