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Hello readers. I am Helen Borel,Ph.D., a published writer of ficton, poetry and book reviews. And...for over 20 years, I have been a medical journalist.

My university studies included Pre-Med, English Literature and Creative Writing. "Journey Into Self: Holistic

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Health & Fitness > Medical Concerns & Issues Recognition of the dangers of MRSA: 1 of 10
FIGHTING MRSA: A DEADLY INFECTIONDeadly, escalating rates of hospital-acquired and community-acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection (the dire Staph infection widely known as MRSA) have hospital professionals, federal epidemiologists, and infection disease specialists very worried these days. These medi... More..
Health & Fitness > Heart Disease & Heart Attack An overview of congestive heart failure (CHF): 1 of 7
HEART FAILURE AND ITS TREATMENTHeart Failure, once commonly called CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE (CHF) by medical professionals because it once seemed always to be accompanied by fluid congestion in the lungs, refers to a vulnerable heart which has become weakened resulting in daily disability and, often, shorter lives for those a... More..
Health & Fitness > Pharmaceuticals (Other) Do the Pharmaceutical Companies rip the consumer off: 1 of 6
EXCESSIVE Rx DRUG PROFITS AT THE PRICE OF YOUR HEALTHBecause a considerable component of ethical healthcare practice involves both the care of patients who are ill or injured, as well as intervention processes before illnesses can even start or worsen, there are many examinations, tests and procedures that help to implement s... More..
Health & Fitness > General Health (Other) How do you cope with the fear of mammograms: 1 of 5
SEVERE PAIN DUE TO DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY:WHY RADIOLOGISTS DON'T CAREThis is a patient-advocacy distress call about the callousness of today's radiologists (x-ray M.D.s) relative to the new "Digital Mammography" procedure which causes such excessive patient suffering to the point that it amounts to torture. Just why these "physi... More..
Health & Fitness > Medical Ethics Doctors' ethics: Patients and money: 4 of 19
DOCTORS MUST SOON DISCLOSE DRUG COMPANY GIFTSHow do medical doctors get their information about new prescription pharmaceuticals being marketed? And how are they updated on new indications (applications for additional conditions than the drug was originally approved for by the FDA - Food and Drug Administration) for well-know... More..
Health & Fitness > Depression Symptoms and treatment for depression: 2 of 8
DEPRESSION: More than "the Blues" and Beyond SadnessDepression, afflicting 15 million to 19 million Americans, is a worldwide challenge to psychiatrists. Not only does it account for the daily disability and suffering of millions, but - untreated or undertreated - it's major danger is SUICIDE.ORDINARY SADNESS AND COMMON GRIEF... More..
Health & Fitness > Health & Fitness (Other) Hearing loss: Hearing aids and options: 1 of 4
SAY WHAT? TREATMENTS FOR HEARING LOSSAre you missing some words in conversations? Does someone in your family continually ask you to repeat what you just said? Is grandpa complaining of a ringing in his ears? Are ambient sounds disappearing from a friend's awareness? Did you have to save your mom from stepping in front of an ... More..
Health & Fitness > Alzheimer's and Dementia Alzheimer's: Breakthroughs in detection and treatment: 1 of 4
DIAGNOSING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE FROM A PSYCHIATRIC PERSPECTIVEA current "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV" (DSM-IV) outlines the accepted psychiatric viewpoint on the elements of the patient's condition that must be presentto correctly make the diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease (AD).1. Basic AD Diagnosti... More..
Health & Fitness > Alzheimer's and Dementia Alzheimer's and the American family: 3 of 10
PROGRESSIVE DECLINE IN ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (AD)- PART THREE: ADVANCED, FULL-BLOWN ADWhen the middle phase of Alzheimer's Disease (AD), which I call INTERMEDIATE AD, sadly evolves into the final stage, AD patients can no longer take care of themselves at all. Ordinarily simple and habitual activities of daily living - such as ... More..
Health & Fitness > Depression Depression: Types, symptoms and treatment options: 12 of 39
NEGATIVITY: A SYMPTOM OF DEPRESSION AND HOW TO TREAT ITDepression is usually thought of as a "clinical" mental illness that is treated with strong antidepressants to help depressives feel better, to enable them to function at work and in family life, and to prevent suicide - a major risk because depressive emotional pain ofte... More..