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After One Week, Autistic Man Rescued Alive from Woods
Keith Kennedy, 25, was found alive after being lost for a week in the woods of Wisconsin. He had...
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VA to Warn Veterans about Chantix’s Suicidal Effects
Pfizer’s Chantix is once again in the center of attention
but not in a good way, following the...
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PTSD Haunts One in Eight 9/11 Survivors
The September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center appeared to have left one in eight...
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Teva’s Azilect Proves Efficient in Slowing Parkinson’s Disease
Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd. announced on Monday
results of Phase III study, called...
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Sleep Apnea Patients May Suffer Memory Loss
People with sleep apnea are more likely to suffer brain
injury and disrupted memory and thinking,...
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St. John’s Wort Not Efficient for ADHD
St. John’s
wort is no better than a placebo in treating attention-deficit hyperactivity
disorder,...
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FDA: Epilepsy Drugs to Carry Suicidal Behavior Warnings Soon
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced it is working on adding new labels to 11...
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VA Staffer Involved in Email Scandal Testifies
Norma Perez, an employee with the post-traumatic stress
disorder program at the Olin E. Teague...
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FDA to Probe Drugs Supposedly Connected to Cancer Cases
The Food and Drug Administration will begin studies to find out if there is any connection between...
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Low Birth Weight and Prematurity May Raise Baby’s Risk for Autism
Infants born before term and underweight, especially baby-girls are twice as likely to develop...
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ADHD in Adults Translates into Nearly 1 Month of Work Lost Yearly
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is not only affecting
children but also adults and their...
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Troops To Be Treated for Free by Private Therapists
As the U.S.
military is short on therapists, thousands of private counselors have decided
to...
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Sleep Apnea Puts People at Risk for Heart Trouble while Flying
People suffering from obstructive sleep apnea are more
likely to experience higher psychological...
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FDA Warns Over Two Drugs’ Birth Defects Risks
The FDA issued a new alert on Friday, warning the
doctors about the risk of first-trimester...
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Marijuana Use Results in Heart Attack and Stroke As Well
Just days after a White House Office of National Drug
Control Policy report revealed that teen...
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Gene Therapy Found to Slow Progression of Fatal Brain Condition
An experimental gene therapy had positive effects in slowing
the progression of Batten disease, or...
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Court Hears More Claims Linking Thimesoral in Vaccines to Autism
The
parents of two 10-year-old boys who believe that a mercury-based preservative,
thimesoral,...
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Mental Illness Translates in Billions in Lost Earnings for the US
Mental illnesses became not only a national problem, but they also cost Americans at least $193...
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Adopted Children at Risk of Developing Mental Health Problems
University of Minnesota
researchers assert that adolescents adopted as infants are twice as likely...
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Autistic Kids Have High Chances of Having Mentally Ill Parents
A comprehensive study of Swedish medical records has turned out an interesting conclusion which may...
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Anti-Psychotics Use in UK and US Kids on the Rise, Research Warns
New research warns on American children being six times more
likely to be dosed with...
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Report: Employees Fired at Texas Mental Hospitals over Abuse
Disciplinary records on medical employees working at Texas’s 10 state mental
hospitals reveal that...
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Children at High Risk of Delusion and PTSD after Intensive Care
Nearly one in three children admitted in pediatric intensive
care units (PICU) will have...
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Deep Brain Stimulation Shows Promise in Treating Depression
Deep brain stimulation could become a useful way to treat
depression and obsessive-compulsive...
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New Test to Detect Sleep Apnea before Surgery
Anesthesiology researchers from University of Toronto have come to the aid of people suffering from...
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AHA: Heart Tests for All Kids before Starting ADHD Treatment
Children suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity
disorder (ADHD) should get a cardiac...
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Boulder County: 3 Students Arrested in Prescription Drug Trade
Boulder police arrested three
female students at Nevin
Platt Middle
School Thursday after...
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Floridians Have Access to Cheaper Health Insurance
State House members in Florida have passed a bill that would require all health insurance policies...
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Study Says Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Are Depressed
An independent study released Thursday by the Rand Corp.
reveals that 20 percent of military...
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FDA Reviews Two Transplant Drugs over Rare Disorder Risk
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it is
reviewing data involving a link between two...
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Specials
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No Note, No Struggle in Suicide Model Case
Russian Vogue cover girl Ruslana Korshunova who committed
suicide by diving from her Manhattan...
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Underage Drinkers Given Alcohol by Adults
A new government survey based on 158,000 teens ages 12 to 20
found there are about 10.8 million...
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FDA: J&J’s Psoriasis Drug Might Raise Cancer Risk
Johnson & Johnson’s experimental drug, ustekinumab appears
to be effective in treating...
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Leonardo DiCaprio to Play Nolan Bushnell in “Atari”
Being an actor must be very interesting. You get to have
multiple personalities without worrying...
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"Green Our Vaccine" Takes Jim Carrey to a March
Wednesday, Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy along with other
national autism advocacy groups...
