OCD and Paxil Withdrawal

Paxil is not a controlled substance like cocaine or marijuana, but the withdrawals are just as potent. Health care professionals do state that the withdrawals can be severe and recommend a monitoring program on the drug. The withdrawals are the reason health care professionals wean their patients off of Paxil instead of cutting them off…

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Lexapro and OCD

Lexapro, or the scientific name Escitalopram, is one of the popular treatments for anxiety and in some cases Obsessive Compulsive disorder. This article is intended for the reader that is going to take this product to become well-known with its side effects. The most common dosage of Lexapro is 10-20mg daily. The drug is not…

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Nueroprosthesis for Epileptic Seizures

Researchers at Purdue Universitys Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering have developed a miniature implanted device to detect epileptic seizures before they happen and prevent them. The work involves a minuscule transmitter, which is just three times the width of a human hair. The transmitter is designed to be implanted below the scalp in order to…

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Final Stages of Parkinson’s

Parkinson’s disease can be a very devastating disorder. Not just for the people who experience it, but also for their relatives. It is a draining disorder that takes its course on a person, and when it is done, the person is typically reduced to a shell of himself. This can be a difficult thing to…

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Why Undercooked Red Beans and Rice can Make you Sick

Researches have uncovered how lectins, a family of proteins believed to be a natural insecticide that is abundant in undercooked legumes and grains, can make you feel temporarily poisoned. The name “lectin” is derived from the Latin word legere, meaning “to select”. “It’s known that it can be a toxin," says Dr. Paul L. McNeil,…

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Minority Women Need More Lupus Education

Lupus is a disease that by far affects more minority women than any other group of people. African American women are at least three and often four times as likely to suffer from lupus as their Caucasian counterparts. They usually develop the disease at an earlier age, with more severe symptoms that seem to be…

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Andropause or Male Menopause

Whats in a word? The word “menopause” is something we normally relate to a female’s passage through the reproductive years and into the “better years”, years free of the monthly torment associated with the menstrual cycle. Women experience “the change” between age 45 and 55. The aging process brings about changes not only in women…

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Acid Reflux – Foods to Avoid

Doctors say acid reflux is affecting so many lives today because of the way people are choosing to eat. People are on the run all of the time and simply eating things for convenience. Fast food and unhealthy snacks are easy to scarf down and get on with the day, so that is what people…

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Headaches After Eating

Food is meant to be enjoyed. It tastes good and it’s enjoyable to eat, which is why so many people eat so much. However, sometimes the food isn’t as enjoyable as it should be because of the consequences of eating it. Some people suffer from headaches right after eating, which takes all the enjoyment out…

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