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Outpost of hope in the war on Aids in Africa (Guardian Unlimited)

In a town struggling to cope with HIV, a project founded by a local doctor is offering people new hope.

Kirk asks ministers to take a walk on dark side (The Scotsman)

THE Church of Scotland is planning to train ministers to deal with evil spirits after research showed half the clergy believe they have directly encountered "Satanic" forces.

Why we're letting down both the mothers with post-natal depression and the foster carers who look after their babies (icWales)

As many as one in 10 mothers suffers from post-natal depression following the birth of a child. But despite a legal commitment for foster care to be available to help mothers who are struggling to cope, too many are being denied that statutory right.

Lighting the Darkness

CTV - Researchers are cautiously optimistic about a revolutionary made-in-Canada treatment for severe and chronic depression -- what could be called a brain pacemaker to override depression. A team at Toronto Western Hospital, which pioneered the technique ...

Outpost of hope in the war on Aids in Africa (Guardian Unlimited)

In a town struggling to cope with HIV, a project founded by a local doctor is offering people new hope.

Man found not guilty by mental defect in hammer attack on wife

Duluth News Tribune - MONTELLO, Wis. - A 71-year-old man accused of assaulting his wife with a claw hammer while she slept was found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect. Donald Gross of Montello will not go to jail, but Friday's ruling means he will have to ...

Full Social Lives May Protect Against Alzheimer's

Food Consumer - FRIDAY, April 28 (HealthDay News) -- Social networks -- such as having close friends and staying in contact with family members -- help protect against the damaging effects of Alzheimer's disease, a new U.S. study finds. "Many elderly people who have ...

Why we're letting down both the mothers with post-natal depression and the foster carers who look after their babies (icWales)

As many as one in 10 mothers suffers from post-natal depression following the birth of a child. But despite a legal commitment for foster care to be available to help mothers who are struggling to cope, too many are being denied that statutory right.

States screening for postpartum depression

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - NEW YORK - The attention goes to celebrity sufferers, such as Brooke Shields, or to grim cases in which mothers kill their children. But beyond the headlines about postpartum depression, states are making strides in raising awareness of the disorder ...

Parkinson, the Brain's Worst Nightmare Category: SOFTPEDIA NEWS ...

Softpedia - Parkinson disease is a chronic and progressive brain disorder. It occurs when neurons in a part of the brain called the substantia nigra die or are incapable of functioning. Neurons normally produce dopamine, a substance which allows coordinated ...

New Oral Polymerase Inhibitor Shows Promising Results in Chronic ...

Genetic Engineering News - VIENNA , Austria , April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- R1626, one of a new class of hepatitis C therapies called polymerase inhibitors, demonstrates an antiviral effect by achieving clinically significant viral load reductions in chronic hepatitis C patients ...

Saying goodbye to Jimmy

St. Albans Messenger - Editor’s note: Since 2001, the Jim Bashaw Cancer and Catastrophic Illness Fund has distributed $100,000 to Franklin and Grand Isle county residents who have catastrophic illnesses. The fund is named for Jim Bashaw, an inspirational Bellows Free ...

May events focus awareness on minding your health

Red Bluff Daily News - May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Jean Shackelford, Mental Health Board chair; Gerry Olsen, event chair; and Tehama County Mental Health director Ann Houghtby get some help from Mark Olsen and Jennifer Olsen. ( Daily News photo by C. Jerome Crow ...

Why we're letting down both the mothers with post-natal depression and the foster carers who look after their babies (icWales)

As many as one in 10 mothers suffers from post-natal depression following the birth of a child. But despite a legal commitment for foster care to be available to help mothers who are struggling to cope, too many are being denied that statutory right.

States Screening for Postpartum Depression

WINK TV - NEW YORK The attention goes to celebrity sufferers, such as Brooke Shields, or to grim cases in which mothers kill their children. But beyond the headlines about postpartum depression, states are making strides in raising awareness of the disorder ...

