The idea that turmeric is the reason for India's lower rate of dementia & Alzheimer's (AD) is too simplistic. While it may turn out to be a...
It's standard for them to also scan the cervical spine when doing the brain because a disease such as MS can cause lesions in the cervical spine...
Neurologists are known for generally having bad bedside manner. It seems to go along with the specialty. I have a neurologist who I like (he is...
The "2 shocks" refers to the shocks that must be done during the surgery when the device is implanted and again after surgery before you are...
Wall Street Journal: The Unfulfilled Promise of DNA Testing The article weaves the story of a young sick girl thru it by discussing how genetic...
Open Medicine Clinic tested my NK Cell Function and it came back as very low. It was used as evidence that I had ME/CFS. Turns out I did not have...
'Skeptic Doc' Harriet A. Hall MD has just published a new blog post about the use of Rituximab for ME/CFS....
If I can remember I will write respected Endo specialist (now retired) & researcher Dr. David Redwine and ask his opinion on the matter. See what...
@JonathanEdwards It's my understanding that Endometriosis is thought to affect roughly 1 in 10 women. This figure is the widely cited by various...
I think my illness "Relapsing Polychodritis" is a good example to use in this "disease" vs "syndrome" debate. Relapsing Polychonditis (RP) has no...
Gallbladder attacks (from stones) should be high on the list. I have been thru all sorts of incredibly painful things and still the worst pain...
@Daisybell Feel free to private message me if you wanna discuss it further.
Not sure how much your know about my story, but I was misdiagnosed with ME/CFS a few years ago by a doctor at Open Medicine Clinic. They ran a ton...
@Jonathan Edwards This is a little off-topic but I have been trying to figure out something my neurologist said to me at my last appointment....
"A new book, The Magic Feather Effect: The Science of Alternative Medicine and the Surprising Power of Belief, by the journalist Melanie Warner,...
There is an new book out called 'Cognitive Errors and Diagnostic Mistakes: A Case-Based Guide to Critical Thinking in Medicine' (by Jonathan...
The ME/CFS doctor who misdiagnosed me with Lyme is an MD with a good reputation in the ME/CFS community, not at all on the fringes. I do not think...
"The internet encourages patients to ask physicians for serology testing for Lyme disease and to demand further antibiotic treatment." And then...
An opinion piece in the New England Journal of Medicine complains about the limitations of evidence-based medicine (EBM) and recommends a new...
Perhaps this will prove to be helpful to the following growing number of patients (from a new article in the New Yorker).... In one of the most...
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