by Sue Robbins | Feb 17, 2020 | Miscellaneous
Many patients don’t have a problem with their doctor using a computer during office visits, but some report being irritated by the way physicians use the technology at the point of care. At the 2019 GI Roundtable, Seattle-based psychologist Daniel O’Connell, PhD,...
by Sue Robbins | Feb 7, 2020 | Miscellaneous
Craniosacral therapy (CST) may have major therapeutic benefits to those suffering from chronic pain, a new literature review published in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders found. The literature review examined randomized controlled trials for craniosacral therapy (CST) in...
by Sue Robbins | Feb 6, 2020 | Miscellaneous
Lately, we have been hearing a lot in the media about the dangers of sugar consumption. Added sugar raises the risk of obesity, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes, not to mention having an addictive effect on the brain. Therefore, in an attempt to avoid...
by Sue Robbins | Feb 4, 2020 | Miscellaneous
Lynne Calloway had been taking a newly refilled arthritis prescription for a few days when she mentioned she wasn’t feeling well. So her husband, Joseph Calloway, did some investigating. When he looked up her medication in a book detailing prescription drugs, he said,...
by Sue Robbins | Jan 2, 2020 | Miscellaneous
It’s no coincidence that our politics and our mental health have declined so rapidly, at the same time. Everyone has his or her own definition of a political crisis. Mine is when our collective mental health starts having a profound effect on our politics — and vice...
by Sue Robbins | Dec 6, 2019 | Miscellaneous
In recent years, chronic-pain patients on long-term opioid therapy have been living in fear. They fear being abruptly cut off from their medication by doctors who no longer feel comfortable prescribing opioids. They fear the prospect of withdrawal and a life of pain....
