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Electric shock treatment: FDA revisits risks of electroconvulsive therapy - Health Key
healthkey.com — “The FDA considers lowering the risk classification of electroshock treatment, now known as electroconvulsive therapy. Proponents aren't helped by its sordid past in treating the mentally ill and punishing prison inmates.” View full resource at healthkey.com
Most Recently Shared on March 20, 2011 at 10:00 pm By:
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Electric shock treatment: FDA revisits risks of electroconvulsive therapy - latimes.com
latimes.com — “The FDA considers lowering the risk classification of electroshock treatment, now known as electroconvulsive therapy. Proponents aren't helped by its sordid past in treating the mentally ill and punishing prison inmates.” View full resource at latimes.com
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Electric shocks that can retrain throat muscles and help stroke victims to eat again | Mail Online
dailymail.co.uk — “After Paul Spence suffered a paralysing stroke he became unable to swallow and so was fitted with a food tube. But now a new treatment means he can again enjoy the pleasure of a beer.” View full resource at dailymail.co.uk
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From UK media, article featuring dysphagia rehab using e-stim http://bit.ly/575tcQ
How Shock Therapy Cures Depression
newsmaxhealth.com — “After years of successfully using electric shock therapy on depressed patients, scientist have finally discovered how it works.” View full resource at newsmaxhealth.com
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Shock Therapy Massachussetts School UN - ABC News
abcnews.go.com — “The Boston-area's Judge Rotenberg Center educates and treats children ages three to adult, all of whom are struggling with severe emotional, behavior, and psychiatric problems, including autism-like disorders. And for about half of the 250 students here, undesirable behavior means getting hooked up to a special machine and administered an electric shock.” View full resource at abcnews.go.com
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ABC news: UN Calls Shock Treatment at Massachusetts School 'Torture' http://bit.ly/dpwdfE
Shock doctrine
indianexpress.com — “Shock doctrine - The latest iteration of the Mental Health Care Bill is expected to put strong checks on the use of electro-convulsive therapy (ECT), which is used rampantly in Ind” View full resource at indianexpress.com
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India is clamping down on electric shock therapy http://t.co/RKJ9KgE
'Electric shock' depression treatment explained - Health News - NHS Choices - Digg
digg.com — “Scientists have discovered how electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) works in people with severe depression, The Independent today reported. During ECT patients are anaesthetised and given a controlled electric current...” View full resource at digg.com
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A Shocking New Treatment | Natural Health Newsletter
alsearsmd.com — “--Deep brain stimulation-- is what they--™re calling it. It almost sounds soothing and nice. Did you hear about this? Scientists use electrodes to --stimulate-- the brains of depressed people. The whole thing works through surgically implanted probes in your brain that are connected to an electrical device sewn into your chest. They say it--™s like a pacemaker for your brain. I call it the new shock therapy. People with Parkinson--™s disease use similar things to improve their ” View full resource at alsearsmd.com
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A Shocking New Treatment: “Deep brain stimulationâ€* is what they’re calling it. It almost sounds soothing ... http://bit.ly/fDMK4l
Mandatory electro-shock 'therapy.' Experimental ECT devices debated in Congress - National Human Rights | Examiner.com
examiner.com — “ECT runs electricity through head (Photo: Mind Freedom International) I remember seeing a front-page story in the Boston Globe about a woman who cut a b” View full resource at examiner.com
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Mandatory electro-shock 'therapy.' Experimental ECT devices debated in Congress http://tinyurl.com/27ngbph
Behavioral Therapy Program Reduces Incontinence Following Radical Prostatectomy
medicalnewstoday.com — “For men with incontinence for at least one year following radical prostatectomy, participation in a behavioral training program that included pelvic floor muscle training, bladder control strategi” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com
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Behavioral Therapy Program Reduces Incontinence Following Radical Prostatectomy http://mnt.to/3PSW #urology
VitalStim Therapy - Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals
jeffersonhospital.org — “Jefferson University Hospital is one of the very few hospitals in the Philadelphia region to offer VitalStim Therapy.” View full resource at jeffersonhospital.org
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Omega-3 PUFA protection against recurrent atrial fibrillation
theheart.org — “The addition of omega-3 fatty acids at 1 g/day to standard antiarrhythmics cut the risk of recurrence after cardioversion of atrial fibrillation in a randomized trial.” View full resource at theheart.org
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Can the brain 'shut off' its anxiety? - Anxiety News - The Therapy Lounge
thetherapylounge.com — “A study has shown how the human brain may be able to turn stress and anxiety on and off, as it is regulated by a specific type of vertebrate in the habenula portion. Using electric shock treatment” View full resource at thetherapylounge.com
Most Recently Shared on January 13, 2011 at 7:37 am By:
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Can the brain 'shut off' its anxiety? http://bit.ly/gsTnWe #anxiety #stress
Medtronic device helps in earlier heart failure
health.yahoo.net — “Patients with mild to moderate heart failure benefited from an implanted Medtronic Inc device that combines a pacemaker to coordinate pumping with a defibrillator that shocks the heart if needed, according to new data that support use of the therapy earlier in treatment.” View full resource at health.yahoo.net
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Medtronic device helps in earlier heart failure
health.yahoo.net — “Patients with mild to moderate heart failure benefited from an implanted Medtronic Inc device that combines a pacemaker to coordinate pumping with a defibrillator that shocks the heart if needed, according to new data that support use of the therapy earlier in treatment.” View full resource at health.yahoo.net
Most Recently Shared on November 14, 2010 at 9:09 pm By:
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Medtronic device helps in earlier heart failure http://bit.ly/c1VJl2
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