T Malterre, CN: Food's Role in Treatment What Role Does Food Play in Autism Treatment? Presented by Tom Maltere, MS, CN at the Fall 2012 Autism Research Institute ConferenceFrom:arifultonViews:2 0ratingsTime:01:00:54More inEducation Read the original: T Malterre, CN: Food's Role in Treatment - Video … Continue reading →

L Mumper, MD: Medical Problems ASD Presented by Elizabeth Mumper, MD at the Fall 2012 Autism Research Institute Conference Dr. Mumper provides an evidence-based overview of medical problems often found in children with autism, so that parents and clinicians can collaborate on assessments and treatment strategies.From:arifultonViews:0 0ratingsTime:01:04:26More inEducation Go here to see the original: L Mumper, MD: Medical Problems … Continue reading →

Antidepressants could help recovery after a stroke - even in patients who are not depressed, research has suggested. The drugs could reduce dependence, physical disability, depression and anxiety in the first year after a stroke, according to the study published in the Cochrane Library. Antidepressants could promote the growth of new nerve cells in the brain or protect other cells damaged by stroke, said the authors. And by preventing depression they may encourage more patients to be physically active, they suggested. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh examined 52 studies concerning selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. Professor Gillian Mead, professor of stroke and elderly care medicine at the university, said: "Antidepressants have been successfully used for many years to relieve depression. However, it now appears that they also have effects on the brain that may help patients make a better recovery from the physical effects of stroke. "The results of this meta-analysis are extremely promising. We do not yet fully understand how antidepressants could boost recovery after stroke, but it may be because they promote the growth of new nerve cells in the brain, or protect cells damaged by stroke. Also, by preventing depression, the drugs may help patients to be … Continue reading →

New option available for Canadians with irregular heart rhythm in need of crucial therapy OTTAWA, Dec. 6, 2012 /CNW/ - The Stroke Survivors Association of Ottawa welcomes the recent approval by Health Canada of Eliquis (apixaban), a new anti-blood clotting therapy to prevent strokes in people with atrial fibrillation (AF), a condition involving an irregular heart rhythm which greatly increases the risk of disabling and fatal strokes. "Strokes caused by AF are preventable, yet still, one in five strokes are in people with AF. Even with the recent introduction of new treatments, there are patients who are not getting the effective therapy they need and they remain at risk," said Janet McTaggart, Executive Director of the Stroke Survivors Association of Ottawa. "We are very encouraged by the Health Canada approval of Eliquis, providing another prevention option. Ensuring access to these preventative therapies in all patients with atrial fibrillation would result in fewer fatal and debilitating strokes." One third of all strokes in people over age 60 are in people with AF and the strokes they have tend to be more serious, causing greater disability and twice as high a risk of death. Until the recent introduction of newer anticoagulation drugs, … Continue reading →