MediNewsDigest: This is called “stapedius myoclonus” There seems to be a botox treatment for it, see the Shanghai Military Medical U. posted in article in sciencedirect
MediNewsDigest: Follow the link to wikipedia for an entry on the stapedius muscle
MediNewsDigest: Before curing Tinnitus, we have to understand it….
From this study at the U. Of Antwerp, Belgium
Quoting: “…difference between unilateral and bilateral tinnitus is reflected by high frequency activity (beta and gamma) in the superior prefrontal gurus, right parahippocampus, right angular gyrus and right auditory cortex….
I know this ain’t going to help you right now….
MediNewsDigest: According to this study of the U. of California , San Diego, inflammation can bring about cancer. This is confirmed by the work at Wyeth Research. But it gets difficult because inflammation can serve a purpose, see Wikipedia on inflammation. Still drug company are going after anti-inflammatory medicines in a big way
MediNewsDigest: An interesting study from Taiwan. Music therapy ”.., increased relaxation sensations and significantly decreased fatigue sensation in treated cancer survivors…” . Here is the link from sciencedirect
MediNewsDigest: So much can be gained with so little risk….This sciencedirect entry on mindfulness is very compelling.
MediNewsDigest: But what is mindfulness? Many articles were/ are written on mindfulness: it is essentially buddhist meditation. Weither or nor you can practice without getting involved in core buddhism probably depends on where you learn those techniques. Here is an interesting start link to the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
MediNewsDigest: Do Psychostimulants help in Patients with Dementia?
Some improvement in apathy, no improvement in cognition, cardovascular and irritability risks. Most used is Methylphenidate. See MDLinks link
Nothing too surprising in this study is there?
MediNewDigest: Another study showing that moderate drinking is good for you. Bloomberg, U. of Texas, Austin and U. of Stanford, CA
MediNewsDigest: One of the most hopeful stories we have read about a brand new method to maintain brain health in a patient having suffered cardiac arrest.
The article is at Reuters . In a nutshell the body which has undergone cardiac arrest is substantially cooled and the slowly brought back to normal temperature. Et voila!
MediNewsdigest: For those who want to know more go to the Cochrane Reviews The full title of the article is “Hypothermia for neuroprotection in adults after cardiopulmonary resuscitation”
There seem to be so much potential there
MediNewsDigest: Vitamin D as a medical supplement to RA biological drugs (MedicalHypothesis) As the title says, this is a hypothesis…..
MediNewsDigest: A survey of possible health benefits of common spices
Health benefit claims range from indirect (helping you decrease the amount of salt) to direct (decreasing/preventing inflammation, lowering blood pressure) Direct benefits Actions is throughpolyphenols (ajcn) to curcumin and capsaicin (FEBS, India)
A good general review is at at WebMD
Why the “may”? , article quotes ” Studies show that many different herbs and spices offer health benefits,” says David Heber, MD, PhD, professor of medicine, and director of the UCLA Center for Human Nutrition” Also note that ”… small amounts of dried and fresh herbs and spices may have health benefits…” This review has very practical advice on spice or herb amounts…
