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Nigeria, key to wiping out polio in Africa, makes gains (Reuters)
Categorie : Mental HealthReuters - Nigeria, seen as the key to wiping out polio in Africa, has made impressive gains against the disease in the year since religious leaders backed vaccination, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. ...
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Kids born via IVF mostly faring well into adulthood (Reuters)
Categorie : Mental HealthReuters - Young adults who were conceived through in-vitro fertilization are doing as well as the average young American as far as physical health, though their rates of certain psychological problems appear elevated, a new study finds. ...
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Keeping clean and healthy with cow dung and urine (AFP)
Categorie : Mental HealthAFP - "God resides in cow dung," says Kesari Gumat, as he walks through his laboratory where researchers mix bovine excreta with medicinal herbs and monitor beakers of simmering cow urine. ...
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Europe's football venues ill-prepared for heart attacks (AFP)
Categorie : Mental HealthAFP - Many top European football stadiums are poorly equipped to handle spectator heart attacks, according to a study released Wednesday. ...
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Fury as Brussels authorises GM potatoes (AFP)
Categorie : Mental HealthAFP - The European Commission on Tuesday approved the cultivation of genetically-modified potatoes, prompting an angry response from environmental campaign groups and two EU member governments. ...
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EU authorises GMO potatoes (AFP)
Categorie : Mental HealthAFP - The European Commission on Tuesday approved the cultivation of genetically-modified potatoes, but environmentalists and some European ministers slammed the so-called "frankenfoods". ...
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Workplace Wellness Programs Work (HealthDay)
Categorie : Mental HealthHealthDay - TUESDAY, March 2 (HealthDay News) -- Workplace wellness programs help employees lose weight and reduce their risk of heart disease, a new study shows. ...
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Health Tip: Help Prevent Indigestion (HealthDay)
Categorie : Mental HealthHealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Indigestion may be the upshot of overeating or gobbling up too much food that "disagrees" with you. ...
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Hysterectomy for bleeding may cause urinary woes (Reuters)
Categorie : Mental HealthReuters - Women who undergo a hysterectomy to treat heavy menstrual bleeding may have higher rates of urinary tract problems over the long term than those treated with the contraceptive device Mirena, a new study suggests. ...
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Senators: Lift ban on gays donating blood (AP)
Categorie : Mental HealthAP - The time has come to change a policy that imposes a lifetime ban on donating blood for any man who has had gay sex since 1977, 18 senators said Thursday. ...
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"Hearts And Minds" Education Program Launched: On Average, People With Mental Illness Live 25 Years Less Than Other Americans
Categorie : Mental HealthThe National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has launched a new health education program to promote sound "mind and body" health practices among individuals who live with serious mental illness. The "Hearts and Minds" initiative takes aim at risk factors like high blood pressure, high cholestero ...
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Prepared Patient: Need Help With Your Mental Health?
Categorie : Mental HealthEven after she left her alcoholic, abusive husband behind, Patrice, a nurse in Florida, couldn't summon the energy to keep her house straight, couldn't sleep. Gaia, a children's book author in Oregon, found herself crying uncontrollably and couldn't focus. She felt hopeless without knowing why... ...
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Florida Faces Fight Over Medicaid Reform Expansion; In Kansas, Cuts Hurt A Mental Health Clinic
Categorie : Mental HealthFlorida's Agency for Health Care Administration may broaden that state's Medicaid-reform pilot program to include 19 more counties to save more than $58 million by requiring Medicaid beneficiaries enroll in managed-care plans, Health News Florida reports. "Such an expansion could affect 375,000 peo ...
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University Of Queensland Research Uncovers How Antidepressants Actually Work
Categorie : Mental HealthResearchers at UQ's Queensland Brain Institute have uncovered how antidepressants stimulate the brain to improve a person's mood. They have discovered the class of drugs that increase levels of a neurotransmitter known as 'norepinephrine' triggers neurogenesis - the growth of new neurons - in a br ...
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Belief In A Caring God Improves Response To Medical Treatment For Depression
Categorie : Mental HealthResearch suggests that religious belief can help protect against symptoms of depression, but a study at Rush University Medical Center goes one step further. In patients diagnosed with clinical depression, belief in a concerned God can improve response to medical treatment, according to a paper in ...
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SAMHSA And Ad Council To Launch Mental Health Campaign For The African American Community
Categorie : Mental HealthOfficials from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the Ad Council and the Stay Strong Foundation will unveil a national public service campaign designed to raise awareness of mental health problems among young adults in the African American community... ...
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Corcept Therapeutics Initiates A Phase 1 Study Of Its Lead Selective Cortisol Receptor (GR-II) Antagonist -- CORT 108297
Categorie : Mental HealthCorcept Therapeutics Incorporated (NASDAQ: CORT), a pharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of drugs for the treatment of severe metabolic and psychiatric disorders, has begun dosing in the Phase 1 study of its next-generation selective cortisol receptor (GR-II) antagonist, C ...
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Obecure Is Granted Methods And Composition Patents Covering Adjunctive Use Of Betahistine To Mitigate Weight Gain Associated With Olanzapine
Categorie : Mental HealthObecure Ltd., a subsidiary of Bio-Light Israeli Life Science Investments Ltd. (TASE:BOLT), has received notice of allowance from the US Patent Office for its two key patent applications covering methods of use and compositions covering the use of betahistine with olanzapine for the mitigation of the ...
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APA Deputy Medical Director Testifies To The APA's Support Of America's Military
Categorie : Mental HealthAPA Deputy Medical Director Annelle Primm, M.D., testified before the House Committee on Veterans Affairs hearing today on appropriate treatment for Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Dr... ...
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U.S. Senate Urgently Needs To Extend 'Medicaid Match' In Economic Recovery Legislation
Categorie : Mental HealthAt a special briefing for Congressional staff, former Connecticut lieutenant governor Kevin Sullivan testified for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) on the need for federal action to address the growing mental health crisis in states... ...
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