Mental Health News
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Prescription For Heart Health: Positive Thinking
Optimism is good for heart health, at least among men, a new study shows. University of Rochester Medical Center researcher Robert Gramling, M.D., D.Sc., found that men who believed they were at lower-than-average risk for cardiovascular disease actually experienced a three times lower incidence of death from heart attacks and strokes. The data did not support the same conclusion among women.
Medical News Today – Jul 15, 2008 11:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Optimism is good for heart health, at least among men, a new study shows. University of Rochester Medical Center researcher Robert Gramling, M.D., D.Sc., found that men who believed they were at lower-than-average risk for cardiovascular disease actually experienced a three times lower incidence of death from heart attacks and strokes. The data did not support the same conclusion among women.
Medical News Today – Jul 15, 2008 11:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Incorrectly Cleaved Protein Leads To Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a disease that strikes an average of 4000 Belgians every year. The causes of this psychiatric disorder are not yet clear. But now, VIB researchers connected to the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven have discovered that a disturbed cleavage of the Nrg-1 protein lies at the basis of the development of the disease. Greater understanding of this molecular process is a first step toward improved diagnosis and more effective treatment of schizophrenia and other related disorders.
Medical News Today – Jul 15, 2008 09:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Schizophrenia is a disease that strikes an average of 4000 Belgians every year. The causes of this psychiatric disorder are not yet clear. But now, VIB researchers connected to the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven have discovered that a disturbed cleavage of the Nrg-1 protein lies at the basis of the development of the disease. Greater understanding of this molecular process is a first step toward improved diagnosis and more effective treatment of schizophrenia and other related disorders.
Medical News Today – Jul 15, 2008 09:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Increased Suicide Risk Associated With Visual Impairment
An increased risk of suicide may be associated with visual impairment, perhaps due to its indirect negative effect on health, according to an article released on July 14, 2008 in the Archives of Opthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives Journals. Visual impairment is irreversible and may be caused by various eye conditions that have additional psychosocial and health effects.
Medical News Today – Jul 15, 2008 07:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
An increased risk of suicide may be associated with visual impairment, perhaps due to its indirect negative effect on health, according to an article released on July 14, 2008 in the Archives of Opthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives Journals. Visual impairment is irreversible and may be caused by various eye conditions that have additional psychosocial and health effects.
Medical News Today – Jul 15, 2008 07:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Cultural factors can affect depression: study
Being aware of cultural differences should help doctors better diagnose depression in Chinese and other East Asian patients, who tend to emphasize physical complaints and minimize psychological symptoms, researchers suggest.
Canoe.ca – Jul 15, 2008 12:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Being aware of cultural differences should help doctors better diagnose depression in Chinese and other East Asian patients, who tend to emphasize physical complaints and minimize psychological symptoms, researchers suggest.
Canoe.ca – Jul 15, 2008 12:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Vision loss tied to suicide, study finds
Visual impairment alone does not significantly increase the risk of suicide, but it does seem to do so when it is associated with poor health, according to a report in the Archives of Ophthalmology.
MSNBC.com – Jul 14, 2008 9:27 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Visual impairment alone does not significantly increase the risk of suicide, but it does seem to do so when it is associated with poor health, according to a report in the Archives of Ophthalmology.
MSNBC.com – Jul 14, 2008 9:27 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Efforts Offer Substance Abuse And Mental Health Treatment To American Indian Youth, Diabetes Management Education To Blacks
The following highlights recent efforts and initiatives that seek to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities. Bemidji, Minn.: The White Earth Band of Chippewa will soon begin the development of a substance abuse and mental health treatment center for American Indian youth, the AP/St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
Medical News Today – Jul 14, 2008 12:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The following highlights recent efforts and initiatives that seek to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities. Bemidji, Minn.: The White Earth Band of Chippewa will soon begin the development of a substance abuse and mental health treatment center for American Indian youth, the AP/St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
Medical News Today – Jul 14, 2008 12:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Senate, House Reach Agreement On Policy Framework For Mental Health Parity Legislation
The House and Senate have reached an agreement on the policy framework for legislation that would require employers and health insurers to cover mental illnesses at the same level as physical illnesses, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Medical News Today – Jul 14, 2008 08:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The House and Senate have reached an agreement on the policy framework for legislation that would require employers and health insurers to cover mental illnesses at the same level as physical illnesses, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Medical News Today – Jul 14, 2008 08:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Fitness may slow Alzheimer brain atrophy: study
Getting a lot of exercise may help slow brain shrinkage in people with early Alzheimer's disease, a preliminary study suggests.
Canoe.ca – Jul 14, 2008 12:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Getting a lot of exercise may help slow brain shrinkage in people with early Alzheimer's disease, a preliminary study suggests.
Canoe.ca – Jul 14, 2008 12:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The loss of play
It's summertime -- so where are all the kids?
Canoe.ca – Jul 13, 2008 12:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
It's summertime -- so where are all the kids?
Canoe.ca – Jul 13, 2008 12:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Scientists unlock Alzheimer's riddle
London scientists have discovered a way to detect Alzheimer's disease with brain scans, a breakthrough that could lead to earlier diagnosis of the degenerative disease that strikes thousands of Canadians annually.
Canoe.ca – Jul 12, 2008 12:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
London scientists have discovered a way to detect Alzheimer's disease with brain scans, a breakthrough that could lead to earlier diagnosis of the degenerative disease that strikes thousands of Canadians annually.
Canoe.ca – Jul 12, 2008 12:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
