Treat Women Right: End Intimate Partner Violence
Treat Women Right: End Intimate Partner Violence
… long-term health outcomes, including physical injury; gynecological disorders; unwanted pregnancy; miscarriage, premature labor, low-birth-weight infants, and stillbirth; sexually transmitted diseases and HIV/AIDS; gastrointestinal disorders … Read more on Solomon Star
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Courier Times Community Calendar for November 25
Courier Times Community Calendar for November 25
Support Group for People with Eating Disorders. 7 p.m. Sun. 12-step program. 95 James Way, Suite 120, Southampton. 215-870-0062. Nic-Anon. 7-8 p.m. Sun. Stop smoking. Lower Bucks Hospital, Conference Room No. 2, 501… Continue reading
Beyond a Day for Veterans
Beyond a day for veterans
A RAND Corporation study found that nearly 1 in 5 soldiers who have served in Iraq or Afghanistan have post-traumatic stress disorder or depression; only about a half of these soldiers have sought treatment. The… Continue reading
Hospital's New Life as Mental Health Care Clinic
Hospital's new life as mental health care clinic
The first stage of the Ramsay Health Care development, a 22-bed private inpatient mental health unit, will open this month and offer programs for anxiety, depression, and mood and post-traumatic stress disorders.… Continue reading
Why Your Health Insurance Premium Could Increase Under the Affordable Care Act
Why your health insurance premium could increase under the Affordable Care Act
Mental health services and addiction treatment – Inpatient and outpatient care provided to evaluate, diagnose and treat a mental health condition or substance abuse disorder (note: some plans… Continue reading
Work Making You Sick?
Work making you sick?
Little control over scheduling can spur depression. There's a direct … Researchers at the center, known as CPH-NEW, are investigating the effectiveness and economic benefit of workplace interventions to improve employees' health. Large employers like … Read… Continue reading
MLB Contingent Visits Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
MLB contingent visits Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
The delegation met there with veterans who have suffered post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injuries in the field of combat, and they also received a lengthy tour from doctors, who unveiled some of… Continue reading
Resolve Amid Grief in Rockwell City
Resolve amid grief in Rockwell City
Traumatic events can have a powerful effect, even on law enforcement professionals who are trained to deal with violence: loss of appetite and sleep; emotions like anger, guilt and depression. All are normal reactions… Continue reading
Past Weight Loss an Overlooked Factor in Disordered Eating
Past weight loss an overlooked factor in disordered eating
The shadow of a person's past highest weight has an impact on their symptoms and recovery from eating disorders. Dr. Michael Lowe's team's research at Drexel suggests that there is no… Continue reading
Woman Battling Multiple Health Issues Refuses to Take 'no' From Her Insurer
Woman battling multiple health issues refuses to take 'no' from her insurer
She'd been battling an eating disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression, as well as trying to maintain good control of her type 1 diabetes. But she'd had… Continue reading