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WBAY Green Bay - 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 ...

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KLTV - 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 ...

Wichhart lawyer: This is no whodunit

Cedar Rapids Gazette - BURLINGTON, IA - Mental health issues, drug problems and an inferior Burlington treatment center brewed "a recipe for disaster" regarding Ryan Wichhart’s role in the death of a counselor’s aide nearly seven months ago, a defense attorney said ...

Third of men drink to drown out job stress (Guardian Unlimited)

· Survey links depression to long hours and insecurity · Many victims failing to seek medical help

Third of men drink to drown out job stress (Guardian Unlimited)

British men are making themselves ill by overworking and more than one in three relies on alcohol to switch off from job stress, according to a survey, which also finds that 17% have visited a doctor to discuss their exhaustion.

Prozac cleared for children aged eight despite fears of suicide risk (Independent)

Children as young as eight can be given the antidepressant Prozac, the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has ruled.

Health Tip: Begin an Exercise Program

KHNL News 8 - MONDAY, June 5 (HealthDay News) -- A little-studied mental illness marked by episodes of angry, potentially violent outbursts like those seen in road rage or spousal abuse is more common than previously thought, researchers report. In fact, the ...

Health Tip: Think You Might Be Depressed?

WTOL-TV - WEDNESDAY, June 7 (HealthDay News) -- Medical care often involves instruments that poke and prod. So it may come as a huge relief to patients when the instrument involved in their therapy -- perhaps something from the string or percussion family ...

Blink-182 guitarist takes wing with Angels

ABC News - LOS ANGELES (Billboard)- Tom DeLonge may be best known for his mischievous antics with pop-punk trio Blink-182, but now he's turning heads for a different reason. Last week, DeLonge's new band Angels & Airwaves debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top ...

Road Rage: Hazardous to Your Health?

WTAP - A mother of son from Dayton, Ohio have seen their share of aggressive, or angry driving. Both dismiss the idea that it's the result of a medical, or psychological condition. "Some people really can't control their inner feelings," says Derek Silkert ...

Prozac cleared for children aged eight despite fears of suicide risk (Independent)

Children as young as eight can be given the antidepressant Prozac, the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has ruled.

Blink-182 guitarist takes wing with Angels (Reuters)

LOS ANGELES (Billboard)- Tom DeLonge may be best known for his mischievous antics with pop-punk trio Blink-182, but now he's turning heads for a different reason.

Whistle While You Recuperate

WANE-TV - WEDNESDAY, June 7 (HealthDay News) -- Medical care often involves instruments that poke and prod. So it may come as a huge relief to patients when the instrument involved in their therapy -- perhaps something from the string or percussion family ...

Yolo receives money for mental health

Woodland Daily Democrat - Yolo County will receive $1.8 million annually in state funding to provide services and supports for individuals with serious mental illnesses under the Mental Health Services Act -- a California law passed by voters in November 2004 as Proposition ...

Heroin Fact Sheet

WPXI - Heroin is an addictive drug, and its use is a serious problem in America. Heroin is processed from morphine, a naturally occurring substance extracted from the seedpod of the Asian poppy plant. Heroin usually appears as a white or brown powder ...

Whistle While You Recuperate

National Womens Health Information Center - WEDNESDAY, June 7 (HealthDay News) -- Medical care often involves instruments that poke and prod. So it may come as a huge relief to patients when the instrument involved in their therapy -- perhaps something from the string or percussion family ...

Therapy for childbirth fears may up C-section rate (Reuters.co.uk)

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pregnant women who receive counseling to ease their fear of giving birth may elect to have a cesarean section more often than other women, a Swedish study suggests. Whether that's a good or bad thing is an open question.

Chronic Stress May Help Cause Depression

KCBD - MONDAY, June 5 (HealthDay News) -- The use of antipsychotic drugs prescribed for children has soared six-fold since the early 1990s, a new report finds. The surge appears to be largely due to doctors who prescribe the drugs to treat mental illnesses ...

