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Project coordinator slams VNS study – Part 2

When the FDA evaluated clinical trials on vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) for depression, they were presented with written reports. Susan Ricketts,...

Project coordinator slams VNS study - Part 1

The device manufacturer swears it’s effective. The FDA approved it. But is there any evidence for vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) for treatment...

Is guilt robbing your good? Part 2

Guilt is the scourge of our emotional body. Guilt kills, robs and maims our happiness. It lies in wait, partnered with shame, in the shadows of our...

Melancholy, Introspection, or Depression

This doesn't happen to everyone. But for those of us with a melancholic temperament, it will often come out of nowhere. Others tell us to "...

Music for Morale

New Year resolutions bring with them expectations of not only achievement but also hope for being different. Aspirations for change or lifestyle...

Longevity ponders our place in the galaxy and solstices

—A brief, somewhat technical, trip through our planet’s motion, touching on periodicity, camels, prehistoric U.S. Indians and death...

The dark side

Drapes closed, phone on silent, messages stacking up, curled up in the middle of the bed with a pillow over your head, unable to dredge up energy...

Comic relief; how to lighten the mood during dark days and challenging times

For most of us, for the most part, life is probably pretty good, overall. Somewhat, anyway. Every so often, however, sullen moods, dark or negative...