Because the effect of Prolotherapy is to initiate a "healing cascade" which requires inflammation, the patient is advised to avoid anti-inflammatory medications, both over-the-counter and prescription. Aspirin may also interfere with the process to some degree, but if an individual is taking Aspirin to reduce risk of stroke or heart attack, a small amount of Aspirin, such as a "Baby Aspirin" (8...

‘‘Friction’’ is so much part of everyday experience that our language generalizes the idea to the relations between individuals and nations. To manage and optimize this fact of life has always been an engineering problem, but the present is an age when scientists often choose problems for their complexity and relevance—and what could be more relevant than friction? Careful economic studies esti...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE We sought to identify the type and frequency of questions asked about stroke by patients, relatives, and caregivers. METHODS All stroke-related inquiries made to Stroke Association Advice Centers in the United Kingdom during a 4-month period were recorded. RESULTS During the study period, 1,397 people asked 1,908 questions. Nearly one quarter needed more information a...

Mindfulness is essentially about waking up to what the present moment offers. It sounds easy, but as most of us know, waking up can be hard to do. It is also challenging to discuss the concept of mindfulness; research on the topic is comparatively new to the field of behavioral science but more deeply, mindfulness concerns consciousness, which remains a demanding area of study (Chalmers, 1995)....

Bell palsy is an acute affliction of the facial nerve, resulting in sudden paralysis or weakness of the muscles on one side of the face. Testing patients with unilateral facial paralysis for diabetes mellitus or Lyme disease is not routinely recommended. Patients with Lyme disease typically present with additional manifestations, such as arthritis, rash, or facial swelling. Diabetes may be a co...

C R E D IT : L . C O U RT N E Y /R O C H E ST E R IN ST IT U TE O F TE C H N O LO G Y SECURING SUSTAINABLE RESPECT AND SUPPORT Ensuring that translational research is respected and supported over the long run requires more than the conversion of basic research into technologies that professionals can use to improve medical outcomes and the reverse translation of fi ndings from clinic to bench. ...

Since the publication of Fernandez, Stein, and Lo (2012) on using securitization techniques to raise funds from the private sector to support biomedical research, the MIT Laboratory for Financial Engineering (LFE) has received a number of stimulating comments and questions about these techniques. Rather than replying to each inquiry individually, we decided to respond via this “frequently asked...

Chronic prostatitis is relatively common, with a lifetime prevalence of 1.8% to 8.2%. Risk factors include conditions that facilitate introduction of bacteria into the urethra and prostate (which also predispose the patient to urinary tract infections) and conditions that can lead to chronic neuropathic pain. Chronic prostatitis must be differentiated from other causes of chronic pelvic pain, s...

Epstein-Barr is a ubiquitous virus that infects 95% of the world population at some point in life. Although Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infections are often asymptomatic, some patients present with the clinical syndrome of infectious mononucleosis (IM). The syndrome most commonly occurs between 15 and 24 years of age. It should be suspected in patients presenting with sore throat, fever, tonsillar...