New warning about cardiac risk with antispychotic drugs

From WebMD, there is a warning out about a cardiac risk with newer antipsychotic drugs, including one I'm on, Seroquel.

The article says that there was a known risk with the older antipsychotic drugs but the same warning should be applied to the newer drugs too.

Article here.

to neuro again

off to the neurologist yet again tomorrow. Will probably have my meds switched around again and that's it.

sigh.

probably gonna watch The Dark Knight on the way when I'm not napping.

cool health tech: Rechargeable Heated Insoles Keep Your Toes Warm

I know for me, personally, my toes are always cold. I often joke that I could be walking barefoot in the Sahara and my toes would still be useable as an alternative for blue ice.

I know that with a lot of chronic health issues, circulation isn't the best and I'm not the only one with cold toes.

It's a bit expensive, but I think this is brilliant.


From CoolestGadgets:

If these are comfortable, they are by far the greatest invention ever created. No one likes their toes to be frozen and once they get that way, it’s hard for them to thaw. Then you’re stuck with cold feet most of the day. That is unless you manage to sneak a space heater into your workplace. That won’t really help you while you’re outside either though. If you are spending the day in the snow with your kids, you could enjoy warm toes, even if the rest of you is frozen.

The insoles have embedded rechargeable batteries and keep the insoles at 98.6 degrees (Fahrenheit). It will run for up to eight hours with a full charge. Which is plenty of time for you to freeze in the snow. The lithium-ion cells are said to be undetectable and could be recharged plenty (up to 500 times). To charge these up you’ll need an AC adapter. The insoles come in both men and women’s sizes and they are sadly just a bit pricey. For a pair of these it will cost you $99.95 from Hammacher and Schlemmer.

Getting Sleep, Even With a Headache

The Headache and Migraine Blog has little known ways to help you get some sleep.

Peppermint

I've heard quite often that peppermint has helped some with their headaches, and according to a new study talked about here on Discovery News, it is supposed to help IBS also. I bought some essential oil earlier and it helped a tiny bit. How about you? Have you had any experiences with products containing peppermint that worked better than others?