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Health

Kids with ADHD Taking Meds Do Better in School

Kids with ADHD Taking Meds Do Better in School

Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder who are treated score higher on math and...
» read full story April 27th, 2009 - 21:29
Parents Have One More Reason To Worry About: Video Gaming

Parents Have One More Reason To Worry About: Video Gaming

A study by the National Institute on Media and the Family and Iowa State University concludes that...
» read full story April 22nd, 2009 - 14:12
ADHD Kids Much Less Consistent in Their Response Times

ADHD Kids Much Less Consistent in Their Response Times

New research published in the journal Child Neuropsychology suggests that children with...
» read full story March 27th, 2009 - 15:39
Eli Lilly’s Symbyax Gets FDA Approval for Treatment-Resistant Depression

Eli Lilly’s Symbyax Gets FDA Approval for Treatment-Resistant Depression

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Eli Lilly’s Symbyax, a combination of...
» read full story March 23rd, 2009 - 20:25
More Mentally Ill Adults Cared for in Nursing Homes

More Mentally Ill Adults Cared for in Nursing Homes

According to a report from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid prepared for The Associated...
» read full story March 23rd, 2009 - 14:03
Cephalon’s Narcolepsy Drug Provigil Could Be Addictive

Cephalon’s Narcolepsy Drug Provigil Could Be Addictive

Cephalon’s narcolepsy drug Provigil, highly used as a so-called “smart drug” by...
» read full story March 18th, 2009 - 15:02
Premature Babies More Prone to Autism

Premature Babies More Prone to Autism

  According to a new study published Wednesday in the Journal of Pediatrics, children who are...
» read full story January 30th, 2009 - 14:20
ADHD Medication May Cause Hallucinations

ADHD Medication May Cause Hallucinations

Children taking medications for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder may experience...
» read full story January 27th, 2009 - 14:32
Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder May Have Common Genetic Causes

Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder May Have Common Genetic Causes

A new study on the link between bipolar disorder and schizophrenia has found evidence that the...
» read full story January 16th, 2009 - 12:20
Report: Half Of Young Adults Have A Mental Health Disorder

Report: Half Of Young Adults Have A Mental Health Disorder

Nearly half of US youths suffer from a psychiatric disorder, from alcohol dependency to...
» read full story December 02nd, 2008 - 14:30
Radio Host Involved In Drug Company Commercial Interests

Radio Host Involved In Drug Company Commercial Interests

Senator Charles Grassley, the Iowa Republican who for over a year has been leading an investigation...
» read full story November 21st, 2008 - 23:27
Ginkgo Biloba No Good To Prevent Alzheimer’s

Ginkgo Biloba No Good To Prevent Alzheimer’s

Ginkgo biloba has been used medicinally for thousands of years. Today, it is one of the top...
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 13:57
Rainy Climates, A Factor In Triggering Autism?

Rainy Climates, A Factor In Triggering Autism?

Autism is a brain development disorder that occurs in children, generally, before turning 3 and is...
» read full story November 05th, 2008 - 15:05
Rain and Autism Linked: Counties with More Rainfall Have Higher Autism Rates

Rain and Autism Linked: Counties with More Rainfall Have Higher Autism Rates

The results of a new study confirm the findings of a controversial 2006 paper entitled “Does...
» read full story November 05th, 2008 - 13:40
Combined Therapy Is The Best Cure For Disabling Anxiety

Combined Therapy Is The Best Cure For Disabling Anxiety

A government-financed study, which tracked nearly 500 patients for several months in treatment,...
» read full story October 30th, 2008 - 21:28
One in Seven Female US Vets Reports Sexual Trauma

One in Seven Female US Vets Reports Sexual Trauma

A report released Tuesday at a medical conference in San Diego by the VA’s National Center for...
» read full story October 29th, 2008 - 13:45
WHO Is Concerned About Mental Health Worldwide