Creature comforts: Spreading word of animal-assisted therapy

Wisconsin State Journal - Toni Schriver wants to spread the word - and the healing nose nudge - of animal-assisted therapy. So Schriver, a licensed veterinarian technician at UW-Madison's School of Veterinary Medicine, is building a nonprofit organization, PAWWS to Heal ...

Health & Fitness News Briefs

Bryan-College Station Eagle - With much ado being made about actors Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes delivering their baby under the Church of Scientology's "silent birth" practice, the Rev. John Carmichael explained in an interview with beliefnet.com that the approach is little more ...

No jail time in claw hammer case

Portage Daily Register - MONTELLO — A Montello man accused of trying to kill his wife with a claw hammer while she slept was found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect Friday. While he will not go to jail, Donald Gross, 71, will have to undergo evaluation and ...

Why we're letting down both the mothers with post-natal depression and the foster carers who look after their babies (icWales)

As many as one in 10 mothers suffers from post-natal depression following the birth of a child. But despite a legal commitment for foster care to be available to help mothers who are struggling to cope, too many are being denied that statutory right.

Social Worker Looks Out For Homeless Veterans

WCCO - (AP) St. Cloud, Minn. Stephen Eisenreich's wire-rimmed glasses, along with his graying hair and mustache, give the 58-year old a professional look from the neck up. But there's something decidedly everyman about the black leather jacket and blue ...

Healing waters

Independent Record - Lauren Victoria Burke for The Billings Gazette - Army Ranger Eivind Forseth, right, talks with Ed Nicholson at Fletcher's Boat House while participating in Project Healing Waters on Monday in Washington. WASHINGTON — Sitting on the shady banks of ...

Solving the mystery of fibromyalgia

Southern Illinoisan - You go to the doctor complaining of throbbing, burning muscle pain throughout your body, overwhelming fatigue, and anxiety that makes it extremely difficult to do even the everyday things like housecleaning, playing with the kids and exercising ...

By MELISSA McEVER

Valley Morning Star - The Valley's poorest residents are often the least likely group to receive help for mental illness, health officials report. Many residents at or below the poverty level might never be diagnosed, much less treated. A new program funded by a grant ...

Life can be more strange than fiction

Citrus County Chronicle Online - Sonny Kramer and Linda Wakeman’s story began in 1982. Their lives crossed in Conroe, Texas, a small town on the outskirts of Houston, Texas. Kramer was working on a development, overseeing the construction of townhouses. Wakeman was visiting her ...

1926-1936: A new city hall rises, Depression descends and wine starts ...

Lodi News-Sentinel - Lodi's third decade as an official city was marked by optimistic growth, a new Lodi City Hall, economic wrath from the Great Depression and renewed hope in the future with the revival of the wine industry. By 1926, 20 years after the pioneer railroad ...

Why we're letting down both the mothers with post-natal depression and the foster carers who look after their babies (icWales)

As many as one in 10 mothers suffers from post-natal depression following the birth of a child. But despite a legal commitment for foster care to be available to help mothers who are struggling to cope, too many are being denied that statutory right.

Once homeless, Vietnam veteran helps others get off the street

Grand Forks Herald - ST. CLOUD, Minn. - Stephen Eisenreich's wire-rimmed glasses, along with his graying hair and mustache, give the 58-year old a professional look from the neck up. But there's something decidedly everyman about the black leather jacket and blue jeans ...

Why we're letting down both the mothers with post-natal depression and the foster carers who look after their babies (icWales)

As many as one in 10 mothers suffers from post-natal depression following the birth of a child. But despite a legal commitment for foster care to be available to help mothers who are struggling to cope, too many are being denied that statutory right.

Health fair booths offer screenings plus latest medical information

Rapid City Journal - RAPID CITY -- People attending the 24th annual Black Hills Area Health & Human Services Fair on Saturday, April 29, can expect to see the usual medical items that are used to test for high blood pressure, screen for diabetes and check cholesterol ...

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