Past Issues
Outside in, Inside out
WellnessOptions Journal Volume 1 - Internal health matters
Innovations
January 2018 announcements of health and medical innovations kick off the New Year in a hopeful note. They also highlight the importance of further research in order to advance health and clinical applications. Four examples are explained in this WellnessOptions theme issue.
Gut feeling
Emerging evidence shows that gut microbes regulate the development and functioning of the brain, impacting emotion and behaviour, health and disease. Disturbance in gut microbiota and dysfunctional gut barrier can affect physiological, behavioural, cognitive, and memory functions of the brain.
Traumatic stress
When our faith in our world, our sense of security, normalcy, and integrity is damaged, the experience can be traumatic. Memory
Some memories are engraved… Special Edition for Medical…
Medical students who practice a wellness lifestyle are more likely to rate it as relevant and to counsel patients on it. As such, the benefits of medical student wellness go beyond individual student to the society at large.
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) causes brain damage, leading to lifelong problems. The causes, effects, and treatments for FASD are examined. Other topics include: shingles, probiotics, and the risks of mixing prescription drugs, food, and herbal medicine.
The war on HIV/AIDS
How can HIV/AIDS researchers keep up hope when their target keep mutating frequently for thirty years? Why is it so difficult to produce a vaccine? Are there any new treatment approaches? What directions vaccine and treatment research are heading?