WHO Is Concerned About Mental Health Worldwide

The World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned that the global financial crisis may contribute to...
» read full story October 10th, 2008 - 22:08
WHO Says 450 Million Suffer From Mental Illnesses

WHO Says 450 Million Suffer From Mental Illnesses

October 10 is the annual World Mental Health Day and this year’s conference revealed some shocking...
» read full story October 10th, 2008 - 21:09

Giving Emphasis To Mental Illnesses

Today, a mental health campaign was launched to raise awareness of mental illness and is addressed...
» read full story October 10th, 2008 - 17:36
Safer Prenatal Test To Detect Down Syndrome

Safer Prenatal Test To Detect Down Syndrome

Researchers found a safer method to diagnose Down’s syndrome and several other genetic disorders, a...
» read full story October 07th, 2008 - 14:47
Cases Of Asthma And PTSD After 9/11 Terrorist Attacks Increase

Cases Of Asthma And PTSD After 9/11 Terrorist Attacks Increase

Cases of asthma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are rampant among people who experienced...
» read full story September 12th, 2008 - 13:21
More Asthma And PTSD Cases Among Sept. 11 Attacks Witnesses

More Asthma And PTSD Cases Among Sept. 11 Attacks Witnesses

Seven years after the terrorist attacks on the New York’s Twin Tours the health of hundreds of...
» read full story September 11th, 2008 - 14:45
Scientists Claim Measles Vaccines Are Safe, No Autism Link

Scientists Claim Measles Vaccines Are Safe, No Autism Link

Scientists with the Mailman School of Public Health Center for Infection and Immunity at Columbia...
» read full story September 05th, 2008 - 20:09
Scientists Fail To Find MMR Vaccine - Autism Link

Scientists Fail To Find MMR Vaccine - Autism Link

Scientists with the Mailman School of Public Health Center for Infection and Immunity at Columbia...
» read full story September 04th, 2008 - 17:59
Children With Older Dads Are More Likely To Develop Bipolar Disorder

Children With Older Dads Are More Likely To Develop Bipolar Disorder

Kids born to fathers older than 30 stand a higher chance of developing bipolar disorder, Swedish...
» read full story September 03rd, 2008 - 13:42
Older fathers Are More Likely To Have Children With Bipolar Disorder

Older fathers Are More Likely To Have Children With Bipolar Disorder

Older fathers are more likely to have children with bipolar disorder, a mental illness also known...
» read full story September 02nd, 2008 - 14:00
FDA Approves Prestwick's Drug for Huntington Disease

FDA Approves Prestwick's Drug for Huntington Disease

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday approved tetrabenazine, marketed by Prestwick...
» read full story August 16th, 2008 - 21:04
Can Medication Replace Talk Therapy?

Can Medication Replace Talk Therapy?

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore found that...
» read full story August 05th, 2008 - 14:49
Can Estrogen Relieve Psychotic Symptoms In Women With Schizophrenia?

Can Estrogen Relieve Psychotic Symptoms In Women With Schizophrenia?

Estrogen combined with standard antipsychotic drugs could relieve symptoms of schizophrenia in...
» read full story August 05th, 2008 - 13:27
Newly Revealed Genetic Secrets Will Help Fight against Schizophrenia

Newly Revealed Genetic Secrets Will Help Fight against Schizophrenia

Researchers at the University of Washington say they've found specific gene variations linked to...
» read full story July 31st, 2008 - 16:06
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U.S.

