Therapeutic Resources Blog
Pet Care Can Help Children Manage Type 1 Diabetes
July 20, 2015
Older children with Type 1 diabetes often want to manage the illness themselves, but they can run into problems if they take multiple daily insulin injections but don’t check their glucose and take insulin before each meal and before bed. Would it help, a Dallas physician wondered, if she gave patients a pet they had to feed twice a day — and they developed a habit of checking their glucose at the same time? Read More »
Birth-Defect Risk From Antidepressants Is Seen as Small
July 16, 2015
The risk of some birth defects increases just slightly when pregnant women take certain antidepressants, according to a large study published Wednesday that sheds new light on a much-debated topic. Read More »
Screen Addiction Is Taking a Toll on Children
July 15, 2015
Excessive use of computer games among young people in China appears to be taking an alarming turn and may have particular relevance for American parents whose children spend many hours a day focused on electronic screens. Read More »
Diabetes Takes a Toll on the Brain
July 14, 2015
Having Type 2 diabetes is associated with greater impairment of blood flow to the brain and a sharper decline in mental acuity compared with nondiabetic people of similar age and health status, even over a two-year period, researchers report. Read More »