A new study suggests that a 50-year-old drug commonly used as an anesthetic for humans and animals — and abused, as the drug called Special K — may deliver almost instant relief in some of the most troublesome cases of bipolar depression. (…)
“A new study suggests that people with depression are significantly more likely to develop dementia later in life.”
Depression may be associated with an increased riskfor dementia, although results from population-based sampleshave been inconsistent. We examined the association betweendepressive symptoms and incident dementia over a 17-year follow-upperiod. (…)
(Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is offering parents a cure for children who don’t want to go to sleep. Have them watch his televised speeches. (…)
ALBANY — For the second time in a year, New York legislators are considering changing the name of one of the only state agencies in the country with “retardation” still in its title. (…)
This 8 month old baby was born deaf, watch the moment as his cochlear implant is activated and he hears sound for the first time, and his mother’s voice.
Just the time to discover that he will hear a lot of bullshit on tv and radio for the rest of his life, but this moment when he’s hearing his mother’s voice for the first time is so sweet, in that actual messed up world, it is just a one minute break to remember how life is wonderful and how lucky we are to feeling good in shape. I wish the best to this smart boy and his family.
