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Zambia Trying Hard to Tackle Crisis in Mental Health Care

... look for new initiatives and programmes targeting mental health care in their public health services. But ...d wildness or organic brain syndromes, any kind of mental disorder plaguing the country. Divorce, substance addiction, unemployment, even extreme religious be...

Koreans in Canada Feel Put Down by Subtle Racism

...rks that are hard to pin down is more dangerous to mental health than overt discrimination, according to a ...cans indicates that while racism does affect their mental health, it has a greater effect on their physical health than it does on victims of prejudice who ar...

Pregnancy and Alcohol - a Dangerous Cocktail Warns BMA Scotland

...viduals affected by these disorders. These include mental health problems, disrupted school experience, alcohol and drug addictions. Healthcare professionals also need to find ways to get the message across to expectant mothers that consuming alcohol can cause irreversible harm to their unborn child. Peop...

Iowa to Receive Grant Funding for Youth Suicide Prevention, Early Intervention

...bstance abuse prevention, addictions treatment and mental health services delivery systems....

'Man's Best Friend' Could Be a Useful Companion in Overcoming Depression

... greater life satisfaction and better physical and mental health. Linda Dano, Support Partners: Canine Companions spokesperson, has personally experienced the benefits a dog can have in helping to manage depression. "As someone who has always been a dog-owner, my Lhasa apsos, Mo and Charlie, became more i...

New Findings in Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein

... done crucial progress in understanding Fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP), laying the groundwork... Fragile X syndrome, the leading inherited form of mental retardation is mainly caused by a mutation in the FMR1 gene on the X chromosome, leading to the loss...

Prison Healthcare Under Strain as Overcrowding Crisis Worsens, Warns BMA

...e, while specialist services designed to deal with mental health and drug addiction problems are badly stret...at lead prisoners to offend and re-offend, such as mental health and drug addiction problems. Dr Clare Jenkins, the Chairman of the BMAs Civil and Public Se...

Mental Illness Foremost Reason for Absenteeism

...or cause of concern as most of them are related to mental health. Stress, depression, anxiety were the main mental health problems due to which people abstained from work. A study conducted by the Chartered Instit...

Improved Meningitis Vaccine for Africa Expected to End Deadly Scourge

...o 20 percent left with permanent problems, such as mental retardation, deafness, epilepsy, or necrosis leading to limb amputation. The most prominent groups of meningococci are A, B, C, Y, and W135. While groups A, B, and C are responsible for the majority of cases worldwide, group A causes deadly, explos...

Flush Water Pipes to Reduce Lead Contamination Risk, Schools Told

...ul. In children under 6, it can delay physical and mental development and spark slight deficits in attention span and learning abilities. In adults, side effects include kidney problems or high blood pressure.Previously, schools and daycares were expected to flush their pipes once weekly. Health Minister ...

Bush Administration Allows Returning Soldiers to Disintegrate, Say Critics

... veterans are finding it evermore difficult to get mental health treatment because military insurance is cut... Roughly one-third of returning soldiers seek out mental health counseling in their first year home. They are among the 9.1 million people covered by Tricare...

Hospitals in Older Cities Close Down, Blacks Worst Affected

...cted. The Detroit area already has a shortage of mental health beds, and the 25 to 30 at the DMC's Detroit Receiving Hospital are "at full capacity," Carter said. Both Detroit Receiving and Henry Ford hospitals have busy emergency departments that will be hard-pressed to treat all of Riverview's 30,000 ...

Inadequate Sleep may Affect a Persons Diet.

... his or her physical health, emotional well-being, mental abilities, productivity and performance. Recent studies associate lack of sleep with serious health problems such as an increased risk of depression, obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Experts recommend that adults get between seven and ...

Simple Test to Predict People Who may Develop Dementia Within Six Years

...ion. Lead study author Dr. Deborah E. Barnes, a mental health researcher at SFVAMC, says that the new index is the bedside version of a longer, more technically comprehensive best test, which is 88 per cent accurate. According to researchers, the test can be conducted in a clinical setting such as a do...

Yoga to Be Scientifically Tested as Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain

...oga offers a combination of physical exercise with mental focus that may make it a suitable therapy for the treatment of low back pain. If the trial shows yoga to be effective then this low-cost treatment will have a considerable impact in the quality of life of patients with back pain," the BBC quoted Pro...

A Milky Alternative to Alzheimer Drug

...dicine showed a small but important improvement in mental functioning. This was experience by people who do not carry the Alzheimer's gene called ApoE4. This improvement was seen in half of the 150 people tested with the new alternative. The milkshake drug Ketasyn follows the principle that when someone f...

Bengal Teenager to Participate in World Oncology Camp

...s cancer camp is primarily targeted to enhance the mental strength amongst cancer patients in the world....

Researchers Have Developed Computerized Garment to Diagnose Mental Illness

...ed garment that they say can help doctors diagnose mental illnesses like mania, depression and schizophrenia . The high-tech garment is packed with sensors that monitor the heart, breathing rate, blood pressure, skin temperature, body movements and posture, reported online edition of the Daily Mail. It ...

Medical Students Get Poor Quality Sleep

... his or her physical health, emotional well-being, mental abilities, productivity and performance. Recent studies associate lack of sleep with serious health problems such as an increased risk of depression, obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes....

The Long Wait ... Dying for Lack of Kidneys

...d death are not based on brain death -- the end of mental activity -- but on cardiac arrest, because body parts are seen as part of the personality or soul. One answer to organ drought would be to get people to opt out of donorship rather than to opt in - or register as a donor. Under this system, body pa...

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