More evidence of cannabis-induced psychosis
...abis dramatically increases the risk of developing mental illnesses....Protecting children from industrial chemicals in the environment
...ental toxins have been linked with higher rates of mental retardation, intellectual impairment, and behavioral problems, such as conduct disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder." A crucial step towards protecting children would be to ensure that industrial chemicals undergo "developmental ...Hepatitis C and health-related quality of life
...cally significant and affects physical, social and mental health domains."...Optical technique identifies vulnerable plaques in cardiac patients
...le angina, chest pain that occurs with physical or mental stress, which is not usually related to plaque rupture. Clear OCT images of the suspicious lesions were obtained for 20 heart attack patients, 20 with ACS and 17 with stable angina. Vulnerable plaques are believed to have three major characteristic...Researchers search for first sign of congestive heart failure
...iation to look for the first time at the impact of mental stress on filling the left ventricle in hearts of young, healthy individuals. He's recruiting 160 15-18-year-olds over the next four years. Study participants will be put on a diet for three days to regulate their sodium intake, then come to MCG's Ge...Mental health service costs offset by savings in other public sectors
... education system offset the costs of the improved mental health services delivered to youth through the sys...le justice, the child welfare system and inpatient mental health systems were all higher in the non-system-of-care community. Core mental health systems and ...Abuse and HIV status linked to suicide risk
... an abusive relationship should routinely look for mental health issues, such as suicidal thoughts. It may be the case that crisis intervention is needed to help women in these situations," said Dr. Gielen, who is also a professor in the Bloomberg School of Public Health's Department of Health Policy and Ma...Boston University team finds link between high cholesterol and better cognitive performance
...urally high levels of blood cholesterol and better mental functioning. The results were recently published i...lly occurring high cholesterol and modestly better mental function in areas such as visual organization, memory, attention, and concentration. Unlike previou...Single mothers at higher risk for depression
... could be decreased. Depression is the number one mental illness in the United States costing an estimated $44 billion with employers reporting depression as the most costly illness. Women are twice as likely as men to suffer from depression....Brain imaging reveals secrets of love, fear and betrayal
... It also reveals Shakespeare's portrayal of common mental illnesses such as depression through characters in Hamlet and Richard II. In his lecture, Professor Mathews, who is Professor of Neurology at the University of Oxford and Director of the Oxford Centre for Functional Magnetic Brain Imaging, will descr...Rhesus monkeys reason about perspectives of others in obtaining food
...dicating they have the ability to reason about the mental states of others, according to a study published t...erested in is whether monkeys can reason about the mental states of others," said Jonathan Flombaum, a graduate student in Yale's Department of Psychology and...Is your job giving you a heart attack? Occupational health conference answers that, and more
... was significantly related to nurses' physical and mental health. Abstract No. 061. Job stress makes quitting smoking harder, especially for men While a stressful job has links to cardiovascular disease, it can also make quitting smoking harder. This is what Francoise Leynen at the Dpartement d'Epidmiolog...End AIDS drug waiting lists, HIV care providers tell policymakers
...have health needs ranging from substance abuse and mental health conditions to HIV treatment complications a...hould be earmarked for basic medical services like mental health, substance abuse, and prevention counseling. To end wide state-to-state variations in access...Laughter helps blood vessels function better
...f study volunteers was shown a movie that produced mental stress, their blood vessel lining developed a pote... studies, which suggested there was a link between mental stress and the narrowing of blood vessels. The results of the study, conducted at the University...Cognitive behavioral therapy and medication is effective in the treatment of panic disorder
...y greater improvements on two standard measures of mental health functioning. "These effects were obtained in spite of similar rates of delivery of guideline-concordant [appropriate, taken as directed] pharmacotherapy to the two groups," the authors write. "We also learned that many patients did not adhere ...University of Manchester awarded 826k for brain science and mental health research
...er is in the very top echelons of neuroscience and mental health research in the country. Importantly, all o...nderstanding and treatment of stroke, dementia and mental illness." The call for research proposals followed two themes: 'Pathfinders', to develop novel and e...Depression predicts heart rhythm abnormalities in heart attack patients
...ith a heart attack. Patients were interviewed by a mental health provider and given standardized tests for depression and anxiety within three days of admission. All patients were then connected to a heart monitor that recorded detailed heart beat information continuously over a 24-hour period. "We found th...York study tests enhanced care for depression patients
... involves a case manager, supervised by experts in mental health, working alongside the general practitioner...ll be nurses, counsellors or graduate primary care mental health workers, who have been introduced into the NHS in the last two years. The trial will establi...Potential treatment for Fragile X Syndrome demonstrated in fruit fly model
...ome is one of the most commonly inherited forms of mental retardation, with an incidence of 1 in 4,000 males and 1 in 8,000 females. Not many medications exist to help Fragile X patients. Now, in a fruit fly model of the disease, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and their c...Concerns over the future of children's health care in British general practice
...In contrast, cervical screening can get 22 points, mental health work 41 points, diabetes 99, and heart disease 121. This structure may encourage general practitioners to focus on and develop special interests in adult health and chronic disease, he says. General practice is at a crossroads. To maintain th...