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Kennedy to Enter Rehab for Addiction & Depression Treatment

WTen.com - Congressman Patrick Kennedy says he is checking himself into a rehab clinic to address renewed, "challenges with addiction and depression." In a Capitol Hill news conference, Kennedy says he realized he needed more help after an accident in which he ...

Kennedy explains car crash (Financial Times)

Patrick Kennedy, a Rhode Island congressman and scion of the Kennedy family, said on Friday he was seeking treatment for addiction to prescription pain medication after an early-morning car accident near the Capitol that he said he could not remember.

Prenatal Cocaine Exposure Not Linked To Bad Behavior In Kids (Medical News Today)

Toddlers exposed to cocaine before birth exhibit no more behavioral problems than other children their age, despite early predictions that "crack babies" would grow up to be delinquents, University of Florida researchers say.Studying 3-year-olds exposed to crack and powder cocaine in the womb and a similar group of children who were not, UF researchers found that disruptive behaviors in children

Kennedy seeks rehab after crash (BBC News)

US congressman Patrick Kennedy says he is seeking treatment for substance abuse after a car crash.

Kennedy to seek help over drugs (The Scotsman)

IN THE latest trouble to strike one of the premier political dynasties of the United States, Patrick Kennedy last night announced he was entering treatment for addiction to prescription pain medication - a decision made after a highly publicised car...

Kennedy explains car crash (Financial Times)

Patrick Kennedy, a Rhode Island congressman and scion of the Kennedy family, said on Friday he was seeking treatment for addiction to prescription pain medication after an early-morning car accident near the Capitol that he said he could not remember.

Curse of the car crash strikes the Kennedy clan once more (Independent)

Controversy over a car crash was once again swirling around the Kennedy family yesterday, amid allegations that Patrick, the Congressman son of Senator Edward Kennedy, had received favourable treatment from police after crashing his car on Capitol Hill in the small hours of Thursday morning.

Prenatal Cocaine Exposure Not Linked To Bad Behavior In Kids (Medical News Today)

Toddlers exposed to cocaine before birth exhibit no more behavioral problems than other children their age, despite early predictions that "crack babies" would grow up to be delinquents, University of Florida researchers say.Studying 3-year-olds exposed to crack and powder cocaine in the womb and a similar group of children who were not, UF researchers found that disruptive behaviors in children

Lee Berthiaume, CanWest News Service

Saskatoon Star Phoenix - OTTAWA — Margaret Trudeau has been waging a secret war for decades. Controversy has followed her ever since she married former prime minister Pierre Trudeau in 1971 at the age of 22. In the ensuing years, she became a controversial figure for her ...

Margaret Trudeau rediscovers joy after treatment for bipolar ...

680 News - OTTAWA (CP) - Margaret Trudeau says she has rediscovered joy after treatment for bipolar depression which dogged her for years, and she's urging fellow sufferers to seek help. "I have my life back after years of struggles," a radiant Trudeau told an ...

Kennedy Says He'll Enter Rehab For Addiction, Depression Treatment

WCSH - Congressman Patrick Kennedy says he's checking himself into a rehab clinic to address renewed "challenges with addiction and depression." CAPITOL HILL (AP) -- In a Capitol Hill news conference, Kennedy says he realized he needed more help after an ...

Local & State News

10 News - Kennedy says he'll enter rehab for addiction and depression treatment CAPITOL HILL (AP) — Congressman Patrick Kennedy says he's checking himself into a rehab clinic to address renewed “challenges with addiction and depression.” In a Capitol ...

Margaret Trudeau admits to years of suffering from bi-polar depression

Brooks Bulletin - OTTAWA (CP) - Margaret Trudeau says she endured bipolar depression for years and is urging fellow sufferers to step forward and seek treatment. The former wife of the late Pierre Trudeau says she tried to hide her condition even as it eroded her two ...

Melatonin Improves Mood In Winter Depression

Medical News Today - Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University(OHSU) have found that melatonin, a naturally occurring brain substance, can relieve the doldrums of winter depression , also known as seasonal affective disorder, or SAD. The study is publishing ...

Kennedy Says He'll Enter Rehab For Addition And Depression

WTKR - Congressman Patrick Kennedy says he's checking himself into a rehab clinic to address renewed "challenges with addiction and depression." In a Capitol Hill news conference, Kennedy says he realized he needed more help after an accident in which he ...

