No clinical treatment for nervous habits has been generally effective. The present rationale is that nervous habits persist because of response chaining, limited awareness, excessive practice and social tolerance. A new procedure was devised for counteracting these influences: the client practiced movements which were the reverse of the nervous habit, be learned to be aware of each instance of ...

The problem of tail biting has probably been around for as long as pigs have been raised indoors. A recent review of the literature cites mention of the problem going back as far as 1896 but reports of tail-biting first appeared in veterinary journals in the 1940's (SchroderPetersen and Simonsen, 2001). While the causes and "remedies" for tail biting are often discussed in veterinary texts, jou...

On 25th November, 1939, one Dr. A received an injection of anti-tetanic serum 500 units, for a shoe-nail bite on his heel. Almost at once he developed the following symptoms and signs:? (1) Symptoms.?Severe constricting pain across the chest, inability to breathe properly and giddiness. _ (2) Signs.?Cyanosis of the face, urticarial eruptions all over the body and weak pulse leading to a complet...

Onychophagia is defined as a chronic habit of biting nails, commonly observed in both children and young adults. This oral habit may lead to various medical and dental problems. To date, onychophagia is considered an unsolved problem in medicine and dentistry. In this paper we describe an exclusive nonpunitive fixed appliance utilizing a stainless steel twisted round wire bonded from canine to ...

N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) is a widely available nutraceutical with a variety of actions. As a precursor of cysteine and glutathione, it has antioxidant properties that may impact on mood and contribute to an effect on impulsivity and obsessive behaviour. Via its additional effect on glutamate via the cystine-glutamate exchange system, NAC has been shown to mediate impulsivity in preclinical model...

Corresponding Author: Dr. Shalini Joshi Professor, Dept. of Prosthodontics, AME's Dental College & Hospital, Raichur Karnataka, India. 584103. Contact: +918532240540 Email: [email protected]

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between 5-HTTLPR polymorphism (44-bp insertion/deletion polymorphism of serotonin transporter gene) and methylphenidate (MPH) treatment response, as well as the association between the adverse events of MPH treatment and 5-HTTLPR polymorphism in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). METHODS A total of...