New gene therapy halts 2 boys' rare brain disease

French scientists mixed gene therapy and bone marrow transplants in two boys to seemingly halt a brain disease that can kill by adolescence. The surprise ingredient: They disabled the HIV virus so it couldn't cause AIDS, and then used it to carry in the healthy new gene.

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2 people die in poisoning at German therapy group

A doctor leading a group therapy session gave participants drugs and other substances that killed two and left 10 hospitalized, Berlin police said Sunday. One person was left comatose and in critical condition.

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Internet-based therapy shows promise for insomnia

Sleepless people sometimes use the Internet to get through the night. Now a small study shows promising results for insomniacs with nine weeks of Internet-based therapy.

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‘Sex surrogates’ put personal touch on therapy

“Jane” looks to be somewhere shy of 40 years old, though she’s squirrelly about telling me her age. She is, as she likes to say, “unaltered,” not a supermodel type. She’s slightly soft, ample in a pleasing way, with brown hair and an open face. I suppose you might say she’s average, but she earns part of her living in a very unaverage fashion.

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Prosecutor: Urine injection kills Bolivian woman

A Bolivian woman has died from an injection of urine allegedly administered by her friend as a form of health therapy, a prosecutor said Tuesday. Investigating prosecutor Oscar Flores told The Associated Press that 35-year-old Gabriela Ascarrunz died Saturday of an "infection caused by urine that was injected by fashion designer Monica Schultz."

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Gene therapy cures form of 'bubble boy disease'

Gene therapy seems to have cured eight of 10 children who had potentially fatal "bubble boy disease," according to a study that followed their progress for about four years after treatment. The eight patients were no longer on medication for the rare disease, which cripples the body's defenses against infection. The successful treatment is reported in Thursday's issue of the New England Journal of Medicine and offers hope for treating other diseases with a gene therapy approach.

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Patients treat serious illness as laughing matter

The off-color jokes flew around the room. As the anecdotes got bawdier, the laughter intensified. Some recited from memory, others read from notebooks they brought along.

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Therapy Is Having a Pop Culture Moment

"You wanna talk about it?"

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FDA Cracks Down on Custom-Made Hormones

Government health officials on Wednesday began cracking down on Internet sales of custom-mixed hormones for menopausal women, a market born when doctors deemed prescription estrogen therapy too risky for many.

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Novel Gene Therapy Hints at Improvement

The first dozen Parkinson's patients to have holes drilled in their skulls for a novel gene therapy attempt weren't harmed — and hints at some improvement have researchers embarking on a larger study to see if the treatment really may work. Doctors reported initial results of the closely watched experiment at a neurology meeting Monday, but cautioned that it's far too soon to raise hopes.

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First HIV Gene Therapy Test Encouraging

The first test of a potential new gene therapy for HIV — the virus that causes AIDS — was encouraging enough for researchers to launch a more extensive trial.

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No Therapy for Patients on Antidepressants

A huge study found that patients on antidepressants rarely get the psychiatric therapy needed right after they start the drugs, a time when risk of suicidal behavior can rise temporarily.

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Stroking a pet can help patients cut their amount of painkillers in half, according to a new study.

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Scientists are a step closer to finding a treatment for people with diseases like muscular dystrophy, thanks to some muscle-bound monkeys.

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"It helps explain a lot of things, like why people forget so many dreams," Dr. Hobson said in an interview. "It's like jogging; the body doesn't remember every step, but it knows it has exercised. It has been tuned up.

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scientists say gene therapy may be on the edge of a resurgence.

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The boy relied on a cane and adults to guide him, and, unable to see blackboard writing, sat in back with a teacher's aide, large-type computer screen and materials in Braille.

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Dr. Phil is being sued by a woman who claims the TV shrink held her captive inside his production offices, forced her to stare at a naked man -- and then grabbed her left breast.

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Women's Counseling in Silicon Valley - What to expect

What to expect from therapy in Silicon Valley

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A dose of alcohol may be a good treatment for people with head injuries, emergency doctors suggest. Their basis for this is the discovery that people appear less likely to die following brain trauma if they have alcohol in their bloodstream.

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An Austrian doctor is facing manslaughter charges after bleeding her patient to death with ancient leech treatments, a court heard today (tuesday).

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Scientists have identified biological brain differences that mark out psychopaths from other people – offering hope of spotting the disorder before it triggers heinous crimes.

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Tuesday is a so-called psychiatric-service dog, a new generation of animals trained to help people whose suffering is not physical, but emotional. They are, effectively, Seeing Eye dogs for the mind.

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Healing with Urine Therapy

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A minimally invasive procedure to treat tendonitis in the rotator cuff of the shoulder provides immediate symptom relief to the patient, according to a study published in the July issue of Radiology.

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A revolutionary treatment for breast cancer which destroys tumours with a blast of laser light was unveiled by doctors today. The technique involves no surgery, can be carried out in only a few minutes and does not harm healthy cells.

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The games console, which simulates sport and other physical activities like dancing and guitar hero, could potentially improve symptoms of the degenerative illness, experts say.

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A psychologist has surrendered her license to practice after she was accused of taking a patient shopping and traveling, then billing the activities as therapy.

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After years of friendship and service, two Tampa General Hospital volunteers are getting hitched.

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Therapeutic Lifestyle Change project, which calls for patients to adopt six healing elements from the ancient past: consuming more omega-3 fatty acids; using engaging activity to combat rumination; getting regular sunlight exposure; increasing physical exercise; connecting more w …

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Nice story on how retired racehorses are finding a second career as tools to help teach prison inmates things like empathy on the way to a job outside prison in the equine industry.

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People with Down syndrome hold the key to a new generation of cancer drugs, researchers say. More Articles

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Fascinating 1983 documentary with Australian hypnotherapist Peter Ramster. Four women are regressed to their past lives and then seek out the places they remembered under hypnosis. According to the 'uploader' of this video it was banned from broadcast in Australia.

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Great article on the process of educating the public on Alternative Health Therapies...Reiki Natural Therapy

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Dogs Of Love

Note from Dogwhisperer ... ' The 'Dogs of Love' are exactly what it says – Dogs who have a total love for everyone or thing in this world.

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Today I Cried

Today I held a child in my arms, a child with large mesmerizing eyes. As the doctor was cutting a cast from her leg she was screaming with pain and fear. Her mother in the hall could not stand her child's fear.

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Taina Memorial

TAINÁ Now and then I must write of heartache and a void in this world. When a special light has gone out leaving a darkness and reality of how fragile our lives are on this earth.

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