No, it’s not.

Pharmaceutical companies have done a bang-up job over the past two decades in promoting the serotonin theory of depression — namely that people …

According to recent research, there’s a definite connection between panic attacks and heart attacks. What that connection is, however, remains open to additional research.

Smoller …

Over the last couple of decades researchers have spent increasingly more time studying the therapeutic effects of animals on humans. A cursory search on …

Just in case you had any doubts that there are a great deal of politics and money involved in healthcare, look no further than …

John Edwards, a U.S. presidential candidate, would apparently ban drug ads targeted at consumers for 2 years. This type of advertising by pharmaceutical companies …

Does teaching children to read and build a larger vocabulary earlier actually help the child with learning and school? The Boston Globe Magazine on Sunday …

So I was watching a commercial during the Boston Red Sox game tonight (likely going to sweep the World Series, unfortunately for our Rockies’ fans) …

I had the honor of attending a talk today by naturalist David Sibley, who is the author of the famous Sibley Guide to Birds. He’s …

Author Tom Wootton thinks it just may be. Mr. Wootton just released his second book “The Depression Advantage”, which touts being depressed as a …

Recently, a friend came to me for advice about a treatment for a mental disorder. The friend who was suffering from symptoms of depression …

Do women find other men more attractive if they are sexually active, either by themselves (e.g., via masturbation) or with a partner (e.g., via sexual …

This letter writer to the Florida Times-Union had me agreeing until this ill-formed paragraph:

If there is blame, let’s blame those professions that delay mental …

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