Brain Abnormality Linked to Hyperactivity Disorder Brain scans of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder show abnormalities in the fiber pathways along which brain signals pass, scientists said on Monday. The finding indicates the disorder ...

Health Privacy at Taylor University Wow. Apparently Taylor University doesn't much care for how they handle the privacy of their students' healthcare records. Which appears to be in direct violation of the U.S. Federal privacy ...

Medical-Pot Fight Goes to Justices Angel Raich, a 39-year-old mother of two, smokes marijuana eight times a day in her Oakland home. She does it to relieve pain from a brain tumor and more than a ...

Suicide victim's wife sues maker of Zoloft The wife of an Orlando suicide victim is suing Pfizer Inc. over its widely used antidepressant drug Zoloft, according to court records and the woman's lawyer. The lawsuit, ...

The Antidepressant Dilemma (New York Times Magazine, free reg. req'd) On June 30, 1997, the Millers took Matt to see Dr. Douglas Geenens, a child psychiatrist referred to them by Matt's primary-care physician. In addition ...

Depression treatment boosts employee productivity High-quality care for depression can improve productivity at work and lower rates of workplace absenteeism, according to a new report. A two-year program for depressed employees treated at 12 primary care ...

Data support Americans' sense of accelerating 'time warp'; balance between work and family elusive While the U.S. work week, or hours spent working for pay by the average employee, has not significantly changed over the ...

University seeks recruits for Parkinson's Disease study Researchers at the University of Edinburgh are seeking people with Parkinson's Disease (PD) to help them better understand how mood-- particularly depression-- affects their symptoms. The study will ...

I think most pharmaceutical company press releases are pretty self-serving on the face of it. I think they also tend to do a disservice to the public by minimizing the negative side effects of the ...

Internet offers relief of holiday blues (Reuters via USA Today) When the going gets tough at the stores this holiday season, the tough go shopping online. When life gets really tough, there's online therapy. "I think ...

Rise in antidepressants for children Doctors are prescribing more antidepressants for children and adolescents although there is little evidence about their safety or efficacy in youngsters, researchers say. Prescription rates for young patients under 18 years ...

When the going gets tough at the stores this holiday season, the tough go shopping online. When life gets really tough, there's online therapy. "I think it's invaluable this time of the year," said John ...