Melatonin Improves Mood In Winter Depression (Medical News Today)

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University(OHSU) have found that melatonin, a naturally occurring brain substance, can relieve the doldrums of winter depression, also known as seasonal affective disorder, or SAD. The study is publishing online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science... click link for more info.

Kennedy clan faces new trouble as scion crashes car (AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

The Kennedy clan that has cast a shadow over US politics for more than half a century was back in the news after congressman Patrick Kennedy crashed his Ford Mustang into a security barrier.

Ecstasy side-effects take six years to show through (Ormskirk Maghull and Skelmersdale Advertiser)

THE full side-effects of using ecstasy take six years to develop, according to a new study by north-west academics. Researchers at Edge Hill College, Ormskirk, found changes in users' mental state, such as depression, only emerged after long-term use.

KENNEDY SAYS HE'LL ENTER REHAB FOR ADDITION AND DEPRESSION TREATMENT

KPVI Newschannel 6 - CAPITOL HILL (AP) -- Congressman Patrick Kennedy says he's checking himself into a rehab clinic to address renewed "challenges with addiction and depression." In a Capitol Hill news conference, Kennedy says he realized he needed more help after an ...

Patrick Kennedy to seek drug treatment after car crash (AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Patrick Kennedy, heir to America's most famous political dynasty, announced he would seek treatment for medication addiction, a day after crashing his Ford Mustang into a Congress security barrier.

Melatonin Improves Mood In Winter Depression (Medical News Today)

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University(OHSU) have found that melatonin, a naturally occurring brain substance, can relieve the doldrums of winter depression, also known as seasonal affective disorder, or SAD. The study is publishing online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science... click link for more info.

Is Pat's Crash Part of Kennedy Curse?

ABC News - May 5, 2006 — The political career of Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., got off to an incredible start. He first won office in 1988 at the tender age of 21, when he was elected to the Rhode Island House of Representatives. Then, at age 26, the son of ...

Play takes journey to the dark side of the mind

SignOn San Diego - It may sound like an odd résumé for a director, but Lynx Performance Theatre's Al Germani has a skill set uniquely attuned to Sarah Kane's tortured, rhythmic play “Crave.” Lynx Performance Theatre Sixteen-year-old Sonya Bender provides one of ...

End of discussion

SignOn San Diego - LOS ANGELES – His talk-show guest died in the interview chair. Dick Cavett is flashing back to a 1971 taping of his late-night program, when organic-food guru Jerome Rodale had a heart attack. “Rodale had finished a very funny half-hour – he ...

Margaret Trudeau admits to years of suffering from bi-polar depression

680 News - OTTAWA (CP) - Margaret Trudeau says she endured bipolar depression for years and is urging fellow sufferers to step forward and seek treatment. The former wife of the late Pierre Trudeau says she tried to hide her condition even as it eroded her two ...

Margaret Trudeau shares struggle with depression

CTV - Margaret Trudeau came forward for the first time on Friday to share her lifelong struggle with bipolar depression, urging reluctant sufferers to seek treatment for their mental illnesses. Trudeau told reporters that it was not until she lost her son ...

Margaret Trudeau admits to bi-polar condition

CNEWS - OTTAWA (CP) - Margaret Trudeau says she endured bipolar depression for years and is urging fellow sufferers to step forward and seek treatment. The former wife of the late Pierre Trudeau says she tried to hide her condition even as it eroded her two ...

Canadian Press

The Province - OTTAWA - Margaret Trudeau says she endured bipolar depression for years and is urging fellow sufferers to step forward and seek treatment. The former wife of the late Pierre Trudeau says she tried to hide her condition even as it eroded her two ...

Margaret Trudeau's rollercoaster life

Ottawa Sun - Margaret Trudeau says she endured bipolar depression for years and is urging fellow sufferers to step forward and seek treatment. The former wife of the late Pierre Trudeau says she tried to hide her condition even as it eroded her two marriages. She ...

Janssen-Cilag Submits Marketing Authorization Application in Europe ...

Genetic Engineering News - BEERSE, Belgium , May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Janssen-Cilag International NV, has submitted a Marketing Authorization Application to the European Medicines Evaluations Agency for Paliperidone Prolonged Release Tablets, an investigational ...

