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ADHD: About 1 in 20 Adults May Have a Disorder Usually Associated With Grade

ADHD: About 1 in 20 adults may have a disorder usually associated with grade
Like other mental conditions, ADHD cannot be measured with something as simple as a blood test, said Benedetto Vitiello, chief of the treatment and preventive… Continue reading

Illegal Drug Use Continues to Rise in Fayette County

Illegal drug use continues to rise in Fayette County
The Drug and Alcohol Commission said that as a result of increased drug usage, they are seeing increased numbers of patients seeking treatment and help with addiction, and other addiction rehabilitation… Continue reading

Help Is at Hand for Island Homeowners

Help is at hand for Island homeowners
According to the 2013 MVC Housing Assessment, the Island weekly wage is 71 percent of the state average, while the median home price is 54 percent over the state average. The report also… Continue reading

Drug Addiction Rehab Centers Drug Addiction Rehab Facilities

Drug Addiction Rehab Centers Drug Addiction Rehab Facilities


 

 

Center offers hope to addicted women
According to data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 20.6 million people across the country needed, but did not receive, specialty… Continue reading

Katie Couric Discusses Eating Disorders With Best Selling Author Brian Cuban

Katie Couric Discusses Eating Disorders with Best Selling Author Brian Cuban
The segment features Brian discussing his lifelong struggle with Body Dysmorphic Disorder, a disease in which the sufferer is preoccupied with a distorted sense of self -image and… Continue reading

Project SAVE Aims to Educate on Eating Disorders With Bill Proposal, Second

Project SAVE aims to educate on eating disorders with bill proposal, second
… 19 to raise awareness of eating disorders.MLive File Photo. JACKSON, MI – Project S.A.V.E. founder Tammy Myers organized the first eating disorder awareness walk in 2012… Continue reading

This Soylent Isn't People, but Is It a Super Shake That Could Save the World?

This Soylent Isn't People, But Is It A Super Shake That Could Save The World?
It's also used for the artificial feeding of patients and can also be found in eating disorder wards. Additionally, Plumpy'nut, a kind of peanut-butter-based snack… Continue reading

Nees, Earl

Nees, Earl
KANSAS — Earl Eugene Nees, 91, of rural Ashmore, Illinois, passed away at 10:40 a.m. Wednesday, October 23, 2013, at Hilltop Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Charleston, Illinois. He was retired after a career of 27 years with… Continue reading

Half of Prostate Cancer Patients in North Carolina Do Not Receive

Half of prostate cancer patients in North Carolina do not receive
Only half of the men who receive a prostate cancer diagnosis in North Carolina consult with more than one type of physician before deciding on a course of… Continue reading

Health Briefs for Oct. 23, 2013

Health Briefs for Oct. 23, 2013
MELANOMA PRESENTATION: The causes and risk factors, warning signs, types and stages, treatment and prevention of melanoma will be covered from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Cancer Support Center, 2028 Elm Road, Homewood.… Continue reading