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Do Omega-3s and Antioxidants Fight Cancer?

Omega-3s also seem to restrict tumor cell growth, and may cause cancer cells to self-destruct. What we know so far: Diet and cancer studies show mi...

Nutrition and Exercise During Breast Cancer Treatment

Generally, diets for breast cancer patients are higher in protein, which provides the building blocks your body needs. Your treatment diet may be m...

What is Spinal Muscular Atrophy?

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic disease that affects the nervous system and, mostly, the muscles it controls. Spinal muscular atrophy is...

Symptoms of Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Babies with this type are born with severe muscle weakness and little muscle tone. Most babies born with SMA type 0 do not survive more than 6 mont...

Prenatal Screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy

If both parents have the gene, the chance that they’ll have a baby with SMA goes up. If someone in your family has SMA, you have a higher chance of...

Diagnosing Spinal Muscular Atrophy

You'll also be asked if anyone else in your family has problems with muscles and nerves, or if they have SMA. A simple blood test can check for SMA...

Caring for a Child with Spinal Muscular Atrophy

When a doctor tells you that your child has spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), you may feel overwhelmed and full of questions. Now, 7 years later, Ashe...

What Kind of DoctorsTreat Bipolar Disorder?

A psychiatrist is a type of medical doctor (MD or DO) with specialized training in mental health care. Primary care doctors (also sometimes called ...

Treating Bipolar Depression

Treatment for bipolar depression has come a long way from the days (not so long ago) when patients were given sedatives and medications with numero...

Psychotherapy for Bipolar Disorder

People with bipolar disorder (and their families) often benefit from learning about the disorder -- its symptoms, early signs of an episode, and ty...

Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs)

MAOIs stop that enzyme from being able to work as it usually does, which leaves higher levels of neurotransmitters in your brain where they can wor...

Bipolar Disorder and Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)

Electroconvulsive therapy, also known as ECT or electroshock therapy, is a short-term treatment for severe manic or depressive episodes, particular...