Why Has “Low Testosterone” Become a Popular Commercial Interest for Pharmaceutical Companies?
by Christiana Care Question by Starving Idealist: Why has “low testosterone” become a popular commercial interest for pharmaceutical companies? I have only noticed this in advertisement for last couple of years. Are they simply preying on the insecurities of men? Hoping for a placebo effect? http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/business/story/2012/09/10/testosterone-gets-marketing-push-but-long-term-unknown/57715666/1 Best answer: Answer by KikiIt’s for andropause. The male equivalent of menopause. No it’s not preying on insecurities. It’s commodifying a cure for natural aging processes. Read ...
Cancer Researchers PTEN Discovery Provides Knowledge to Individualize …
Cancer Researchers PTEN Discovery Provides Knowledge to Individualize … Newswise — (TORONTO, Canada – July 26, 2013) – Scientists at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre have discovered a function of the tumor suppressor gene PTEN that helps explain why certain promising therapies fail in many cancer patients, a finding … Read more on Newswise (press release) How Vancouver Became a Safe Haven For Heroin Addicts Like Cory Monteith One of the methods being used to combat that is creating a safe space, complete with medical oversight, for drug users. Vancouver has now become a "safe haven" for drug users, especially since the opening of InSite, a center where addicts can bring … Read more on PolicyMic Read more... ...
Psychiatrists, Instead of Being Embarrassed by Placebo Effect, Should Embrace …
... Instead of Being Embarrassed by Placebo Effect, Should Embrace … My research persuaded me that the placebo effect (which I have written about here and here) accounts for most if not all of the benefits of psychotherapy and drug treatments for depression. Brown provoked a furor among his colleagues by proposing that … Read more on Scientific American (blog) Iraqi Children: Deprived Rights, Stolen Future As a consequence, they suffer from a wide range of behavioral disturbances and trauma-related stress reactions such as sleep disorders, agitated and hyperactive behavior, social ...
Mark Kirk Return: Senator Reportedly Eyeing Jan. 3 Congress Return
Mark Kirk Return: Senator Reportedly Eyeing Jan. 3 Congress Return Filed under: stroke recovery exercises Mark Kirk's office, Kirk performs various walking exercises at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago following a stroke he suffered in January 2012. In the video, Kirk gives his first public remarks since suffering the stroke. On May 3, Senator Kirk … Read more on Huffington Post Holiday heart health Filed under: stroke recovery exercises Read more... ...
Stroke Survivor Receives Therapy at Home.wmv
Stroke Survivor Receives Therapy at Home.wmv – Stroke survivor, Steve, received occupational therapy at home after a major stroke incapacitated him 3 months earlier. We enlisted the services of a home health agency that sent therapists to our home to help him learn how to walk and use his arm again. This video shows the exercises the occupational therapist used with Steve. Read more about his stroke recovery at http:/www.strokesurvivorblog.com What Acupuncture Can Teach Us About Science Filed under: physical therapy for stroke victims Read more... ...