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US Watchdog Group Calls for FDA to Ban Food Dyes
A U.S.
watchdog group is pushing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to ban the use
of eight...
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Maryland Zoo Euthanized Ailing Giraffe
Gretchen, a 22-year-old giraffe, was one of the Zoo’s attractions thanks to its inquisitive nature...
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Minnesota: Autistic Boy Not Allowed Inside Church
The parents of a severely autistic 13-year-old boy in
Bertha, Minnesota,
are facing a restraining...
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VA Staffer’s E-Mail Calls for Fewer PTSD Diagnoses
An employee with the post-traumatic stress disorder program at
a medical facility for veterans in...
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Politicians Share Personal Alzheimer’s Woes
In an attempt to make the Congress more aware of the catastrophic
consequences of Alzheimer’s...
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Report Warns on Serious Mental Problems in Teens Using Pot
Marijuana is one of the world’s most commonly used illegal drugs. There are approximately 300...
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Survey: Disordered Eating Behaviors Common among US Women
An online survey conducted by SELF Magazine and the University of North Carolina’s School of...
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Report: Mental Disorders Affect 1 in 5 War Veterans
The latest research into the consequences of the Iraq or Afghanistan
war concluded that 300,000 of...
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Comedy for a Good Cause: Autism
Comedy and autism seem to have nothing in common at a first
glance. But things can change if...
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Autism Group Offended by Big Brother Contestant
National autism advocacy group Autism United, led by its executive director John Gilmore, is...
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Music
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Lou Reed Gets Satellite Radio Show on Sirius
According to Sirius Satellite Radio, American rock and roll singer-songwriter Lou Reed is getting...
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Britney Still Separated from Sons
Pop singer Britney Spears did not regain permission to visit sons Sean Preston and Jayden James...
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Heidi Klum Offers To Help Britney Spears
"Project Runaway" host and model Heidi Klum is the latest celebrity to speak out on...
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Britney Spears Teaches Dance Lessons To Kids, Not Her Own
Britney Spears, who hasn’t seen her two kids in six weeks already, had a blast teaching children...
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Britney’s Family Keeps Close After Her Hospital Release
After all the drama caused by Britney Spears’ early release from the hospital, the troubled...
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Watch Out, Britney Was Released!
Former pop star Britney Spears has been released from the UCLA Medical Center today after nearly a...
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Britney Spears Held For Another Two Weeks At UCLA
Britney Spears will spend 14 more days in the psychiatric ward
at UCLA Medical Center,
according...
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James Spears Named Britney’s Temporary Conservator
On Friday James Spears and his lawyer, Andrew Wallet, were
named conservators of the Britney...
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Britney's Family Blasts Dr. Phil McGraw
The spokeswoman for Britney Spears' family appeared this morning on the “Today” show blasting Dr....
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Britney Spears Released From The Hospital
According to the media reports, the troubled pop diva
Britney Spears was released from the...
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People
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Steve-O Under Medical Watch, Charged With Cocaine Possession
Jackass star Steve-O was charged with felony cocaine possession,
and was hospitalized for the...
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Skinny Minny Nicky Hilton Dismisses Weight Loss Rumors
The quieter of the Hilton sisters took advantage of her fashion show Tuesday night to discuss the...
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Papa Spears' Legal Control over Daughter Continues
Troubled pop star Britney Spears has not regained control over her affairs. Los Angeles Court...
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Lynne Spears: Lutfi Brainwashed My Daughter
Lynne Spears accuses the dubious Sam Lutfi, self-declared
manager and friend of Britney Spears, of...
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Britney's Mom and Pop Still in Charge
Britney Spears failed to regain control of her finances Monday as a court ruled that father Jamie...
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Brain Surgery Allows Woman To Listen Sean Paul’s Music Again
After years of suffering numerous, unpredictable epilepsy seizures triggered by Sean Paul’s music,...
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Mary-Kate Olsen Hospitalized With Kidney Infection
Young Hollywood actress Mary-Kate Olsen was rushed to the emergency room in New York on Monday with...
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Hunter Tylo's Teenage Son Drowns
The 19-year-old son of soap star Hunter Tylo died in a swimming pool accident last week.
Michael...
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Colin Farrell, The Father Behind the Wild Man
Rebellious actor Colin Farrell made a heartwarming confession this week, revealing that his...
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Chris Benoit Was Overprescribed Steroids
Professional wrestler Chris Benoit, who killed his wife and son and then committed suicide earlier...
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Lisa Nowak Sheds Monitoring Bracelet
Lisa Nowak, the former astronaut,
who was accused of attacking and attempting to kidnap a love...
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Lisa Nowak Pleads Not Guilty
Former STS-121 astronaut Lisa Nowak pleaded not guilty for reasons of temporary insanity, during a...
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Lily Allen Takes It Out On Winehouse, Bush
Lily Allen has been banned from the US and she’s venting that frustration by verbally bashing...
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