Radio Host Was Involved In Drug Company Commercial Interests

Radio Host Was Involved In Drug Company Commercial Interests

Senator Charles Grassley, the Iowa Republican who for over a year has been leading an investigation...
» read full story November 24th, 2008 - 11:25
Florida Teen Broadcasted His Suicide Live

Florida Teen Broadcasted His Suicide Live

An American teenager killed himself and broadcasted the scene live to the shock of the entire...
» read full story November 24th, 2008 - 11:13
Gulf War Syndrome Is Real, Congress-Backed Panel Concludes

Gulf War Syndrome Is Real, Congress-Backed Panel Concludes

A research carried out by a scientific panel mandated by the Congress has reached the conclusion...
» read full story November 18th, 2008 - 13:43
Kids Who Kill, an Extremely Worrying Phenomenon Nowadays

Kids Who Kill, an Extremely Worrying Phenomenon Nowadays

Vincet Romero, 29, and Timothy Romans, 39, of San Carlos, Ariz., were found fatally shot on...
» read full story November 12th, 2008 - 14:18
Veterans Day Celebrated on November 11

Veterans Day Celebrated on November 11

Both a federal holiday and a state holiday in all states, Veterans Day, a day dedicated to the...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 16:30
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Specials

National Eating Disorder Awareness Week Is Here!

National Eating Disorder Awareness Week Is Here!

February 23 opens the National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, an entire week dedicated to eating...
» read full story February 23rd, 2009 - 14:32
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome May Be Linked to Childhood Trauma

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome May Be Linked to Childhood Trauma

Children who are exposed to sexual, physical or psychological abuse are more likely to develop...
» read full story January 07th, 2009 - 15:18
Radio Host Continues to Be Investigated for Drug Companies Ties

Radio Host Continues to Be Investigated for Drug Companies Ties

Dr. Fred Goodwin, a popular radio host of the NPR program, “The Infinite Mind,” has reportedly...
» read full story November 24th, 2008 - 14:23
Florida Teen Broadcasted His Suicide Live, Online

Florida Teen Broadcasted His Suicide Live, Online

An American teenager killed himself and broadcasted the scene live to the shock of the entire...
» read full story November 23rd, 2008 - 17:56
Talk Therapy Plus Antidepressant - Best Treatment For Child Anxiety

Talk Therapy Plus Antidepressant - Best Treatment For Child Anxiety

Separation anxiety, social phobia and generalized anxiety in children can be effectively treated...
» read full story October 31st, 2008 - 14:05
B Vitamins Do Not Block Mental Decline in Alzheimer’s Patients

B Vitamins Do Not Block Mental Decline in Alzheimer’s Patients

Alzheimer’s patients given high-dose vitamin B supplements to decrease levels of homoceyteine saw...
» read full story October 15th, 2008 - 16:15
Genetic Test Could ID Down Syndrome, Safer than Current Tests

Genetic Test Could ID Down Syndrome, Safer than Current Tests

Pregnant women may find out whether their baby is likely to be born with Down syndrome or other...
» read full story October 07th, 2008 - 15:47
Mental Health Bill Gets Congress Approval

Mental Health Bill Gets Congress Approval

Two days ago, legislation that requires private insurers to provide equal benefits for mental...
» read full story September 24th, 2008 - 21:17
Around 70,000 Developed Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder after 9/11

Around 70,000 Developed Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder after 9/11

A new study by the World Trade Center Health Registry claims that the 9/11 terrorist attack led to...
» read full story September 11th, 2008 - 22:55
Underage Drinkers Given Alcohol by Adults

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...
» read full story June 27th, 2008 - 14:46
Politicians Share Personal Alzheimer’s Woes

Politicians Share Personal Alzheimer’s Woes

In an attempt to make the Congress more aware of the catastrophic consequences of Alzheimer’s...
» read full story May 15th, 2008 - 10:53
Report Warns on Serious Mental Problems in Teens Using Pot

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...
» read full story May 10th, 2008 - 11:06
Report: Mental Disorders Affect 1 in 5 War Veterans

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...
» read full story April 18th, 2008 - 10:21
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World

Michael Savage Continues Autism Discussion, Maintaining His Point of View

Michael Savage Continues Autism Discussion, Maintaining His Point of View

When you have the opportunity to inform people on certain subjects, the worst thing to do is to...
» read full story July 22nd, 2008 - 11:57
Josef Fritzl’s Wannabe Redemption

