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A technique Michael Jackson reportedly used to prolong his youth is showing promise as a way to boost the effectiveness of a natural cancer remedy. An environment of pure oxygen at three-and-a-half times normal air pressure adds significantly to the effectiveness of a natural compound already shown to kill cancerous cells, researchers at the University of Washington and Washington State University recently reported in the journal Anticancer Research.
Children who received 40 1-hour sessions of hyperbaric oxygen over 4 weeks realized significant improvements across a number of different outcomes measures, such as receptive language, social interaction, stereotyped behaviors, and hyperactivity. Readers may be somewhat surprised to see a review of hyperbaric oxygen on this website. Obviously, this type of treatment does not fall under the purview of Clinical Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine; however, the hallmark of health/behavioral medicine psychologists is an interdisciplinary approach to treatment, as well as knowledge of available treatments across disciplines. Hence, I believe it important that psychologists are aware of this new treatment option in hyperbaric therapy. Check the end of this report to download this open access study.
