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Charles tells doctors of the world to use alternative treatments (Independent)

May 13, 2006

The Prince of Wales will urge doctors to start using unconventional techniques such as chiropractic, acupuncture and herbal medicines to treat serious illnesses, in a speech to the World Health Organisation next week.

The £63m flop: Or why the media is on a mission to bury Tom Cruise (Independent)

May 13, 2006

The received wisdom in Hollywood for the past week has been near-unanimous: the first big blockbuster of the summer season, Mission: Impossible III, is a commercial disappointment, and it's all the fault of its star, Tom Cruise.

Paxil May Increase Risk of Suicide Attempts, Drug Maker Warns

May 13, 2006

HealthScout - Data from clinical trials indicates that the antidepressant drug Paxil appears to increase the risk of suicide attempts in some young adults, drug maker GlaxoSmithKline warns in a letter sent to doctors. The labeling on Paxil has been changed to ...

Seniors are misled a lot as they choose prescription plans

May 13, 2006

Nashville Tennessean - "Learn to see in another's calamity the ills which you should avoid," the philosopher Publilius Syrus said. Unfortunately with the unveiling of the new federal Medicare Part D prescription drug program, I've witnessed firsthand some of the ills our ...

Orlando Ministry Says It Helps Heal 'Unwanted Homosexuality'

May 13, 2006

Local 6 - ORLANDO, Fla. -- Matthew Walker was always teased as a kid for being small, awkward and different. He felt different, too, but wasn't sure exactly why. He must've been about 7 or 8 years old when he pointed toward a bouncer at a country music ...

Novel Methods and Compositions for Diagnosing, Treating, and Monitoring Psychiatric Disease (Pharmalicencing)

May 13, 2006

Scientists at NIDA have discovered that distinct isoforms of N-CAM are elevated in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and brains of patients diagnosed with specific neuropsychiatric disorders including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression.

May 13, 2006 Health Highlights: May 13, 2006

May 13, 2006

National Womens Health Information Center - Can a routine of yoga help ease the side effects of chemotherapy in breast cancer patients? Possibly. The U.S. government's National Cancer Institute (NCI) has decided to spend $2.4 million to find out. The NCI has given the money to the University ...

Central Florida ministry says it helps heal 'unwanted homosexuality'

May 13, 2006

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel - ORLANDO -- Matthew Walker was always teased as a kid for being small, awkward and different. He felt different, too, but wasn't sure exactly why. He must've been about 7 or 8 years old when he pointed toward a bouncer at a country music festival in ...

A New Approach To Exploring The Genetics Of Suicidal Behaviour (Medical News Today)

May 13, 2006

"A deeper understanding of the biology of suicidal behavior may facilitate the development of new pharmacological interventions that could be targeted at vulnerable individuals, potentially saving thousands of lives," say Jonathan Savitz and colleagues from the University of Cape Town. [click link for full article]

Central Florida ministry says it helps heal 'unwanted homosexuality'

May 13, 2006

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel - Instead, it's about refraining from activities that violate their beliefs _ in God or anything else _ and addressing ``unwanted homosexuality.'' ``These are people who have identified that they struggle with same-sex attractions and are conflicted ...

Orlando ministry says it helps heal 'unwanted homosexuality'

May 13, 2006

Daily Comet - Matthew Walker was always teased as a kid for being small, awkward and different. He felt different, too, but wasn't sure exactly why. He must've been about 7 or 8 years old when he pointed toward a bouncer at a country music festival in Branson, Mo ...

Baby Blues Or Postpartum Depression?

May 13, 2006

KCBD - It is one of the most common complications of pregnancy, postpartum depression, and it affects one in ten women. Often these women have a great pregnancy with fun baby showers and a perfect nursery...and then this terrible sadness creeps in. So how ...

Early-Onset Alzheimer's Disease Poses Risk For Those Under 65

May 13, 2006

MSNBC - MIAMI - Alzheimer's disease strikes an estimated one in 10 seniors over age 65 in the United States. Over age 85, nearly half are affected, NBC 6's Diana Gonzalez reported. But this memory-robbing disease doesn't strike only the elderly. Allyn and ...

DAILY CHECK-UP

May 13, 2006

Lexington Herald-Leader - After analyzing data from clinical trials, GlaxoSmithKline has sent letters to doctors warning that its anti-depressant drug Paxil appears to increase the risk of suicide attempts in some young adults. The company said it had changed the labeling on ...

I hear what you’re saying: Freud turns 150

May 13, 2006

Ashland Daily Tidings - Were Freud still alive, he would have turned 150 this month. While perhaps not as recognizable as, say, Einstein — he looked less the disheveled, preoccupied scientist and more the studied tweedy college professor — he did assemble the ...

Less Agitation In Patients, Less Stress And Depression In Caregivers When Alzheimer Disease Approached With (Medical News Today

May 13, 2006

Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia represent a major challenge in the care of older adults with Alzheimer disease. In a study published in the May 10 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers from the Indiana University Center for Aging Research and the Regenstrief Institute, Inc. [click link for full article]

Less Agitation In Patients, Less Stress And Depression In Caregivers ...

