I thought I would take a break from politics and healthcare to discuss this 29 minute documentary about these two parents with two special needs kids for whom doctors can find no definitive cause for their disability. The documentary was moving to watch. While I was watching I was wishing that I had some specialContinue reading “The Agony of Not Knowing Why”
Tag Archives: Human Brain
The David Roberts Family Fund
David Roberts, an old classmate and friend of mine from Connecticut, has been struggling with a potentially life threatening glioblastoma for a year. A glioblastoma is a brain tumor of the glial cells which protect the neurons of the central nervous system. His friends and family have set up a website to raise funds forContinue reading “The David Roberts Family Fund”
Get the Lead Out
A new survey by the Centers for disease control or CDC suggests that about 500,000 children in the US have low blood lead levels (defined as 5 micrograms per deciliter) from 2007-2010. This shows an 8.6% decrease compared to the last survey period in 1999-2002. The graph at the left shows that there are higherContinue reading “Get the Lead Out”
‘The Secret’ Gets the CSI w/o Dead Bodies Treatment
In 2006 Australian author Rhonda Byrne published a self improvement book which became an international best seller followed by a movie. A friend suggested I read her book called The Secret. I’ve had similar suggestions before from friends who want to improve my life who have all meant well. The book presents a pretty simpleContinue reading “‘The Secret’ Gets the CSI w/o Dead Bodies Treatment”
ADHD, Genetics, and Causality: A Chicken-Egg Problem
The conventional view of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder has been to be caused by heredity, brain injury, or other birth exposures (see the CDC’s fact page on ADHD for a full list and a description of the disorder). Canadian physician Gabor Mate argues that it and a variety of other mental problems in childhood andContinue reading “ADHD, Genetics, and Causality: A Chicken-Egg Problem”