risk factors

'Fat Letter' From School Triggers Angry Response From Mom

'Fat letter' from school triggers angry response from mom
Not a high school student helping administer health screenings." Approximately 20 states have … Some eating disorder experts tell ABCNews they worry that school obesity screenings may do more harm than… Continue reading

Ronald Reagan's Shameful Legacy: Violence, the Homeless, Mental Illness

Ronald Reagan's shameful legacy: Violence, the homeless, mental illness
Consistent with the report of the Carter Commission, the act also included a provision for federal grants “for projects for the prevention of mental illness and the promotion of positive mental… Continue reading

Depression, Anxiety, Inflammation and Chronic Infection

Depression, Anxiety, Inflammation and Chronic Infection
Depression is a multi-factorial problem. There is no thing as THE CAUSE OF DEPRESSION. The person needs to be evaluated in the physical (physiology, biochemi…


 

 

Nursing program draws student complaints
Pascual, who… Continue reading

Hormone Therapy? No to Prevent Disease, Yes to Ease Menopause Woes

Hormone Therapy? No To Prevent Disease, Yes To Ease Menopause Woes
Yes, Dr. Manson said, “If a woman is at very high risk of cardiovascular disease — if she's had a prior stroke or blood clots in her legs or… Continue reading

Senior Focus: Get Screened for Memory Problems

Senior Focus: Get screened for memory problems
He or she should make sure that you are not depressed, detect potential hearing or visual problems that could interfere with your ability to learn new things, check the medications that you are… Continue reading

Withdrawal Reflexes in the Upper Limb Adapt to Arm Posture and Stimulus Location By.

Withdrawal reflexes in the upper limb adapt to arm posture and stimulus location by.

Muscle Nerve. 2013 Aug 8;
Peterson CL, Riley Z, Krepkovich ET, Murray WM, Perreault EJ

Withdrawal reflexes in the leg adapt in a context appropriate… Continue reading

Screening for Elder Mistreatment Among Older Adults Seeking Legal Assistance Services.

Screening for Elder Mistreatment among Older Adults Seeking Legal Assistance Services.

West J Emerg Med. 2013 Aug; 14(4): 309-15
Strasser SM, Smith M, Weaver S, Zheng S, Cao Y

Introduction: The aging population is a rapidly growing demographic in… Continue reading

Depression Treatment My Story

Depression Treatment my story
Depression Treatment.


 

 

Psychiatric care options expand in WB
WILKES-BARRE — To make emergency psychiatric treatment more efficient, First Hospital directors plan to open a crisis center in Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Set to open this… Continue reading

Impact of a 2-Year Multimodal Intervention for Disruptive 6-Year-Olds on Substance Use in Adolescence: Randomised Controlled Trial.

Impact of a 2-year multimodal intervention for disruptive 6-year-olds on substance use in adolescence: randomised controlled trial.

Br J Psychiatry. 2013 Aug 8;
Castellanos-Ryan N, Séguin JR, Vitaro F, Parent S, Tremblay RE

Adolescent substance use is associated with… 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