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An altogether different kind of IED, although you may not always feel so. Many people think that childhood psychiatric disorders, including autism, are grossly over-diagnosed in the US. This did spring to mind when I came across a reference to “intermittent explosive disorder” and autism. Before we get into that, I received an interesting graphical presentation of ADHD in the US, from a company called Healthline; they want me to give a link on my post on Clonidine .  It shows many things including how ADHD diagnosis varies wildly by State, just as the CDC’s autism data does.  The difference is remarkable. I don’t think anybody really believes that ADHD is 3 times more prevalent in Kentucky than in Nevada.  It just shows how inconsistent the diagnosis is; perhaps you could correlate the diagnosis with the medical school attended by the doctor/psychiatrist? Back to Intermittent Explosive Disorder Intermittent explosive disorder (IED) is a behavioral disorder characterized...

Makes more sense if you have read:- Statins Part 1 Statins Part 2   For most of you Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun, or maybe the largest planet in the Solar System.   To a young boy like Monty, Jupiter is a red fire engine, normally driven by Fireman Sam . If you are a cardiologist you will have heard of the JUPITER trial . ( J ustification for the U se of Statins in Primary P revention: An I ntervention T rial E valuating R osuvastatin trial) It was a huge study looking into the possible benefits of giving statins to older people with low cholesterol.   All the 17,802 subjects had elevated levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, which is a marker for cardiac (and neuro) inflammation.   Half were given 20mg of a statin and the other half had a placebo.   The study measured their cholesterol, CRP levels and whether they later had a cardiac incident.   The group with the statin lowered their already okay LDL and triglycerides l...