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Health Risks, Benefits to Medicinal Cannabis

Health risks, benefits to medicinal cannabis
LAS CRUCES >> To qualify for New Mexico's Medical Cannabis Program, patients must meet one of 17 conditions, among them cancer, glaucoma, multiple sclerosis, Post Traumatic Stress disorder and HIV/AIDS. The program was created… Continue reading

Physician/Author Harnesses Spirituality to Help Heal Patients (Hillhaven Press)

Physician/Author Harnesses Spirituality to Help Heal Patients (Hillhaven Press)
The author, 54, explains in concrete, practical ways how a patient's spirituality – just like physical and psychological factors – can influence positive outcomes for many stress-related disorders, such as heart… Continue reading

Perry Recognized for Criminal Justice Reform

Perry recognized for criminal justice reform
When Perry took office, Texas had seven drug courts. Since then, Texas now has 122 drug courts and 12 veterans treatment courts. By providing alternatives to incarceration for non-violent offenders, Texas has saved an… Continue reading

Growing Evidence That a Party Drug Can Help Severe Depression

Growing Evidence That A Party Drug Can Help Severe Depression
Teens call it "Special K," a club drug that produces hallucinatory, out-of-body effects. But evidence is mounting that it's also a fast-acting treatment for patients with severe depression. The latest… Continue reading

VETERANS AFFAIRS: Lest We Forget?

VETERANS AFFAIRS: Lest we forget?
Gave them the kind of one-on-one services and personal support they still need while facing everything from post-traumatic stress disorder to the ailments of age. … “I never saw anybody eat like that. It just… Continue reading

Eating Disorders?

Question by socksrocks55: Eating Disorders?
Im doing a report on health disorders, need some help with some facts.
What are 3 physical factors that may cause obesity?
What are 3 environmental factors that… Continue reading

Shock Therapy for 14-Year-Olds

Shock therapy for 14-year-olds
ECT, which is used in rare cases to treat severe depression, is one of the most contentious aspects of the Mental Health Bill being debated in Parliament, with the plan to allow 14-year-olds to consent to… Continue reading

What Are Some Symptoms of Manic Depression?

Question by Matt: what are some symptoms of manic depression?
and what can you do for manic depression

Best answer:

Answer by Emmy
It’s when you go through phases of being extremely happy for no reason (manic… Continue reading

Any Good Depression Hotline Numbers?

Question by Jasmin T: Any good depression hotline numbers?
i just feel horrible. i don’t feel suicidal, but it still hurts. when i talk about my worries and my feeling with my best friend, she just shrugs… Continue reading

UK Scientists Found the First Biomarker for Boys at Risk of Major Depression

UK Scientists Found The First Biomarker For Boys At Risk Of Major Depression
LONDON (Reuters) – British brain scientists have identified the first biomarker, or biological signpost, for clinical depression and say it could help find boys in particular who… Continue reading