Josef Fritzl’s Wannabe Redemption

Josef Fritzl claims the media only told its side of the story by just presenting the facts and not...
» read full story May 07th, 2008 - 16:39
Lawsuit against Veterans Affairs Begins

Lawsuit against Veterans Affairs Begins

Although the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs insists it has done a lot to improve healthcare...
» read full story April 22nd, 2008 - 12:11
State Offers Settlement To Families Of The Va. Tech Victims

State Offers Settlement To Families Of The Va. Tech Victims

The state is offering a settlement to the families of the Virginia Tech slaughter of...
» read full story March 25th, 2008 - 14:18
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Music

Britney’s Family Keeps Close After Her Hospital Release

Britney’s Family Keeps Close After Her Hospital Release

After all the drama caused by Britney Spears’ early release from the hospital, the troubled...
» read full story February 07th, 2008 - 14:39
Watch Out, Britney Was Released!

Watch Out, Britney Was Released!

Former pop star Britney Spears has been released from the UCLA Medical Center today after nearly a...
» read full story February 06th, 2008 - 23:32
Britney Spears Held For Another Two Weeks At UCLA

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...
» read full story February 04th, 2008 - 11:52
James Spears Named Britney’s Temporary Conservator

James Spears Named Britney’s Temporary Conservator

On Friday James Spears and his lawyer, Andrew Wallet, were named conservators of the Britney...
» read full story February 02nd, 2008 - 11:19
Britney's Family Blasts Dr. Phil McGraw

Britney's Family Blasts Dr. Phil McGraw

The spokeswoman for Britney Spears' family appeared this morning on the “Today” show blasting Dr....
» read full story January 09th, 2008 - 19:53
Britney Spears Released From The Hospital

Britney Spears Released From The Hospital

According to the media reports, the troubled pop diva Britney Spears was released from the...
» read full story January 06th, 2008 - 01:14
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Science

Study: Ginkgo Biloba No Good To Prevent Alzheimer’s

Study: Ginkgo Biloba No Good To Prevent Alzheimer’s

Ginkgo biloba has been used medicinally for thousands of years. Today, it is one of the top...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 08:00
Causes of Human Depression Studied in Mice

Causes of Human Depression Studied in Mice

One of the most common and mysterious mental illnesses, depression, might have found an explanation...
» read full story July 09th, 2007 - 22:29
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Video Games

AMA Refuses to Label Video Games Addiction As Mental Disorder

AMA Refuses to Label Video Games Addiction As Mental Disorder

A proposal filed by the Maryland State Medical Society to label video games addiction as a mental...
» read full story June 26th, 2007 - 16:27
A New Psychiatric Diagnosis: Video-Games Addiction ?

A New Psychiatric Diagnosis: Video-Games Addiction ?

The addiction to video games could be labeled as a psychiatric disease according to a proposal to...
» read full story June 22nd, 2007 - 21:06
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People

“Grey’s Anatomy” Departures: Katherine Heigl, T.R. Knight

“Grey’s Anatomy” Departures: Katherine Heigl, T.R. Knight

Cast departures rumors have been swirling around medical drama “Grey’s Anatomy”...
» read full story February 11th, 2009 - 14:35
Steve-O Under Medical Watch, Charged With Cocaine Possession

Steve-O Under Medical Watch, Charged With Cocaine Possession

Jackass star Steve-O was charged with felony cocaine possession, and was hospitalized for the...
» read full story March 14th, 2008 - 11:50
Lisa Nowak Pleads Not Guilty

Lisa Nowak Pleads Not Guilty

Former STS-121 astronaut Lisa Nowak pleaded not guilty for reasons of temporary insanity, during a...
» read full story August 29th, 2007 - 17:24
Allegra, An Anorexic Heiress

Allegra, An Anorexic Heiress

Donatella Versace has decided to announce to the world that her daughter is being “consumed” by...
» read full story March 29th, 2007 - 13:07
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