May 13, 2006

Medical News Today - Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia represent a major challenge in the care of older adults with Alzheimer disease. In a study published in the May 10 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association , researchers from the ...

'Hardball' therapy: Unique center in Missouri treats troubled priests

May 13, 2006

Evansville Courier-Press - DITTMER, Mo. -- A Chicago priest, tall and quiet-spoken, said he came to a treatment center here for troubled Roman Catholic priests a broken man, depressed and keeping "my secret of pedophilia." "I knew in my heart I needed help," he told The ...

Social worker wins state award

May 13, 2006

1960 Sun - Staff photo/Tim Johnson - El Siebert displays the award he received recently from the Iowa Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. A Council Bluffs social worker was named 2006 Iowa Social Worker of the Year by the Iowa Chapter of the ...

Orlando ministry says it helps heal 'unwanted homosexuality'

May 13, 2006

Sarasota Herald Tribune - ORLANDO, Fla. -- Matthew Walker was always teased as a kid for being small, awkward and different. He felt different, too, but wasn't sure exactly why. He must've been about 7 or 8 years old when he pointed toward a bouncer at a country music ...

Nontraditional grads thrive at Thom Nelson

May 13, 2006

Vancouver Business Journal - JAMES CITY — For Charlotte Swann, the diploma she will receive from Thomas Nelson Community College on Wednesday represents much more than an associate's degree in administrative support technology. It is the culminating moment in a long quest to ...

Less Agitation In Patients, Less Stress And Depression In Caregivers When Alzheimer Disease Approached With (Medical News Today

May 13, 2006

Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia represent a major challenge in the care of older adults with Alzheimer disease. In a study published in the May 10 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers from the Indiana University Center for Aging Research and the Regenstrief Institute, Inc. [click link for full article]

U.S. cites suicidal acts on Paxil (Reuters.co.uk)

May 13, 2006

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Young adults who took GlaxoSmithKline Plc's GSK.L GSK.N antidepressant Paxil in clinical trials were more likely to report suicidal behaviour than others who got a placebo, the company and U.S. regulators said on Friday.

U.S. cites suicidal acts on Paxil (Tiscali)

May 13, 2006

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Young adults who took GlaxoSmithKline Plc’s antidepressant Paxil in clinical trials were more likely to report suicidal behaviour than others who got a placebo, the company and U.S. regulators said on Friday.

U.S. cites suicidal acts on Paxil (Tiscali)

May 13, 2006

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Young adults who took GlaxoSmithKline Plc’s antidepressant Paxil in clinical trials were more likely to report suicidal behaviour than others who got a placebo, the company and U.S. regulators said on Friday.

U.S. cites suicidal acts on Paxil (Reuters.co.uk)

May 13, 2006

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Young adults who took GlaxoSmithKline Plc's GSK.L GSK.N antidepressant Paxil in clinical trials were more likely to report suicidal behaviour than others who got a placebo, the company and U.S. regulators said on Friday.

Social Issue / Euthanasia (Also Includes Assisted Suicide) / Suicide

May 13, 2006

Science Daily - Paxil's maker adds suicide attempt warning (2 hours ago) -- The manufacturer of Paxil has notified doctors that the anti-depressant may increase the likelihood that young adults might attempt ... > full story California to include gays in school ...

Woster: Radio host sours good mood

May 13, 2006

Rapid City Journal - Don't be surprised if you get cranky in a hurry. I did just that Saturday night, as I headed east out of Pierre from a deliriously successful fishing stop on the Missouri River. The insane acrobatics of the smallmouth bass and a lovely sunset over ...

Orlando ministry says it helps heal 'unwanted homosexuality'

May 13, 2006

Bradenton Herald - ORLANDO, Fla. - Matthew Walker was always teased as a kid for being small, awkward and different. He felt different, too, but wasn't sure exactly why. He must've been about 7 or 8 years old when he pointed toward a bouncer at a country music festival ...

Reviving memories through art

May 13, 2006

Boston Online - Her eyes have failed and her mind is beginning to fade, but in her mind's eye, 88-year-old Nellie Woolley still sees clear and bright. Visiting the Big Apple Circus in Boston last week, Woolley, who lives at an Alzheimer's care facility in Brockton ...

Orlando ministry says it helps heal 'unwanted homosexuality'

May 13, 2006

Gainesville Sun - Matthew Walker was always teased as a kid for being small, awkward and different. He felt different, too, but wasn't sure exactly why. He must've been about 7 or 8 years old when he pointed toward a bouncer at a country music festival in Branson, Mo ...

FDA Requires Makers of Paxil to Include Warning of Suicide Risks in ...

May 13, 2006

Axcess News - (AXcess NEws) Washington - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requiring the maker's of Paxil, an antidepressant, to include a warning of suicide risks in young adults on its labeling for doctors and patients prescribed the medication. The FDA ...

Health fair booths offer screenings plus latest medical information

May 13, 2006

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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