Public health

Cognitive Web Exercise

Cognitive Web Exercise
Song: Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley Quote: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Painting: Freedom by Stephen Guy Young.


 

 

Is It Possible to Break Free From Emotional Eating?
Here's the thing: Healing from eating… Continue reading

Bradford Hospital Opens Beds to Online Addicts

Bradford hospital opens beds to online addicts
Pittsburgh centers — including Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic at UPMC and Allegheny Health Network and Gateway Rehabilitation — treat any number of behavioral and/or substance abuse issues, but none addresses Internet addiction.… Continue reading

Indian River County Support Groups: Updated Aug. 28

Indian River County support groups: Updated Aug. 28
ADDICTIONS. Adult Children of Alcoholics: 6 p.m. Library, Room 118, Community Church of Vero Beach, 1901 23rd St. Non smoking. 772-469-2303. … 4-6 p.m. HealthSouth Treasure Coast Rehabilitation Hospital, 1600 37th St.,… Continue reading

Hang On

Hang On
19: Jam Esguerra 26: Fenella Name III – St. Walburga.


 

 

Too much 'screen time' with devices distressing children
Higher levels of 'screen-time' – including computers, watching TV and playing video games – impact on children's wellbeing,… Continue reading

Depression Treatment Safe for Alzheimer's Patients

Depression treatment safe for Alzheimer's patients
However, sertraline is not a treatment for dementia – for cognitive abilities such as memory and learning were not affected by the drug. This was just a small trial; larger studies are now underway… Continue reading

10 Hospitals Fined for Sometimes-Deadly Lapses

10 Hospitals Fined for Sometimes-Deadly Lapses
The state Department of Public Health fined 10 California hospitals for safety violations that may have caused serious injury or death and included the removal of the wrong kidney during an operation. Fines ranged… Continue reading

Global Warming, LSD, Euthanasia: Bring on the Death Panels

Global warming, LSD, euthanasia: Bring on the death panels
We have entered an era of deepening heat waves, prolonged droughts, growing interest in insects as a source of protein, and an expanding geriatric population. By imagining the collision of these… Continue reading

Evaluation of the Relation Between Triceps Surae H-Reflex, M-Response Latencies and Thigh Length in Normal Population.

Evaluation of the relation between triceps surae H-reflex, M-response latencies and thigh length in normal population.

J Res Med Sci. 2013 Mar; 18(3): 188-92
Khosrawi S, Fallah S

The H-reflex is a useful electrophysiological procedure for evaluating the status… Continue reading

Depression and Chronic Diseases: It Is Time for a Synergistic Mental Health and Primary Care Approach.

Depression and chronic diseases: it is time for a synergistic mental health and primary care approach.

Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2013; 15(2):
Voinov B, Richie WD, Bailey RK

Objective: To identify the growing significance of depression as a… Continue reading

Mental Health Response to Community Disasters: A Systematic Review.

Mental health response to community disasters: a systematic review.

JAMA. 2013 Aug 7; 310(5): 507-18
North CS, Pfefferbaum B

Exposure to a disaster is common, and one-third or more of individuals severely exposed may develop posttraumatic stress disorder or… Continue reading