Links Archives: Medical Resource Links

Lumosity – Personalized Brain Training Program » Click for more

Drawing on the latest neuroscience breakthroughs, Lumosity’s brain training program is shown to work. No matter what your age or background, you can feel smarter, sharper, and brighter. The web’s #1 brain training program: Over 40 million people already use Lumosity.com, and we’re adding more each month. These users join Lumosity to achieve big goals,… Read more »

20 All Natural Ways to Sleep Better Every Night – PREVENTION.com » Click for more

Explore natural alternatives to improving your sleep hygiene. Tersea DuMain, of Prevention.com, provides help suggestions along with clinical supportive biological evidence around sleep issues.   20 All Natural Ways to Sleep Better – Prevention.com

Harvard Medical School – Telltale Tau Protein & Alzheimer’s Early Diagnosis & Treatment » Click for more

  Harvard Medical School – Telltale Tau  (Full Article) Researchers at Harvard Medical School & Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have together found that the Tau protein, ” hard-working participant in memory and normal brain functioning,” can now be used to detect early diagnosis and treatment of alzheimer’s disease. The tau protein is suspected to have… Read more »

Columbia Medical School Researchers: 1 in 8 heart patients suffer with PTSD. » Click for more

Columbia University Medical Center Report – New York June 20, 2012 PDF: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Prevalence and Risk of Recurrence in Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients: A Meta-analytic Review Abstract: Background: Acute coronary syndromes (ACS; myocardial infarction or unstable angina) can induce posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and ACS-induced PTSD may increase patients’ risk for subsequent cardiac… Read more »

Family Acceptance of LGBT Youth Protects Against Suicide, Depression & Substance Abuse and Predicts Better Health & Self-Esteem » Click for more

Family Acceptance of LGBT Youth Protects Against Suicide, Depression & Substance Abuse and Predicts Better Health & Self-Esteem: The Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, Volume 23, Number 4, November, 2010 pp. 205–213 Researchers: Caitlin Ryan, PhD, ACSW, Stephen T. Russell, PhD, David Huebner, PhD, MPH, Rafael Diaz, PhD, MSW, and Jorge Sanchez, BA Click here to view… Read more »

The American Cancer Society » Click for more

The American Cancer Society is a nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the ACS has 12 chartered Divisions, more than 900 local offices nationwide, and a presence in more than 5,100 communities. This website provides a wealth of resourceful information on cancerous diseases and support & treatment… Read more »

The Alzheimer’s Association » Click for more

The Alzheimer’s Association is the leading, global voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care and support, and the largest private, nonprofit funder of Alzheimer’s research.This website provides wonderful resourceful information on living with for the disease and caring for those individuals who have it. Link to site: http://www.alz.org/

S.A.F.E. Alternatives (Self-Injurious Help) » Click for more

Our philosophy involves the reliance on words, the context of relationships as the primary means for managing feelings, and gaining self-awareness and self-control. Self-injurers have often learned that feelings must be dealt with through physical actions of some kind. At S.A.F.E., we help patients learn to delay the urge to self-harm, reflect on what they are feeling… Read more »

The Body: The Complete HIV/AIDS Resource » Click for more

TheBody.com’s mission is to: Use the Web to lower barriers between patients and clinicians demystify HIV/AIDS and its treatment, improve the quality of life for all people living with HIV/AIDS, & foster community through human connection. Link to site: http://www.thebody.com/