Lack of insurance coverage, cost cited as reasons for not seeking mental health services
...eople increasingly understandthe mind and body are linked inextricably," says Russ Newman, Ph.D., J.D., executive director for the American Psychological Association Practice Organization. "Congress can help improve access to mental health services and end insurance discrimination against those suffering f...Study says widely reported side effect of chemotherapy may be overestimated
... previous studies have reported these drugs may be linked to permanent cognitive deficits, sometimes called "chemobrain," a side effect that could affect the decision to use chemotherapy for women wanting to return to academic, occupational and social pursuits. Until now, studies linking chemotherapy to cog...Researchers find strong familial tendency in rare form of lymphoma
...e-up of Waldenstrom's cells to see if antigens are linked to specific varieties of the disease. They found that patients whose cells showed, or "expressed," the CD5 and CD23 antigens tended to have a greater concentration of tumor cells in their bone marrow than patients whose cancer cells lacked those ant...When it comes to cancer prognosis, it's not just the tumor that matters
...." Children's hospitals, the School of Medicine is linked to BJC HealthCare....Left brain damage may make people more vulnerable to infection
...stinct differences in how the two brain halves are linked to the immune system. Several years ago, Meador and his colleagues found preliminary evidence of similar differences in humans, which could be of great significance for medicine. "The immune and nervous systems are interlinked, influencing each other...Half the population at increased risk of neural tube defects
...he risk of these malformations. Both genotypes are linked to lower tissue concentrations of folate, higher levels of homocysteine (an amino acid), and lower enzyme activity than the wild CC genotype. The CT genotype was responsible for at least as many neural tube defects in the population as the TT genoty...Diabetes may be going unnoticed in many UK children
... Cases of children with type 2 diabetes have been linked to the rising prevalence of childhood obesity. A recent BMJ study found that this is partly linked to the consumption of fizzy drinks. A recent survey in England found 18% of schoolchildren to be ove...Tumor suppressor gene family may be key to new colon cancer drugs
...ute have discovered mutations in a family of genes linked to more than a quarter of colon cancers, as well a...inases and found mutations in this family of genes linked to more than 30 percent of colon cancer. "We will be conducting additional research to explore tyro...Body fat and its role in breast cancer
...opausal women than premenopausal women. Height was linked to breast cancer risk in both groups, but more sig...owth factors. In postmenopausal women, obesity was linked to increase risk of breast cancer in women who were not using HRT, while those on HRT with a low BMI...Diabetics at significantly higher risk for Alzheimer's disease
CHICAGO -- Diabetes mellitus is linked to a 65 percent increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD) and affects some aspects of cognitive function differently than others, according to a new study conducted by Alzheimer's disease researchers from Rush University Medical Center. ...Diabetes linked to increased risk of Alzheimer's in long-term study
Diabetes mellitus was linked to a 65 percent increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD), appearing to affect some aspects of cognitive function differently than others in a new study supported by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) at the National Institutes of Heal...Emory conference to educate health professionals about 'metabolic syndrome'
...cardiovascular disease risk factors that is highly linked to obesity. It causes an increased risk of coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and other diseases related to plaque buildups in artery walls, such as stroke and peripheral vascular disease. The diagnosis of the condition is based on the presen...Better research needed to assess psychological and social effects of cannabis
...annabis and other illicit drugs by young people is linked to psychosocial harm including psychological health problems, the use of other illegal drugs, reduced educational attainment, and antisocial behaviour. However, whether these associations are causal (ie, cannabis use is a direct cause of psychologica...Prevalence of chlamydia high among young adults in U.S.
...topic pregnancy. Chlamydial infection may also be linked to cervical cancer. Chlamydial and gonococcal infections may increase susceptibility to and transmission of human immunodeficiency virus in both men and women. Early detection and treatment of these infections is challenging because most women and m...'Good guy' blood cells are now suspects in heart disease, diabetes
...lar diseases suffered by millions of Americans are linked to inflammation, and scientists are rushing to determine which cells are the culprits. "This new finding has the potential to be a homerun, in the sense that it suggests a new pathway between inflammation and disease," says Blumberg. "But importantl...Early childhood ear infections linked to asthma
... in daycare, and daycare attendance has often been linked to recurrent ear infections," said Eldeirawi. "In addition, well-educated parents may have better access to health care and, therefore, may be more knowledgeable about ear infections and, thus, more likely to report ear infections." Researchers cau......tment of Urology introduced a robot electronically linked to a physician to augment the rounds physicians make routinely to check on their patients. Vaguely resembling a human torso, in a Star Wars "R2D2" sort of way, the robot sports a computer screen for a head, a video camera for eyes and a speaker for a...New strategy aims to halve malaria deaths by 2010
... strategy in which the distribution of bed nets is linked to other disease control programmes. This would no...xample, the distribution of free nets was recently linked to a measles vaccination campaign in remote rural districts of Zambia and Ghana. The campaign achiev...OHSU researcher finds genetic explanations for some previously unexplained sudden cardiac deaths
...ooked for mutations in five genes that are already linked to two diseases in the heart's electrical systems ...r tests to determine if any of the five genes were linked to theses deaths. In these young and otherwise healthy individuals with apparently normal hearts, th...Increased risk of cardiovascular disease shown in PCOS patients
... 10 percent of reproductive aged women, is closely linked with several serious health conditions such as diabetes, obesity, CVD and metabolic syndrome. Signs of PCOS include hirsutism (hair growth), menstrual irregularities and obesity. As rates of obesity increase around the world, doctors and researcher...