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Authorities Attempt To Bring Widow's Relative To U.S. Following Murder ...

May 28, 2006

KSDK - (KSDK) -Police in Madison County, Illinois searched the Alton home of Dr. Edward Van Dyk Sunday. 43 year old Van Dyk is the Alton, Illinois, doctor who threw his two young children off of the 15th floor of his Miami Beach hotel room Saturday and then ...

UK Trained Mental Health Experts Create Resource Centre For Sri Lankan Tsunami Survivors In Columbo (Medical News Today)

May 28, 2006

The King's College London Centre for Trauma, Resettlement and Mental Health in Sri Lanka, created by volunteers from the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London in collaboration with the UK-Sri Lanka Trauma Group and the Sri Lankan Forum for Research and Development is being officially opened this Friday, 26th May 2006 in Colombo. [click link for full article]

When Worry Gets in the Way of Life

May 28, 2006

WCAX - FRIDAY, May 26 (HealthDay News) -- Adding to the growing evidence that mental illness in childhood can lead to problems later in life, a new Finnish study suggests that depressed kids are more likely to grow up to become smokers. Researchers who ...

Depressed Boys More Likely to Smoke as Adults

May 28, 2006

WTVR-TV - FRIDAY, May 26 (HealthDay News) -- Adding to the growing evidence that mental illness in childhood can lead to problems later in life, a new Finnish study suggests that depressed kids are more likely to grow up to become smokers. Researchers who ...

Seafood: New Research on Its Health Benefits

May 28, 2006

WALB 10 - Although the link between seafood consumption and improved health has been known for decades, a number of recent studies are shedding new light on the many health benefits of the omega-3 fatty acids found in fish. Considered essential nutrients ...

'Ex-Gays' Seek a Say in Schools

May 28, 2006

LA Times - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Over the last decade, gay-rights activists have pushed programs to support gay and lesbian students in public schools. Their success is striking: More than 3,000 Gay-Straight Alliance clubs meet across the country. Nearly ...

From the National Women's Health Report: Heart Disease - From ...

May 28, 2006

WALB 10 - If you've had a heart attack, a stroke, or even just been diagnosed with some form of cardiovascular disease, you're probably reeling with shock and filled with questions. How will this change my life? What does this mean for my family? Am I going to ...

Ga. Police: Man Hit 5 With Car on Purpose

May 28, 2006

WINK TV - COVINGTON, Ga. A man accused of driving a car that struck two sisters and their three small children outside a McDonald's restaurant hit them intentionally, authorities said Wednesday. "There was clear intent to injure the people. It was obvious ...

Depressed Boys More Likely to Smoke as Adults

May 28, 2006

KCBD - FRIDAY, May 26 (HealthDay News) -- Adding to the growing evidence that mental illness in childhood can lead to problems later in life, a new Finnish study suggests that depressed kids are more likely to grow up to become smokers. Researchers who ...

Seafood: New Research on Its Health Benefits

May 28, 2006

WLOX - Although the link between seafood consumption and improved health has been known for decades, a number of recent studies are shedding new light on the many health benefits of the omega-3 fatty acids found in fish. Considered essential nutrients ...

2-Year-Old Killed Outside Ga. McDonald's

May 28, 2006

WINK TV - COVINGTON, Ga. A man accused of driving a car that struck two sisters and their three small children outside a McDonald's restaurant hit them intentionally, authorities said Wednesday. One of the children died later Wednesday at a hospital, a ...

From the National Women's Health Report: Heart Disease - From ...

May 28, 2006

WLOX - If you've had a heart attack, a stroke, or even just been diagnosed with some form of cardiovascular disease, you're probably reeling with shock and filled with questions. How will this change my life? What does this mean for my family? Am I going to ...

Southern Illinoisan

May 28, 2006

Southern Illinoisan - Hard cases, they say, make bad law. The case of Laura Susan Reynolds, just brought to the Supreme Court on a money-lender's petition for appeal, is about as hard a case as you're likely to find. Judge John R. Gibson spelled out the facts last October ...

When Worry Gets in the Way of Life

May 28, 2006

WCAX - FRIDAY, May 26 (HealthDay News) -- Adding to the growing evidence that mental illness in childhood can lead to problems later in life, a new Finnish study suggests that depressed kids are more likely to grow up to become smokers. Researchers who ...

'Ex-Gays' Seek a Say in Schools

May 28, 2006

LA Times - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Over the last decade, gay-rights activists have pushed programs to support gay and lesbian students in public schools. Their success is striking: More than 3,000 Gay-Straight Alliance clubs meet across the country. Nearly ...

Health briefs

May 28, 2006

Pensacola News Journal - Therapist to teach Fit for Lifers about tai chi, ways to relax Once again, physical therapist Rolando Cruz of the West Florida Rehabilitation Institute will teach Fit for Lifers about tai chi, the soft-styled martial arts exercise, complete with ...

Director recalls social work

May 28, 2006

Berkshire Eagle - PITTSFIELD — Marjorie "Marge" Cohan intends to continue running, biking, canoeing and speedskating after she retires as executive director of the Brien Center on June 30. These sports have kept her going in the social work field for 38 years, the ...

Cherry Hospital funds depend on House approval

May 28, 2006

Goldsboro News-Argus - The North Carolina Senate has already given its approval of a proposal included in the new state budget that will help arrange the funds to build a new Cherry Hospital in Goldsboro. Now the budget -- and the measure -- must pass through the N.C ...

Mental Health and Illness - Bouncing Back from the Brink

May 28, 2006

Southern Illinoisan - Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States suffered from depression his entire adult life. He often battled suicidal thoughts and would go off into the woods, alone accompanied only by a gun. During the time of his second nervous ...

Hospital's program aims to keep joints healthy

May 28, 2006

Pensacola News Journal - Because of them, we can perform a multitude of daily tasks. Without them, moving about and completing those tasks would be almost impossible. They are our joints -- including those in the neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, fingers, hips, knees and ...

Depressed Boys More Likely to Smoke as Adults

May 28, 2006

KCBD - FRIDAY, May 26 (HealthDay News) -- Adding to the growing evidence that mental illness in childhood can lead to problems later in life, a new Finnish study suggests that depressed kids are more likely to grow up to become smokers. Researchers who ...

S. Korea treating addicted gamers

May 28, 2006

Quad-Cities Times - SEOUL, South Korea — Unable to pass tough university entrance exams and under intense pressure from his parents to study harder, 20-year-old Kim Myung gradually retreated to the one place where he could still feel invincible — the virtual world ...

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

May 28, 2006

Eyewitness News - THURSDAY, May 25 (HealthDay News) -- Short courses of hypnosis therapy or cognitive therapy can calm the distressing symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) for the estimated 15 percent of adult Americans who suffer from the disorder, a new study ...

Alternative treatments popular way to treat mental-health problems

May 28, 2006

La Crosse Tribune - Harvey Larsen finds that Tai Chi Chih has a calming effect when he does the movements. The Holmen, Wis., man said the gentle movements help reduce stress and increase his energy. Larson takes Tai Chi Chih instruction from Sister Marian Massman at the ...

OUT OF THE SHADOWS

May 28, 2006

Sun Journal - If you think being “crazy” is complicated, you have a lot of company. Mental health problems have a way of pushing themselves to the top of a person’s list of important things affecting their life, often without ever being checked off as solved ...


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