Sopranos stays fresh in sixth season with gay Mobster, brushes with ...

Chicago Maroon - New Jersey is a state that takes pride in the musical landscapes of Bruce Springsteen and the literary pastiche of Newark native Philip Roth. The Garden State has evolved over the years, distancing itself from its revolutionary past. Its favorite son ...

Ecstasy side-effects take six years to show through (Ormskirk Maghull and Skelmersdale Advertiser)

THE full side-effects of using ecstasy take six years to develop, according to a new study by north-west academics. Researchers at Edge Hill College, Ormskirk, found changes in users' mental state, such as depression, only emerged after long-term use.

Lighting an Important Consideration for Senior Citizens' Homes

Senior Journal - May 5, 2006 – Like so many other things that are changing to meet the needs of an aging society, home design has also become a major focus. Senior citizens have a multitude of needs to make their homes more livable - like good light - and to allow ...

Antidepressant Medication May Prevent Recurring Depression In ...

Medical News Today - The antidepressant sertraline may reduce the risk of recurrent depression and increase the period of time between episodes of depression in patients with diabetes , according to a study in the May issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the ...

Coping with, and getting help for, mental illness

Baltimore Sun - Your spouse has cancer. Your child has diabetes. Your sister has multiple sclerosis. Diagnoses like these are difficult for patients and families to accept. Still, the very act of sharing the news engenders support. Neighbors bring meals. Friends ...

Rep. Kennedy Cites Pill Use in Car Crash

Newsday - WASHINGTON — Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy (D-R.I.) denied through his office Thursday that he had been drinking before he crashed a car into a Capitol Hill security barricade at 2:45 a.m. "I consumed no alcohol prior to the incident," he said in a ...

Antidepressant Medication May Prevent Recurring Depression In Diabetics (Medical News Today)

The antidepressant sertraline may reduce the risk of recurrent depression and increase the period of time between episodes of depression in patients with diabetes, according to a study in the May issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.One of every four patients with diabetes experiences clinical depression, according to background information in the article...

Doctors must 'rethink depression attitude' (Daily Mail)

Doctors need to change their attitude to treating patients with depression if they are to give effective treatment, experts say. Do you agree? Tell us here

Antidepressant Medication May Prevent Recurring Depression In Diabetics (Medical News Today)

The antidepressant sertraline may reduce the risk of recurrent depression and increase the period of time between episodes of depression in patients with diabetes, according to a study in the May issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.One of every four patients with diabetes experiences clinical depression, according to background information in the article...

Ecstasy side-effects take six years to show through (Ormskirk Maghull and Skelmersdale Advertiser)

THE full side-effects of using ecstasy take six years to develop, according to a new study by north-west academics. Researchers at Edge Hill College, Ormskirk, found changes in users' mental state, such as depression, only emerged after long-term use.

Business News (Sharewatch)

The market consensus, as compiled by news-wire RB-Boersen, is for a first quarter operating profit of 393 mln dkr, down from 637 mln dkr the year before, with sales seen falling to 2.069 bln dkr from 2.209 bln dkr.

Bodywork looks for cause, not symptom

Union - Louise Preston is a certified massage therapist, craniosacral therapist and teacher, and artist who brings a depth of healing to her art and practice. She has been a bodyworker for more than 25 years and offers a variety of massage processes for her ...

Rep. Kennedy Cites Pill Use in Car Crash

LA Times - WASHINGTON — Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy (D-R.I.) denied through his office Thursday that he had been drinking before he crashed a car into a Capitol Hill security barricade at 2:45 a.m. "I consumed no alcohol prior to the incident," he said in a ...

Making 'Mission' Possible

Spokane Spokesman-Review - •For reviews of "Mission: Impossible III" and the weekend's other new movies, see today's 7 section. Look for more from film critic Dan Webster at www.spokane7.com . T om Cruise was so determined to get J.J. Abrams to direct the third installment ...

Kennedy son dodges booze test, sez cop

New York Daily News - Rep. Patrick Kennedy, pictured in 2004, allegedly was allowed to ride home without sobriety test after crash in D.C. WASHINGTON - Rep. Patrick Kennedy wrecked his car in an early morning accident on Capitol Hill yesterday, and furious cops say ...

