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Archive for October, 2005

Restless legs syndrome linked to psychiatric conditions

Monday, October 31st, 2005

Adults with restless legs syndrome (RLS), a common debilitating condition, may be affected physically, mentally, and socially by their disease. In a new study presented at CHEST 2005, the 71st annual international scientific assembly of ...

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On-Campus Suicide a Hidden Killer

Monday, October 31st, 2005

On-Campus Suicide a Hidden Killer [...] Approximately 1,100 U.S. college students take their own lives each year. Nobody's sure if that number is rising or falling -- according to Gibori, a steep increase in on-campus ...

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Changes in brain, not age, determine one’s ability to focus on task

Thursday, October 27th, 2005

When it comes to focusing on a task amid distractions, some folks more than 60 years old are as mentally sharp as 22-year-olds. Others struggle. Researchers at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology ...

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Avoiding the ‘Desperate Housewive’s’ syndrome

Thursday, October 27th, 2005

Does the act of being 'superwoman' at work and around the home leave you feeling stressed and unable to cope? Do you identify with the TV character Lynette from 'Desperate Housewives'? University of Western Sydney ...

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Positive Thinking the Key to a Longer Life?

Thursday, October 27th, 2005

Positive Thinking the Key to a Longer Life? The short answer is, yes, of course! Research has already tied positive thinking with more positive surgical outcomes, so it's not such a leap to imagine that ...

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Champions in the Fight Against Mental Illness to be Honored

Wednesday, October 26th, 2005

A former star NFL running back, a Texas state representative, and HBO will be recognized by Eli Lilly for their contributions in the fight against mental illness on Nov. 4 in Washington. Calvin Hill, the ...

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Discontinued ADD drug too risky: FDA

Monday, October 24th, 2005

Liver problems with Abbott Laboratories Inc.'s discontinued attention deficit drug Cylert and other generic versions are too dangerous for the U.S. market, the Food and Drug Administration said on Monday. "The agency has concluded that the ...

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Family caregivers lack mental health help

Friday, October 21st, 2005

Family caregivers lack mental health help Caring for a family member with advanced cancer can take a heavy mental health toll, but many caregivers may fail to get any psychiatric help, a new study suggests. Researchers ...

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MIT explains why bad habits are hard to break

Thursday, October 20th, 2005

MIT explains why bad habits are hard to break Apparently, habits may form familiar neural pathways which makes it more difficult to break the pattern of behavior. ...

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Can Brain Scans See Depression?

Thursday, October 20th, 2005

Can Brain Scans See Depression? - New York Times (free reg. req'd.) They seem almost alive: snapshots of the living human brain. Not long ago, scientists predicted that these images, produced by sophisticated brain-scanning techniques, would ...

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Humans are governed by emotions

Thursday, October 20th, 2005

The emotional responses that guide much of human behavior have a tremendous impact on public policy and international affairs, prompting government officials to make decisions in response to a crisis--such as the Sept. 11 terrorist ...

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Emotional impairment linked to cognitive deficits in bipolar children

Thursday, October 20th, 2005

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago used functional brain imaging to establish a link between emotional impairment and poor cognition in children with bipolar disorder. "This study is very exciting because it shows that ...

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