Lower cholesterol doesn’t have to come from a pill. Although cholesterol drugs are in the news lately, what is getting

The finding that music therapy offers a real clinical benefit to depression sufferers comes from a review by the Cochrane Collaboration, a not-for-profit group that reviews health care issues. Although there aren’t many credible studies of music therapy for depression, the reviewers found five randomized trials that studied the effects of music therapy. Some studies looked at the effects of providing music therapy to patients who were receiving drug treatment for depression. Others compared music therapy to traditional talk therapy. In four out of five of the trials, music therapy worked better at easing depression symptoms than therapies that did not employ music, the researchers found.

Osteoarthritis, an incurable, age-related joint disease, is the most common form of arthritis. Some 21 million Americans resort to painkillers or surgery because of damaged joints every year. Osteoarthritis research has migrated from the “wear-and-tear” theory — that the disease is simply joint degeneration caused by age and use — to a belief that abnormal chemicals produced by affected joints cause them to self-destruct. Abnormal compounds in joints affected by osteoarthritis may be targets for new drug therapies. Genetics is one of the most promising avenues in osteoarthritis research. Researchers are using applications that have been successful in rheumatoid arthritis to develop new treatments for osteoarthritis.

It was in the 40’s that lithium was found to alter mood.  Since that time it has been the main method of treating Bipolar Disorder.  No other type of medication has been shown to be as effective for controlling depression, suicide thoughts, or mood changes as lithium.  It has also been showed to be effective in decreasing anger and or sudden impulse decisions.