European Medicines Agency Adopts Positive Opinion For Use Of Prozac For Children And Adolescents Suffering From (Medical News T

The European Medicines Agency has recommended to extend the indication for Prozac (fluoxetine) and associated names to include the treatment of children of 8 years of age or older who suffer from moderate to severe depression and who do not respond to psychological therapy. [click link for full article]

Health Tip: Begin an Exercise Program

KCBD - MONDAY, June 5 (HealthDay News) -- A little-studied mental illness marked by episodes of angry, potentially violent outbursts like those seen in road rage or spousal abuse is more common than previously thought, researchers report. In fact, the ...

European Medicines Agency Adopts Positive Opinion For Use Of Prozac ...

Medical News Today - The European Medicines Agency has recommended to extend the indication for Prozac (fluoxetine) and associated names to include the treatment of children of 8 years of age or older who suffer from moderate to severe depression and who do not respond ...

European Medicines Agency Adopts Positive Opinion For Use Of Prozac For Children And Adolescents Suffering From (Medical News T

The European Medicines Agency has recommended to extend the indication for Prozac (fluoxetine) and associated names to include the treatment of children of 8 years of age or older who suffer from moderate to severe depression and who do not respond to psychological therapy. [click link for full article]

Eight-year-olds 'can use Prozac' (BBC News)

Prozac can be prescribed for children as young as eight, the Europe's medicine watchdog has said.

Eight-year-olds 'can use Prozac' (BBC News)

Prozac can be prescribed for children as young as eight, the Europe's medicine watchdog has said.

Counseling Helps Lung Transplant Candidates Cope

MedicineNet.com - MONDAY, June 5 (HealthDay News) -- Psychological counseling over the telephone can help candidates awaiting lung transplant cope with the long, often agonizing wait for a donor, a new study found. While counseling didn't improve survival rates or ...

Mother fit to stand trial in daughter's murder

St. Charles Sun - ST. CHARLES TOWNSHIP — Betty Whitten is fit to stand trial in the murder of her 34-year-old severely handicapped daughter. Judge Philip DiMarzio ruled Friday that Whitten understood the court process, the penalties she might face at a trial, and ...

Health Tip: Begin an Exercise Program

KRNV - MONDAY, June 5 (HealthDay News) -- A little-studied mental illness marked by episodes of angry, potentially violent outbursts like those seen in road rage or spousal abuse is more common than previously thought, researchers report. In fact, the ...

June 6th Gives Some People the Willies

WTOL-TV - SOUTH TOLEDO -- A woman who devoted her life to therapy dogs was remembered on Tuesday night by the dogs themselves. Therapy dogs and their handlers went to the Walter Funeral Home in south Toledo for calling hours for Jane Bonner. Bonner, who died ...

Eight-year-olds 'can use Prozac' (BBC News)

Prozac can be prescribed for children as young as eight, the Europe's medicine watchdog has said.

Negative Body Image Related To Depression, Anxiety And Suicidality

Medical News Today - Adolescents with negative body image concerns are more likely to be depressed, anxious, and suicidal than those without intense dissatisfaction over their appearance, even when compared to adolescents with other psychiatric illnesses, according to a ...

State gets D grade in mental health report card

KFOR - OKLAHOMA CITY -- A national mental health group gives Oklahoma a "D" for the way the state treats adults with mental illness, but says things are getting better. The National Alliance on Mental Illness says Oklahoma is floundering in its efforts to ...

Brain's Receptors Sensitive To Pot May 'open Door' In Treating Drug Dependence, Brain Disorders (Medical News Today)

A team of Johns Hopkins researchers developed a new radiotracer--a radioactive substance that can be traced in the body--to visualize and quantify the brain's cannabinoid receptors by positron emission tomography (PET), opening a door to the development of new medications to treat drug dependence, obesity, depression, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease and Tourette syndrome. [click link for full

Brain's Receptors Sensitive To Pot May 'open Door' In Treating Drug Dependence, Brain Disorders (Medical News Today)

A team of Johns Hopkins researchers developed a new radiotracer--a radioactive substance that can be traced in the body--to visualize and quantify the brain's cannabinoid receptors by positron emission tomography (PET), opening a door to the development of new medications to treat drug dependence, obesity, depression, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease and Tourette syndrome. [click link for full

Tony Blair: Reform is essential to secure public services for the future (PublicTechnology.net)

Changes in health and education are difficult, challenging but essential to deliver the 21st century services the public expects, but Tony Blair accepts that people need to be shown "clearly and demonstrably" that things are improving to make sure support for investment continues.

