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Girls Get Their "Good" Fats BackMental Health

Girls Get Their "Good" Fats Back

Omega 3 fatty acid supplements not necessary for girls recovering from eating disorders

July 20, 2012·3 min read
Addiction: The Preventable DiseaseMental Health

Addiction: The Preventable Disease

Substance abuse leads to unnecessary health problems

July 20, 2012·5 min read
Parents Input to Help Find Autism RisksMental Health

Parents Input to Help Find Autism Risks

Autism risk may be determined by one year of age using parent reports about development

July 20, 2012·3 min read
Disabled & AbusedMental Health

Disabled & Abused

Physical and sexual abuse are more commonly perpetuated upon disabled

July 19, 2012·2 min read
Teens Do More Drugs During Summer BreakMental Health

Teens Do More Drugs During Summer Break

Substance use rates increase in the adolescent population during the summer months

July 19, 2012·2 min read
Can't Always Get What's NeededMental Health

Can't Always Get What's Needed

Cancer patients during early adulthood need better social and mental health services

July 19, 2012·2 min read
When Did Your Child Engage in Sex?Mental Health

When Did Your Child Engage in Sex?

Parents involvement linked to sexual activities

July 18, 2012·3 min read
Autism and Anxiety in ChildrenMental Health

Autism and Anxiety in Children

Anxiety in autistic children may lead to lower quality of life

July 18, 2012·2 min read
New Risk Factor for Dementia DiscoveredMental Health

New Risk Factor for Dementia Discovered

Alzheimer's disease risk higher for people with high blood levels of ceramide

July 18, 2012·2 min read
Links Between Child Abuse and ObesityMental Health

Links Between Child Abuse and Obesity

Obesity among adult black women slightly more likely if they were abused in childhood

July 17, 2012·2 min read
Drug & Alcohol Related Birth DefectsMental Health

Drug & Alcohol Related Birth Defects

Substance use during pregnancy

July 16, 2012·4 min read
FDA Regulated Opioid ScriptsMental Health

FDA Regulated Opioid Scripts

Opioid drug makers to fund education programs

July 15, 2012·2 min read
Drug-Related ER VisitsMental Health

Drug-Related ER Visits

Emergency room trips all too common with drug abuse and overdose

July 14, 2012·2 min read
Schizophrenic Movie CharactersMental Health

Schizophrenic Movie Characters

Mental illness portrayed in cinema can affect how the world views schizophrenia

July 14, 2012·2 min read
Gene May Protect Against Alzheimer’sMental Health

Gene May Protect Against Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer's disease is less common in people with a certain mutation in the APP gene

July 14, 2012·1 min read
Childbirth Fears and Long LaborsMental Health

Childbirth Fears and Long Labors

Fear of childbirth linked to longer labors and higher risk of C section

July 13, 2012·5 min read
A Timeline for Alzheimer’s Disease?Mental Health

A Timeline for Alzheimer’s Disease?

Alzheimer's disease brain changes may appear long before cognitive symptoms

July 13, 2012·2 min read
Try Cow Face…For Your Mental HealthMental Health

Try Cow Face…For Your Mental Health

Yoga helps improve symptoms in mood disorders and neurological disorders

July 13, 2012·3 min read
Can Childhood Stress Inflame Later?Mental Health

Can Childhood Stress Inflame Later?

Depression and chronic inflammation later in life may have roots in childhood adversity

July 12, 2012·2 min read
Mentally Ill at Risk in Heat WavesMental Health

Mentally Ill at Risk in Heat Waves

High temperatures are linked to higher risk of death for those with mental disorders

July 12, 2012·3 min read
Testing for Alzheimer’s DiseaseMental Health

Testing for Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer's disease detection by cognitive tests is as good as using medical tests

July 11, 2012·2 min read
LGBT Patients Find Little Patience in Healthcare Mental Health

LGBT Patients Find Little Patience in Healthcare

LGBT friendly health care remains out of reach for most

July 11, 2012·3 min read
Trauma of Violence Runs Deep for KidsMental Health

Trauma of Violence Runs Deep for Kids

Exposure to violence may have lasting mental and physical effects

July 11, 2012·5 min read
One Effective Heroin TreatmentMental Health

One Effective Heroin Treatment

Methadone maintenance treatments at home can result in lower rate of hospitalizations

July 11, 2012·3 min read