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Alcohol Warnings Ignored by Teens |
| Thursday, July 12, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
A study published in the July 2007 issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health has found that teens pay little attention to alcohol warning messages in print ads. The study, conducted at Brigham Youn... more
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Addiction, Mental Health Screenings Play Important Role in Preventative Care |
| Thursday, July 12, 2007 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Primary Care Physicians
Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a release detailing the progress of the Medicare Physician Group Practice Demonstration, a large-scale exercise begun over two ye... more
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Alumni Donations Less Than Altruistic |
| Wednesday, July 11, 2007 By Blog Meister |
Category: College Life
In a report that will come as no surprise to those who decry the "legacy" policy pervading so many of our most highly esteemed universities, researchers found that alumni giving to an un... more
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NCLB, School Choice and Segregation |
| Wednesday, July 11, 2007 By Blog Meister |
Category: Legal issues/rights
All parties agree, in principle, that the professed aims of the No Child Left Behind Act are commendable and worthy of our time and money: equal education opportunities for all American students b... more
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Cerebral Palsy Linked To Stressed Moms |
| Wednesday, July 11, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Stress
The July 11th issue of The Journal of Neuroscience has published a study which found that chronic mild stress can be a risk factor for an unborn child in developing cerebral palsy. Cerebral pals... more
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Economist Nash Addresses APA on Evolution of Mental Illness |
| Wednesday, July 11, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Schizophrenia
Psychiatric News reported this week on a speech that John Nash gave at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. Nash's speech was remarkable not just for his controversial speculati... more
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Smoking Addiction Can Begin With First Cigarette |
| Wednesday, July 11, 2007 By Blog Meister |
Category: Adolesence
The very first puff of a cigarette can change your life. This isnot just propaganda from overprotective parents. According to a studyin this month's issue of Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medic... more
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Researchers Continue to Learn From Williams Syndrome |
| Wednesday, July 11, 2007 By Blog Meister |
Category: Special Needs
Ask a person with Williams Syndrome what the symptoms are, and you might hear about elfin facial features, poor spatial reasoning, and heart problems. What you will undoubtedly hear is a staggering ... more
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Stress, Genetics Foster Behavioral Problems |
| Wednesday, July 11, 2007 By Blog Meister |
Category: Behavior/Conduct Disorders
According to a recent study performed by psychologists at Rutgers University and published in the latest issue of the journal Psychological Science, physical tendencies passed from parents to childre... more
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Stress, Genetics Foster Behavioral Problems |
| Tuesday, July 10, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Parenting
According to a recent study performed by psychologists at Rutgers University and published in the latest issue of the journal Psychological Science, physical tendencies passed from parents to ... more
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Obese More Likely to Survive Heart Attack |
| Tuesday, July 10, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
Although being obese is one of the contributing factors of heart disease, some scientists now say that the extra weight can actually help obese people survive heart attacks better than their thinner c... more
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Food Addiction Explored as a Possible Root of Obesity |
| Tuesday, July 10, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
At a recent conference for dietary specialists sponsored by Yale University's Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, experts debated a concept that, while not quite new, has lately recieved a heig... more
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Pfizer's Smoking Cessation Drug Shows Promise for Treating Alcoholism |
| Tuesday, July 10, 2007 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Addiction
A study using laboratory rats has demonstrated that the FDA-approved smoking cessation drug varenicline, marketed by Pfizer as Chantix, also may help alcoholics reduce alcohol dependance and consumpti... more
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Soldiers Agree on the Need for Mental Health Services |
| Monday, July 09, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Stress
Repeated press mentions of the poor state of mental health care in the American military have attracted public attention, but a recent Canadian study is the first to survey service members the... more
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Researchers Continue to Learn From Williams Syndrome |
| Monday, July 09, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Our Psychology
Ask a person with Williams Syndrome what the symptoms are, and you might hear about elfin facial features, poor spatial reasoning, and heart problems. What you will undoubtedly hear is a staggering qu... more
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Insomnia Closely Related to Depression, Anxiety |
| Monday, July 09, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Stress
Though the nature of the equation varies throughout test groups, individuals reporting chronic sleep problems are significantly more likely to suffer from concurrent cases of mood disorders, and lon... more
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AADT's Session Wrap-Up |
| Monday, July 09, 2007 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Our Psychology
Welcome back from a long and meandering week of vacations and sun! We did our best to keep up and keep folks informed of all the mental health news coming down the pipe. There were reports released ad... more
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Pre-existing Disorders Linked With Violence in Schizophrenia |
| Monday, July 09, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Schizophrenia
A new study has linked violence in patients suffering with schizophrenia with pre-existing disorders, such as childhood conduct problems. The study, which adapted data from the Clinical Antipsychotic ... more
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Research Highlights the Neurology of Addiction |
| Friday, July 06, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
In the ongoing search for preventative measures and effective treatment addressing drug addiction, researchers often focus on our central organ, that most directly affected by substance abuse. T... more
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Smoking Addiction Can Begin With First Cigarette |
| Friday, July 06, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
The very first puff of a cigarette can change your life. This is not just propaganda from overprotective parents. According to a study in this month's issue of Archives of Pediatric and Adol... more
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Unfortunate News on Dietary Efficiency |
| Friday, July 06, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
Can't decide which of the innumberable diets, advertised or improvised, will best serve your general wellness and weight-loss needs? In order to simplify the choice, we can report with con... more
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Stanford Team Finds Hippocampus to Play Important Role in Depression |
| Friday, July 06, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
According to a new study at The Stanford University School of Medicine, depression may be triggered by changes in the part of the brain known as the hippocampus. Using an innovative new imaging techni... more
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More Evidence Disputes Suicide, Antidepressant Link |
| Friday, July 06, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Primary Care Physicians
In October of 2003, the FDA, faced with tragic anecdotal evidence and sensing a potential PR emergency, accepted the results of one study as sufficient to place a startling warning on antidepressant m... more
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Spanish Hotel Smashes Stress |
| Friday, July 06, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Stress
The powers that be at NH Hotels recently decided that their Acala, Spain, location was due for a little makeover. So this time, the NH Alcala hotel chose to go for a more conventional and cost-effec... more
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Kids Not Learning Proper Nutrition |
| Thursday, July 05, 2007 By Blog Meister |
Category: Eating Healthy/ Eating Disorders
Reports on (and solutions to) the ever-expanding waistlines of new-generation Americans command a large swath of current multi-media health coverage. Why do our overweight children continue to grow ... more
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