Chronic Stress May Help Cause Depression

WSFA - MONDAY, June 5 (HealthDay News) -- The use of antipsychotic drugs prescribed for children has soared six-fold since the early 1990s, a new report finds. The surge appears to be largely due to doctors who prescribe the drugs to treat mental illnesses ...

Health Tip: Begin an Exercise Program

WLUC TV 6 - MONDAY, June 5 (HealthDay News) -- A little-studied mental illness marked by episodes of angry, potentially violent outbursts like those seen in road rage or spousal abuse is more common than previously thought, researchers report. In fact, the ...

Mental Health and Illness - Bouncing Back from the Brink

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 ...

Study details prevalence of rage attacks

The State - CHICAGO - One in 20 Americans may be susceptible to uncontrollable anger attacks in which they lash out in road rage, spousal abuse or other severe transgressions that are totally unjustified, researchers from Harvard and the University of Chicago ...

Negative Body Image Related To Depression, Anxiety And Suicidality (Medical News Today)

Adolescents with negative body image concerns are more likely to be depressed, anxious, and suicidal than those without intense dissatisfaction over their appearance, even when compared to adolescents with other psychiatric illnesses, according to a new study by researchers at Bradley Hospital, Butler Hospital and Brown Medical School. [click link for full article]

Suffer from Chronic Depression? New Treatment Offers Hope

KCBD - (ARA) - Do you feel sad all the time? Have trouble concentrating and making decisions? Or experience feelings of guilt, worthlessness and helplessness that won't go away? If so, you may be one of the 19 million Americans who suffer from depression ...

The Postpartum Patch

KFOR - OKLAHOMA CITY -- It's supposed to be a joyous time in our lives, but the truth is many new moms hit a bumpy patch in the days after giving birth. NewsChannel 4's Meg Alexander explains how an old treatment, in the form of a patch, may bring a new ...

Rage Disorder More Common Than Thought

WBAY Green Bay - MONDAY, June 5 (HealthDay News) -- A little-studied mental illness marked by episodes of angry, potentially violent outbursts like those seen in road rage or spousal abuse is more common than previously thought, researchers report. In fact, the ...

Select an Edition: (AlertNet)

WASHINGTON, June 6 (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Tuesday unveiled its most comprehensive guidance to date for medical professionals in dealing with detainees, but rights activists denounced it for allowing broad use of prisoners' health data to guide interrogations.

Health Tip: Begin an Exercise Program

KOLD-TV - MONDAY, June 5 (HealthDay News) -- A little-studied mental illness marked by episodes of angry, potentially violent outbursts like those seen in road rage or spousal abuse is more common than previously thought, researchers report. In fact, the ...

Depression device Depression device

KFOR - OKLAHOMA CITY -- It's a deep dark pit that some people can't climb out of. It’s depression. It can be so severe that not even the strongest medicine or shock therapy can control it, but now a new device is changing lives in Oklahoma. Now you will ...

Suffer from Chronic Depression? New Treatment Offers Hope

WALB 10 - (ARA) - Do you feel sad all the time? Have trouble concentrating and making decisions? Or experience feelings of guilt, worthlessness and helplessness that won't go away? If so, you may be one of the 19 million Americans who suffer from depression ...

Hormone Replacement Therapy: Risks, benefits depend on individual

WTHR - Studies conflict about the side effects of Hormone Replacement Therapy. Many post-menopausal women in the US use HRT. It provides relief from hot flashes, moodiness and the depression associated with menopause, but the jury's still out on whether HRT ...

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