Trauma is Often at the Root of Sex Addiction, Experts Claim
Sue Silverman had been a sex addict since her teenage years, a byproduct of being molested by her father from the age of 4 onward. After numerous affairs, she lost a husband, felt oppressing shame and struggled for years to rein in her addiction. Ten years later, she is in recovery from her addiction and wrote a book on the subject as a way to heal and help other people deal with their own trials.
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Talking is Still Needed to Treat Depression
Psychiatrists say talk therapy along with medication is best
For doctors and researchers who treat and study depression, and for the people who are just trying to get better, the relationship between antidepressants and psychotherapy is a complicated one.
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Relax, Panic Attacks Can Be Treated
The success rate is about 90 percent for those who seek treatment
You can be driving through a tunnel, riding in a plane, going up in an elevator, shopping in Bloomingdale’s or even asleep when it hits. Suddenly, your palms get sweaty, your heart starts pounding, you’re sweating and shaking, your chest hurts and it feels like you’re being smothered. You become dizzy, start hyperventilating—now you’re going numb, you know you’re going crazy, you’re dying!
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Now Only Health Worries
With passage of 9/11 health law, Mt. Sinai docs and patients are no longer concerned about money
The World Trade Center Health Clinic at Mount Sinai Medical Center has been treating the first responders of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks for almost a decade. But it wasn’t until earlier this year that the doctors who run the program could look to the future and know that they would be able to continue caring for the people who are still suffering from the horrible events of that day.
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Hearts Aflutter
By Fred Cicetti
Q. Whenever I drink a little too much wine, I find that I wake up at night and my heart seems to race for a while. Can wine do that?
A. The short answer is yes. But first, it sounds as if you haven’t told a doctor about this. You should—immediately. What you’re describing could be atrial fibrillation. The risk of atrial fibrillation increases with age, particularly after 60.
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Ants in Your Pants
If you can’t stop twitching in bed, you may have restless leg syndrome
You’ve had a long, hard day and now it’s time to settle into the comfort of your bed and feel the cool sheets on your skin. You wait and wait, and still can’t get to sleep. Now your legs are doing the mambo. You may be suffering from a condition known as restless leg syndrome (RLS).
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Spiraling Away the Pain
A different technique for battling pain
Arthur Jaffe uses the spiral techniques on a patient.
Arthur Jaffe is a modern medicine man practicing a mixture of Eastern and Western philosophies to cure muscle pain.
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COMMUNITY HEALTH EVENTS
By Karen Zheng
The Mount Sinai School of Medicine has multiple community events promoting health and well-being coming up in August.
There is a community breast health education and screening program on Monday, August 8, from 12 to 3 p.m. at 212 E. 106th St., between Second and Third avenues. Drop-in support groups for women coping with breast cancer will take place on Mondays, 5:30 to 7 p.m. and Wednesdays, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 16 E. 98th St. 1B (Bell #30). Group crafts and yoga sessions will be available Wednesdays; for more information, contact 212-987-3053. Mount Sinai is also holding a greenmarket every Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 99th Street and Madison Avenue, during which choosing sweets, monitoring salt intake, building a healthy plate and screening for blood pressure will be discussed.
Treating Allergies, Naturally
Herbs can sometimes work better than medications
By Alan Krawitz
For thousands of city residents who suffer from watery eyes, sneezing, coughing, wheezing and other debilitating symptoms that can accompany seasonal, environmentally-based allergies, prescription medications are not always the answer.
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Healthy Alternatives for the Grill
Fruits and other unexpected grilling options for outdoors and in
While a self-made dinner can significantly cut calories, lighting up an apartment-friendly grill instead of a frying pan can do it best. With some minor tweaking, a summer meal can be more than high-fat burgers and sweet marinades. Foods that aren’t typically cooked outdoors, like tempeh and pineapple, can be grilled to heart-healthy perfection with just minimal effort. “Being healthy doesn’t mean you have to compromise taste,” said Vladimir Grinberg, owner of East Village restaurant The Organic Grill.
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