Carol Jean Reynolds on ECT
Carol Jean Reynolds presented to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Neurological Devices Panel examining the reclassification of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) devices on January 27, 2011. These are her remarks as published in the public record of the meeting. Thank you for permitting me as well as other members of the public to provide comments at this important meeting. I would first like to applaud this Panel for coming together on a matter of critical importance to people with disabilities. I#8217;m here in my capacity as a board member of the National Council on Disability, an independent federal agency which advises the President and Congress on all issues affecting people with disabilities. I also want to let you know that I#8217;m a psychiatric survivor myself and therefore...

IDSA Diabetic Foot Infection Guidelines Suggest Multidisciplinary Team Approach Is Best
Diabetic foot infections are an increasingly common problem, but proper care can save limbs and, ultimately, lives, suggest new guidelines released by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). Poor treatment of infected foot wounds in people with diabetes can lead to lower extremity amputation, and about 50 percent of patients who have foot amputations die within five years - a worse mortality rate than for most cancers... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)div id=medwormpbiMedWorm Sponsor Message:/i/b Have a look at a href=http://www.thepsychologydaily.comThe Psychology Daily/a, the new psychology portal powered by MedWorm, with all the latest psychology news and research updated daily./p/div