More and more students are taking ‘smart pills’ to help boost their results in exams — but are they safe, asks Tariq Tahir in ‘The Times Online’.
Gemma is a recent Oxford University graduate. As a student of experimental psychology, she wrote three essays a week, in addition to spending 40 hours in lectures and labs. [...]
Two million Americans are addicted to cocaine or other types of stimulants. Breaking free from this kind of addiction is a formidable task. The March 2009 issue of the Harvard Mental Health Letter outlines current treatment options for stimulant addiction and looks at how a vaccine might offer some aid.
Psychotherapy remains a mainstay of treatment. [...]
Practice recommendations to diagnose and treat excessive daytime sleepiness in the family practice setting are reviewed in an article published in the March 1 issue of American Family Physician.
“About 20 percent of adults in the United States report a level of daytime sleepiness sufficient to interfere with daily activities, and excessive daytime sleepiness is the [...]