The use of NeuroStar TMS has been approved by the FDA for people with major depressive disorder who have tried at least one antidepressant medication with no satisfactory results.

During the 40-minute outpatient procedure, patients receive MRI-strength magnetic pulses which do not require anesthesia or sedation. Patients come in everyday for four to six weeks to

A study of people with diagnosed arthritis and pain in their hips and knees found wearing the bracelets reduced the amount of painkillers they needed to take, and the stronger the bracelet the greater the effect.

Edzard Ernst and colleagues from the U.K.’s Peninsular Medical School, Exeter and Plymouth, say in the British Medical Journal that the one-time cost of the bracelets, at $70 to $120 Cdn, compares well with the cost of taking

You have come to an article in the Healthy Body section of JaredStory.com, a suicide prevention and awareness site. Having a Balance of Healthy Spirit, Mind, Body, Family, Finances and Society is essential to every human being. Take one of these balances out of your life and you’ll be traveling on a broken wheel. As an example: Healthy body – What happens when you don’t feel well, especially over a period of time? Does your family suffer, can you work, play, or volunteer for anything? Before long your world seems to fall apart and “stinkin thinkin” begins

MEDICAL CONTROVERSY

People with osteoarthritis in hips, knees find pain relief with magnetic bracelet: study

Magnetic bracelets can help ease the pain of osteoarthritis of the hip and knee, British researchers said yesterday. In a 12-week study of nearly 200 sufferers, people who wore a standard-strength magnetic bracelet reported having less pain than those who wore weaker or nonmagnetic bracelets. “We found evidence of a beneficial effect of magnetic wrist bracelets on the pain of osteoarthritis of the hip and knee,” Professor Edzard Ernst of the Peninsula Medical School in Plymouth, southern England, said in a report

Study on Using Magnets to Treat Pain Surprises Skeptics
A small trial raises hope, but it is not the last word
By Lawrence K. Altman, M.D

No one was more skeptical about using magnets for pain relief than Dr. Carlos Vallbona, former chairman of the department of community medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.

So Dr. Vallbona was amazed when a study he did found that small, low intensity magnets worked, at least for patients experiencing symptoms that can develop years after polio.

Dr. Vallbona had long been fascinated by testimonials about magnets from his patients, and even