Medtech companies that have ever gone toe-to-toe with regulators let out a cheer this year when two from their ranks won significant battles versus FDA. In June, Electromedical Products International Inc., a maker of cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) devices,...
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The Rise of Cranial Electrotherapy
Cranial Electrotherapy devices have been used in psychiatry practice for years. Recently the FDA announced that it plans to approve cranial electrotherapy stimulation, the simple handheld medical device currently cleared to treat depression, anxiety, and insomnia. The...
FDA to Reclassify CES
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has agreed to propose approval and reclassification of cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) devices for the treatment of insomnia, depression, and anxiety. In a document to be published tomorrow, the FDA says it is...
What’s Up Doc Comics
Let's get physical, physical/I wanna get physical/Let's get into physical/Let me hear your body talk/Your body talk/Let me hear your body talk."--- Olivia Newton-JohnPhysicality is an important facet of who we are. We often say there's nothing more important than our...
Why Medicating is a Temporary Fix for Poor Sleep and How CES Can Help Me Sleep Better
Have you already tried many of the standard pharmaceutical methods known to western medicine to re-establish normal sleeping patterns without success? Have you found yourself asking: How come my medications no longer help me sleep, or help me go to sleep? What can I...
Surgeons vs. Chiropractors, A Crack-Up Comparison
Oh my achin' back! Won't someone please lend a hand? Have you considered surgery at the hands of one of our hands-on professionals? They are, after all the elite of the medical profession.Presented by a Healthy Living Professor of Comics - Larry Paros
Your Introduction to Surgery and Your First Close Shave
The language of health care got you down? Not to worry. Go behind the words. A little bit of sugar helps the medicine go down in this tongue-in-cheek series from educational comics by Larry Paros. This is the third column from our third book. Enjoy!
Medical Mumbo Jumbo Fun
Engaged in a meaningful conversation with your Doctor, but can't understand a word he's saying? There's no need to feel badly. You need to learn some mumbo jumbo.
Doctor This with Healthy Living Comics
Please have a seat; the doctor will be with you shortly. He's come a long way etymologically, from the Latin docere, doctum, "to lead or teach." Our first doctors were teachers — learned men who had mastered a particular field of study, an accomplishment we recognize...
Manufacturers of Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation (CES) Devices in the United States
There are currently three major manufacturers of cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) in the United States: 1).The CES Ultra; 2). EPI, Electromedical Products International; and 3). The Fisher-Wallace Stimulator. All fall under the regulation of the FDA (Food and...