This article explains how diabetes can be cured by an extreme diet (which most people cannot tolerate) that can alter the body permanently. It's an interesting take on why the gastric bypass could cure diabetes. Though I think the author is not entirely correct since the "cure" of diabetes happens immediately after the surgery and not after being on a highly restrictive diet for a couple of months. Also, roux-en-y has the highest success rate compared to other types, even though other types such as stomach stapling also undergo the same kind of extreme liquid diet after the surgery. But I thought this article was interesting; there might be much more to diabetes than previously thought.

xeni jardin sharing discovery of her breast cancer
12/9/2011

A physician argues that electronic patient records raise costs, decrease patient visits, and make poor communication tools.

A wearable jamming technology could protect patients with implants from potentially life-threatening attacks.

Google Body uses WebGL, a new standard for 3D on the Web. Your browser and computer should work fine with WebGL.

Ana Forrest

Researchers Find That Fake Treatment Doesn't Help Lungs, yet Asthma Patients Feel Much Better

In the newest demonstration of how healing can be triggered by patients' expectations of what medical attention can do for them, placebo treatments were as good as real medication in making asthmatic patients feel they were breathing more easily.

Elaine Aaron

Lumosity works with leading scientists to bring the latest innovations in cognitive improvement out of the lab and into your home.

Morbidly obese patients' risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) declined by as much as half after bariatric surgery as compared with matched surgical controls

Psych Central is the Internet's largest and oldest independent mental health and psychology network.

The findings of neuroscientists from the University of California at San Francisco add new insights to a growing body of studies showing that one's ability to move from one task to another in quick succession becomes more difficult with age

Doctors were more likely to opt for treatments with a higher chance of death—but lower risk of serious side effects—for themselves than for their patients in a survey of 940 primary-care physicians evaluating one of two hypothetical medical scenarios.

A place for people interested in self-tracking to gather, share knowledge and experiences, and discover resources

A new handheld breath sensor could signal that an attack is coming, even if it's a day away.

A population of dwarves in rural Ecuador suggests that a mutation that renders people insensitive to human growth hormone may protect against some of the diseases of aging.

Dr. Seligman's main mission has been the promotion of the field of Positive Psychology. This discipline includes the study of positive emotion, positive character traits, and positive institutions.

Caring for Your Introvert
The habits and needs of a little-understood group
@jasonfried This Atlantic article nails what it's like to be an introvert in an extrovert's world: http://bit.ly/c2waSI

Julian Treasure says our increasingly noisy world is gnawing away at our mental health -- even costing lives. He lays out an 8-step plan to soften this sonic assault (starting with those cheap earbuds) and restore our relationship with sound.

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HealthTrio, LLC, a health information technology and services company, provides e-health applications and business systems for managed care organizations. The company offers HealthTrio connect, an Internet-based communication platform that enables HIPAA-compliant interactions among health plans, providers, members, employers, and brokers;

Mayo Clinic Health Manager is an online tool that helps you organize health information for you and your family. While it can't replace the care you receive from a physician or other health care provider, Mayo Clinic Health Manager can provide personalized health guidance for every member of your family based on their specific life stage and health status

A personal health record or PHR is typically a health record that is initiated and maintained by an individual. An ideal PHR would provide a complete and accurate summary of the health and medical history of an individual by gathering data from many sources and making this information accessible online to anyone who has the necessary electronic credentials to view the information

Not getting enough sleep is not only a major annoyance, it is also bad for your health. If you find yourself struggling to get enough sleep because of insomnia or if you know other nurses or patients struggling with sleep issues, then browse through this list. You will find 50 sleep hacks that range from setting the right bedtime mood to tricks to make falling asleep come more readily to herbs and anti-stress tips that will help overcome sleep problems

People who regularly put in overtime and work 10 or 11-hour days increase their heart disease risk by nearly two-thirds, research suggests.

At both birth and death, the phrase "Do everything possible" is increasingly incompatible with a good life.

Dr. Jason Rosenberg is assistant professor of neurology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and director of The Johns Hopkins Headache Center at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.  He is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology as well as in Headache Medicine by the United Council for Neurological Subspecialties.

DICOM is managed by the Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance - a division of NEMA

McCann Erickson Manchester has created a poster campaign for a mental health organisation that combines photography and Processing to great effect

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A public resource on clinical lab testing from the laboratory professionals who do the testing.

Exercise is Medicine for the Brain
Just 20 minutes a week of physical activity can make a difference in your mood. No one seems able to agree on how much exercise, or what type, is best for mental health. But a Scottish study, reported in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, has found that just 20 minutes of any physical activity, including housework, in a week is enough to boost mental health.

Researchers at Princeton University recently made a remarkable discovery about the brains of rats that exercise. Some of their neurons respond differently to stress than the neurons of slothful rats. Scientists have known for some time that exercise stimulates the creation of new brain cells (neurons) but not how, precisely, these neurons might be functionally different from other brain cells.

The insecure scholar: Coming clean
10 November 2009
When do you reveal personal reasons behind career choices?

Summer and Winter Dangers

Pumping pleasant tunes into patients' headphones hastened the healing process.