Ecstasy side-effects take six years to show through (Ormskirk Maghull and Skelmersdale Advertiser)

THE full side-effects of using ecstasy take six years to develop, according to a new study by north-west academics. Researchers at Edge Hill College, Ormskirk, found changes in users' mental state, such as depression, only emerged after long-term use.

Mum-of-three 'driven out of top job' (icWales)

A HIGH-FLYING Welsh businesswoman was left at "rock bottom" after being driven out of a top job at Air Wales, a tribunal heard yesterday.

5/5 Free Depression Screening

WAAY-TV - Did you know that 70% of people who commit suicide tell someone in advance? Sometimes those contemplating suicide talk as if they are saying goodbye or going away forever. Although most depressed people are not suicidal, most suicidal people are ...

Stress cases might top estimate, VA says

Lexington Herald-Leader - WASHINGTON - The number of troops back this year from Iraq and Afghanistan with post-traumatic stress disorder could be five times higher than the Department of Veterans Affairs predicted. Instead of 2,900 new cases that it reported in February to a ...

No More Counting Sheep

University Daily Kansan - Face it. There isn’t much time to sleep. And when you finally find time, insomnia can hit as tests, papers, deadlines and relationships dance in your head. As a result, many people turn to sleep aids, both over-the-counter and prescription. But ...

Freud's legacy celebrated

Detroit News - Unconscious: Freud maintained that people are not entirely aware of what they think and frequently act in ways that have little or nothing to do with their conscious thoughts. He proposed that awareness existed in layers and that important and ...

‘He made psychology popular’

Meriden Record-Journal - VIENNA, Austria — At the Cafe Freud, a whimsical watering hole two doors down from the apartment where Sigmund Freud plumbed the human psyche, a world-famous poster commands instant attention. It’s a cartoon profile of the frowning father of ...

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 ...

For performers, a healthy expression

Spokane Spokesman-Review - The lights dimmed, and the piano keys twinkled. Offstage, Annita Powell took a deep breath, squared a black cowboy hat on her head and sauntered into the spotlight. In a gravelly basso buffo, Powell launched into song. I'm terrific To be specific I'm ...

Zoloft Helps Diabetics Fight Depression

Heart Info - Researchers studied 152 diabetics, averaging about 53 years of age, who had recovered from depression during treatment with Zoloft -- 79 of the patients were randomly assigned to receive Zoloft and 73 were given a placebo. The patients were tracked ...

Forum aims to raise awareness of PPD

Pioneer Press - Expectant mothers waiting in chilly examining rooms can now while away the time reading about Katie Holmes' recent delivery, or about when to schedule that first mammogram, or how to recognize the signs of postpartum depression. This last news now ...

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Science Daily - Consumer health text offers a comprehensive guide for those struggling with panic attacks, social fears, generalized anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive behaviors. Topics covered include overcoming negative self-talk, imagery desensitization ...

Controversial Playwright Returns

Harvard Crimson - In his 57 years, Christopher F. Durang ’71 has acquired more than a few labels. A Harvard professor once called him “mischievous.” A New York Times critic described him as “insidiously satisfying.” And one Jesuit Priest tagged him “a pig ...

Ecstasy side-effects take six years to show through (Ormskirk Maghull and Skelmersdale Advertiser)

THE full side-effects of using ecstasy take six years to develop, according to a new study by north-west academics. Researchers at Edge Hill College, Ormskirk, found changes in users' mental state, such as depression, only emerged after long-term use.

Health Calendar

Winchester Star - The Winchester Area/Dr. Robert C. Green Chapter of the American Diabetes Association will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Millwood Fire and Rescue Station on Costello Drive. Dr. Nino Dobrovic will speak. Information: (540) 667-7048. Drop-In Grief ...

I am in an impossible marriage

Salon - I am currently suffering a number of wounds both self-inflicted and beyond my control. I married my high school sweetheart right after college. Our passion for the first three years was unquenchable. Part of the evidence for this was a son (now in ...

Butte center focuses on women’s health

Montana Standard - Nurse Practitioner Mianne Jenrich, right, takes the blood pressure of her patient Rebecca McNeil while McNeil's daughter Olivia McQueary, 8, watches Monday afternoon at Mercury Street Medical in Butte. Lisa Kunkel / The Montana Standard Whether it ...

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