Suffering from bipolar disorder can definitely turn your life completely upside down. It can be scary and frustrating as well. Sometimes you may feel as if you are the only one feeling like that. Take a visit to a bipolar chat room and you will quickly learn there are millions of people just like you. This is also a great way to get answers to questions you have from those who have experienced it.

Many people find it comforting to discover their situation isn t an isolated incident. You can also serve a method of support for others. You likely have the answers to some of their questions. Bipolar chat rooms can be a tremendous wealth of information and

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Charles Conway, M.D. was the lead study investigator at the St. Louis University site for the investigational trial of vagus nerve stimulation therapy for chronic or severe depression. . I had my first screening interview in November of 2000 with Dr. Conway.

Dr. Conway authored the following compelling and thoughtful editorial, which was widely published last week. I hope you will find it very informative.

Government should pay for a new treatment for a grave condition
By Charles R. Conway, M.D.

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In 1937, after a natural gas explosion destroyed a high school in New London, Texas, near the end of a school day, nearby oil workers ran from the fields to find a pile of smoldering rubble. Underneath the debris, they could hear the screams of teenagers and teachers.

In the hours after what was then the second worst disaster in Texas history the actual death count was never determined but approximately 300 lives were lost President Franklin Roosevelt put out a request for medical aid over the radio, and by that evening, doctors and nurses had descended on the town, coming from as far away as Shreveport, Louisiana. Hundreds of vials of anti-tetanus serum were driven to the scene

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By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Dr._Scot_Lewey]Dr. Scot Lewey

Gallbladder disease is a common condition typically affecting young and otherwise healthy individuals. Risk factors include obesity, diabetes, female gender, pregnancy, family history, rapid weight loss, liquid protein diets, and race or ethnic background. When typical symptoms of right sided upper abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and bloating occur within 15-90 minutes of eating, especially a fatty meal, gallstones are usually suspected. Ultrasound of the gallbladder is the first test ordered and will confirm the presence or absence of gallstones. If gallstones are confirmed then surgical removal of the gallbladder is recommended.

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Celiac disease, also known as gluten sensitive enteropathy is very common but frequently missed. It is an autoimmune disease of intestinal damage due to gluten in people who are genetically predisposed. Classic Celiac disease is diagnosed by abnormal blood tests and an abnormal
appearing intestine on biopsy and symptoms that resolve with a gluten free diet.

Several blood tests exist for Celiac disease. They have varying degrees of accuracy. Some are more sensitive, meaning they will be positive in milder forms of the disease but are not specific, meaning a positive test may not indicate Celiac disease. Others are felt to be very specific, meaning that when they are positive, it is almost certain you have the disease.

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