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A Potential Cure for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Stories

A Potential Cure for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Deep cerebral stimulation with microelectrodes in very tiny, specific target areas of the brain produce a dramatic improvement in many of those who suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), results of a recent clinical trial show.

OCD can devastate people's lives by consuming them with an obsession for cleanliness, order and symmetry. OCD sufferers are also often paralyzed by doubts and irrational fears. To control their anxiety, they engage in rituals of tidying, washing or verification, sometimes for several hours a day. The problem can last for years. This behavior shouldn't be confused with obsessive, perfectionist and meticulous personality traits, which are entirely normal. (Read more about A Potential Cure for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder)

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M.S. AND ALZHEIMER’S DRUG Stories

M.S. AND ALZHEIMER’S DRUG

Taking a drug used for Alzheimer’s disease may help deal with the memory loss experienced by people with multiple sclerosis, according to a study published in the medical journal Neurology.
The finding could help the large percentage, nearly fifty percent of MS patients, who suffer from cognitive problems. (Read more about M.S. AND ALZHEIMER’S DRUG)

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RESTLESS LEG SYNDROME Stories

RESTLESS LEG SYNDROME

For the past 4 years, Bobbi has suffered with restless leg syndrome.
As a financial trader, Bobbi Tse is up at the crack of dawn monitoring the markets overseas. But for Bobbi, sometimes when the crack of dawn rolls around, she has barely gotten 3 hours of sleep. “I feel like there are worms and bugs crawling in my legs, and I just want to move to get rid of it or get rid of the feeling,” says Bobbi. (Read more about RESTLESS LEG SYNDROME)

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