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Autism, Schizophrenia Share a Common Genetic Root |
| Monday, December 22, 2008 By editor |
Category: Parenting
A recent study draws a clear developmental link between autism and schizophrenia, suggesting that the same inborn irregularities in early fetal development may be responsible for these and other neuro... more
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E-Prescribing Incentives Start With New Year |
| Friday, December 19, 2008 By editor |
Category: Medication Info
Despite a veto from President Bush, Congress recently passed a bill that utilizes Medicare payments to encourage doctors to e-prescribe. The bill, which comes into effect on January 1st, is an elegant... more
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Enhanced Therapy Effective for Eating Disorders |
| Wednesday, December 17, 2008 By editor |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
Eating disorders, those chronic body-image afflictions notoriously resistant to all forms of treatment, may have met their (therapeutic) match: a newly published study concludes that an enhanced versi... more
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Diets Differentially Impair the Brain |
| Tuesday, December 16, 2008 By editor |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
Many popular diets promise a miracle plan that will allow you to lose weight without health consequences. A study by Dr. Kristen D’Anci, published recently in Appetite, complicates these “... more
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Early Screenings Crucial for Alzheimer's Patients |
| Friday, December 12, 2008 By editor |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
No one can diagnose Alzheimer’s with a quick blood or eye test. Its proof won’t be found in one’s gums, saliva or resting heart rate. But advocates and experts have begun to push for... more
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Happiness Shown Contagious Through Social Networks |
| Thursday, December 11, 2008 By editor |
Category: Our Psychology
The increasing interconnectedness of the modern world has encouraged psychologists to view each mind not as a self-contained island but as a malleable piece of a social network. The study of networks ... more
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College-Aged Americans Not Seeking Treatment |
| Friday, December 05, 2008 By editor |
Category: Our Psychology
The most expansive study of young America’s mental health status has been released. And the numbers, sure to surprise almost no one, aren’t pretty. Nearly half of Americans have the opport... more
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Media Overexposure Related to Many Health Problems |
| Wednesday, December 03, 2008 By editor |
Category: Parenting
No parent, guardian or school system aspires to raise a horde of “couch potatoes”, and a new academic review of 173 media-centered behavioral health studies tells us exactly why. Long-held... more
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Antidepressants Linked to Baby Heart Problems |
| Wednesday, December 03, 2008 By editor |
Category: Medication Info
Approximately one in seven women suffers from depression during pregnancy, and many of these women take a class of antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Some doctors ... more
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Low Childhood IQ Raises Risk of Mental Disorders |
| Tuesday, December 02, 2008 By editor |
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Video Therapy Compared to Office Visits |
| Tuesday, November 25, 2008 By editor |
Category: Our Psychology
Head trauma can damage any number of mental functions, but the amazing adaptability of our brains means that therapy and practice can often restore what was lost. Dr. Richard Goldstein had a hunch tha... more
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Effects of ADHD Stimulants on Kids Still Uncertain |
| Thursday, November 20, 2008 By editor |
Category: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
New research appears to contradict the popular perception that the powerful stimulants currently prescribed to treat ADHD pose developmental risks to children and adolescents. The issue will undoubted... more
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Ginkgo Biloba and Growth Hormone Disappoint |
| Thursday, November 20, 2008 By editor |
Category: Medication Info
As Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) research progresses, promising treatment methods surface periodically to give older generations hope. While it would be a much greater pleasure to report on a miracul... more
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Gulf War Syndrome Is Not A Mental Illness |
| Tuesday, November 18, 2008 By editor |
Category: Stress
The fact that thousands of American military men and women who’d served in Operation Desert Storm suffered from similarly debilitating neurological symptoms in the years following their return i... more
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PTSD Heightens Post-Heart Event Mortality Rates |
| Thursday, November 13, 2008 By editor |
Category: Stress
Post-traumatic stress does not only stem from personal tragedies, accidents and natural disasters. PTSD may also emerge after one’s body undergoes a great physical strain like that caused by &ld... more
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Autistic Symptoms Visible In Infant Play Patterns |
| Wednesday, November 12, 2008 By editor |
Category: Parenting
An intriguing new study claims that clear behavioral symptoms of autistic spectrum disorders may be detected within a child’s first year of life and that they may be personified by the most inno... more
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Depression, Anxiety Linked to Pre-Term Delivery |
| Friday, November 07, 2008 By editor |
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Nearly every expectant mother subject to the stresses and hormonal changes of pregnancy will go through a period of ultra-sensitive emotions, expectations and anxieties. Mental health conditions in ne... more
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Combination Treatments Effective For Anxious Teen |
| Thursday, November 06, 2008 By editor |
Category: Parenting
TOL maintains a healthy skepticism regarding the medication of young children and its untested effects on their neurological development. But a large-scale, government-sponsored National Institute of ... more
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Caffeine Impairs Fetal Growth |
| Wednesday, November 05, 2008 By editor |
Category: Parenting
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Experts: Restrict Off-Label Prescriptions |
| Thursday, October 30, 2008 By editor |
Category: Medication Info
The act of recommending certain medications for uses other than those for which they've been approved by the FDA is a longstanding practice. Doctors may, working from their own experience, prescribe d... more
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More Bad News On Chantix |
| Wednesday, October 29, 2008 By editor |
Category: Medication Info
Pfizer’s purported anti-smoking wonder drug Chantix continues to draw fire from medical professionals and non-profit patient advocacy groups as the FDA considers revising their already-severe wa... more
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Mind Slows as Neuron Sheaths Degrade |
| Saturday, October 25, 2008 By editor |
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Overeating Resembles Drug Addiction |
| Friday, October 24, 2008 By editor |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
Descriptions of overeaters as “food addicts” should no longer be treated as metaphor. A new study examining the patterns of compulsive consumption and its aftermath among the obese demonst... more
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Education, Work May Reduce Alzheimer's Effects |
| Wednesday, October 22, 2008 By editor |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
Alzheimer’s disease acts by diminishing or eliminating the millions of neuro-connections that make up our working minds. The process occurs gradually and its early symptoms may seem like nothing... more
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Brain Scan Predicts Reaction to Antidepressant |
| Thursday, October 16, 2008 By editor |
Category: Medication Info
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