Chronic pain drives many people to become addicted to pain medications. The addiction to pain medications may occur via two pathways: the analgesic pathway, and the euphoric pathway (or both). In the analgesic pathway, pain medication offers tremendous relief from...
Inflammation is classically defined as a localized tissue response in reaction to injury or destruction of tissues as a result of a variety of stimuli (e.g., infectious, chemical, mechanical, photo-electric, radiation, temperature etc.). The inflammatory process is directed at containing,...
Inflammation affects millions of people in a number of ways. Inflammation can be good for you, or bad for you. When one is dealing with an acute injury, such as a virus or a broken bone, it is good and...
Memory loss creates fear in the very core of one’s being because it threatens one’s identity, and raises the specter of losing one’s independence. Forgetfulness can be a signal that dementia is imminent, but it can also be a warning...
Yes! Over the last 20 years, ample evidence has accumulated to prove that inflammation in the body causes changes in the brain that lead to depression, anxiety, sleep problems, and memory problems. Inflammation comes from the Latin ‘inflammare’ — to set on fire. Our brain...
