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Vermont Town Tries New Solution to Curb Drunk Driving |
| Wednesday, December 27, 2006 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Our Psychology
Typically, there is a rise in drunk driving related fatalities around the holidays. People, even those who would usually never drink and drive, travel to spend time with loved ones and friends, have a... more
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Janssen Invega Approved! |
| Wednesday, December 20, 2006 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
ROCKVILLE, Md., Dec. 20 -- The FDA today approved Invega (paliperidone) for treatment of acute schizophrenia. Althoughthe drug c... more
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High Schoolers' Worst Nightmare a Powerful Brain Stimulator |
| Wednesday, December 20, 2006 By Blog Meister |
Category: Speech & Language
Students doth protest reading Shakespeare too much, methinks, as new research from the University of Liverpool has shown that reading works of the Bard produces positive brain activity along the lines... more
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Public Schools Look to Join in the Spotlight |
| Wednesday, December 20, 2006 By Blog Meister |
Category: College Life
Administrators at some public universities across the country are not content with being second tier, and major changes are underway to boost performance and attract more high-ranking high sch... more
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High Schoolers' Worst Nightmare a Powerful Brain Stimulator |
| Wednesday, December 20, 2006 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Parenting
Students doth protest reading Shakespeare too much, methinks, as new research from the University of Liverpool has shown that reading works of the Bard produces positive brain activity along the lines... more
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Female Service Members PTSD Linked to Sexual Trauma |
| Tuesday, December 19, 2006 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Stress
Dr. Diane Castillo, coordinator of the Women's Stress Disorder Treatment Team in the Albuquerque-based New Mexico Veterans Affairs Health Care System, presented research at a psychiatric symposium spo... more
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Young Adults Opting out of ADHD Treatment |
| Monday, December 18, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Millions of members of the so-called "ADD Generation," or those who came of age during the explosion of ADHD diagnoses and medications occurring over the last fifteen years, are now reaching adultho... more
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Young Adults Opting out of ADHD Treatment |
| Monday, December 18, 2006 By Blog Meister |
Category: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Millions of members of the so-called "ADD Generation," or those who came of age during the explosion of ADHD diagnoses and medications occurring over the last fifteen years, are now reaching adult... more
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NIDA Head Tackles Addiction |
| Monday, December 18, 2006 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Addiction
For their final issue of the year, entitled "Who's Next?," Newsweek profiled a number of personalities to watch in 2007. Individuals were selected from various fields. For the representative from the ... more
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Classroom Simulator Training Gains Ground |
| Monday, December 18, 2006 By Blog Meister |
Category: Behavior/Conduct Disorders
The idea of new teachers honing their student management skills in front of a flat screen filled with virtual schoolkids seems like a stretch, but such technology is gaining credibility as a viabl... more
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Public or Private? College Applicants Consider the |
| Friday, December 15, 2006 By Blog Meister |
Category: Parenting
Everyone involved in any way with the college application process knows that rising prices show no sign of slowing down. Despite the fact that student aid has increased at a level exceeding that of ... more
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Panel Outlines Radical Overhaul of American Education |
| Friday, December 15, 2006 By Blog Meister |
Category: Classroom Issues
Most with a cursory knowledge of America's place in the global economy realize that we are in the midst of an expanding labor crisis: outsourcing and globalization, far from political buzzwords, a... more
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FDA Set to Add to Antidepressant Warnings, Allow Emotion to Sway Policy |
| Thursday, December 14, 2006 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Depression
It seems all but a certainty that the FDA will proceed forward with its plan to add to the existing black box warning on SSRI class antidepressants. After hearing testimony and deliberating yesterday,... more
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Grand Rounds, Vol. 3 No. 12 |
| Tuesday, December 12, 2006 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Our Psychology
We've been blogging in earnest for quite a while now. While it seems much more recently, it was six months and over 400 posts ago that we last hosted Grand Rounds. It's surprising how much has chang... more
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Students with Mental Illness Face Unique Challenges on Campus |
| Monday, December 11, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Bipolar Disorder
The transitions between adolescence and adulthood, living at home and working toward independence, pose extreme challenges for every incoming college student. But these issues only further compoun... more
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Sleep Problems Hamper Recovery From Alcoholism |
| Monday, December 11, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
Sleep disorders are but one of the many physical ailments resulting from dependence on and abuse of alcohol. By disrupting the brain's chemical functions, excessive amounts of alcohol can irrepa... more
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New Mothers Much More Susceptible to Mental Illness |
| Friday, December 08, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Parenting
Beyond the well-publicized post-partum depression phenomenon, recent mothers are exponentially more likely than others to suffer from bouts of severe mental illness. A new study, performed in ... more
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Students with Mental Illness Face Unique Challenges on Campus |
| Friday, December 08, 2006 By Blog Meister |
Category: College Life
The transitions between adolescence and adulthood, living at home and working toward independence, pose extreme challenges for every incoming college student. But these issues only further compo... more
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Grand Rounds Reminder |
| Friday, December 08, 2006 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Our Psychology
We just wanted to remind all those medical bloggers and appreciators of medical blogging out there that Grand Rounds, the weekly round-up of the best med-blogging on the web, will be appearing in ... more
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OTC Drug Abuse Soaring, New Study Says. History May Provide Another Lesson |
| Friday, December 08, 2006 By Blog Meister |
Category: Parenting
Information published in the December issue of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine shows that teens in California have been abusing over-the-counter cough medications in increasingly la... more
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Insurance Parity Legislation Passes Important Vote in Ohio Senate |
| Thursday, December 07, 2006 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Our Psychology
This week, the Ohio State Senate passed a powerful bill that would ensure parity of coverage for mental health claims to those with health insurance in the state. Passing by a wide margin of 26 – 5, t... more
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OTC Drug Abuse Soaring, New Study Says. History May Provide Another Lesson |
| Wednesday, December 06, 2006 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Addiction
Information published in the December issue of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine shows that teens in California have been abusing over-the-counter cough medications in increasingly la... more
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New PSA Campaign Begins with Focus on Younger Americans |
| Tuesday, December 05, 2006 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Our Psychology
A new $1 million public service campaign sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration began running spots on both television and radio today. The new campaign, entitled "... more
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Grand Rounds Returns! |
| Tuesday, December 05, 2006 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Our Psychology
This week's edition of Grand Rounds has been posted at The Antidote. There's a whole slew of great medical writing to check out, so be sure to stop by. We're also happy to announce that next week G... more
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Advertising Again Under Scrutiny Regarding Children's Health |
| Monday, December 04, 2006 By Blog Meister |
Category: Parenting
The U.S.'s largest organization dedicated to children's health, the American Academy of Pediatricians, has taken off the gloves in a new policy statement regarding advertising to children. Much of the... more
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