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Posted in Eating Disorder... by Dr. Kimberly Dennis on Sep 27, 2011
Trauma and traumatic experiences are nothing new to the human
condition. Whether a child is sexually violated early in life, or
an adult witnesses a horrific event during combat, such trauma can
and
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In generations past, the word recovery usually referred to a highly
sterile room in a hospital where people went immediately after
surgery to stabilize. Today, recovery has taken on a whole new
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I first came to know about Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC), the Los
Angeles based rave now travelling around the country, last year
when my hospital took some of the patients that came from the
event.
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The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study is perhaps the
largest ongoing scientific research collaboration of its kind
(between Kaiser Permanente and the Centers for Disease Control and
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I was so sorry to hear about the death of Amy Winehouse over the
weekend. How incredibly tragic her life had become despite her
amazing talent. She reminded me a little bit of Janis Joplin both
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The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released a report this week
that was alarming. In the United States in 2007, unintentional
poisonings were the second leading cause of injury death after
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In her new book The Steal: A Cultural History of
Shoplifting, Rachel Shteir details the history and specifics
about the propensity certain people have towards stealing. This
habit is often
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Posted in Sleep Apnea by Dr. Sharon Orrange on Jun 22, 2011
Ignoring chronic pain has damaging effects on patients and is no
longer an option. There has been a growing movement toward treating
chronic pain patients aggressively with pharmacologic and
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The label “food addiction” has caused much controversy. Obesity is
a global health problem, and those affected may require treatment
from all areas: mental health, medicine and even surgery. When
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Ecstasy (3,4 methylededioxymethamphemtamine [MDMA]) is an illegal
synthetic amphetamine used as a stimulant and hallucinogen. People
aged 18-34 are the majority of ecstasy users and many in my
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