New Study Used Worms to Manage Autism Behavior

Published December 13, 2013

New Study Used Worms to Manage Autism Behavior
Doctors at Montefiore Medical Center in New York conducted a study that may possibly add to the treatment of the disorder – the use of parasitic intestinal worms known as whipworms (Trichuris suis). Researchers recruited 10 well-functioning adults with …
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Cocaine Addiction: Patient Behavior Predicts Treatment Success
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona — The combination of a key neuroimaging biomarker and behavioral factors is a strong multimodal predictor of successful response to treatment for cocaine dependence. … System and distinguished professor in drug and alcohol abuse …
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Carolinas HealthCare physician coordinated psychiatrists' response to Sandy …
Carolinas HealthCare is building a behavioral health hospital in Davidson and operates the former county-owned behavioral health center on Billingsley Road. But Santopietro said … “But we only treat about 40 percent of the people with mental illness …
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