In brief: Cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome
A review of studies on chronic fatigue syndrome found that cognitive behavioral therapy may be an effective treatment for the disorder.
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Treating anorexia nervosa
People suffering from anorexia nervosa fight the body’s instinctive urge to eat. Challenges to treatment include permanent changes in the brain due to prolonged starvation, and providing treatment in a manner that is sympathetic rather than punitive.
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Cytochrome P450 enzymes and psychiatric drugs
Some people metabolize certain psychiatric medications too quickly, while others do so too slowly. Factors that can affect this include ethnicity, medical history, other medications being taken, diet, and lifestyle.
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Does Lithium Cause Headaches?
Can lithium cause daily headaches? I’m taking lithium for mood disorder but I’m getting headaches every day, plus some upset stomach
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Differences Between Methylprednisolone and Prednisone
What is the difference between methylprednisolone and prednisone? I know both are corticosteroids, but why would one be chosen over the other?
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Getting Gardasil Vaccine After Exposure to HPV
My friend is 25 years old. She thinks she has genital warts. Would getting the HPV vaccine offer protection against cervical cancer even if she has been exposed to the virus?
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Back Pain Related to Kidneys
I have back pain on my left side, in the area of my kidney. I think it may be caused by the kidney itself or a nerve in that area. What tests should I have to find out if it is a kidney problem or something else?
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High Blood Sugar and Joint Pain
Is high blood sugar related to joint pain?
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Dupuytren’s Contracture
How is Dupuytren’s contracture treated?
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Drugs Increase Osteoporosis Risk
Drugs for two common conditions may increase the risk of fragile bones and fractures, new studies report. One study looked at the diabetes drugs pioglitazone and rosiglitazone. People who used one of these drugs for at least a year were more than twice as likely to break a bone. The fractures occurred with low impact, such as a simple fall. The other study included young women who took phenytoin, a drug for epilepsy. They lost bone density eight times as fast as other young women. Reuters Health reported on the diabetes drugs April 29. The study was in the Archives of Internal Medicine. HealthDay News wrote about the epilepsy drugs April 28. The study was in the journal Neurology.
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