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Effect Of Medicine On Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Oregon Public Broadcasting - October 27, 2008 - Treating Post Traumatic Stress Disorder isn’t easy. Anti-depressants and sleeping pills can help, but often they’re only treating the symptoms and not the illness itself.

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Spotting and coping with addictions

The Catholic Globe - October 26, 2008 - Addictive or compulsive behavior isn’t always done for obvious reasons.

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Active older women do better on cognitive tests, study finds

UCSF - October 24, 2008 - Active elderly women scored better on tests of mental function than less active women, according to a new study led by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco.

Read the rest of the article: http://pub.ucsf.edu/newsservices/releases/200810244/

Coping With Depression During Pregnancy

US News and World Report- October 23, 2008 - Christine Doherty Ashley, currently six months pregnant, realizes that her first trimester was fraught with depression.

Read the rest of the article: http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/womens-health/2008/10/23/coping-with-depression-during-pregnancy.html

Bipolar disorder conference to feature acclaimed documentary

SeacoastOnline - October 23, 2008 - Many advancements continue to be made in understanding the physiological effects of bipolar disorder on the brain and its effect on behavior.

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Patient Groups Tackle Stigma Attached To Bipolar Disorder And Other Mental Illnesses With New Tools

Medical News Today - October 23, 2008 - Mental illness is one of the last surviving stigmas in today’s liberal society.

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USC to train social workers to deal with military families

Los Angeles Times - October 23, 2008 - At the San Diego Armed Services YMCA, social workers who counsel military families can barely keep up with the requests that come pouring in.

Read the rest of the article: http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-me-military23-2008oct23,0,5253375.story

Have U.S. Adults Heard of the Federal Government’s Hospital Compare Web Site?

iHealthBeat - October 23, 2008 - Only 6% of U.S. adults surveyed said they have heard of the federal government’s Hospital Compare Web site, according to a new Kaiser Family Foundation survey.

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Depression during pregnancy linked to preterm delivery

USA Today - October 23, 2008 - Depression in pregnant women could help explain the growing problem of preterm delivery, scientists suggest.

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Psychologist Offers Mental Health Therapy in Inner City Neighborhood

Voice of America- October 22, 2008 - In the U.S. capital, the neighborhood of Anacostia is considered one of the most dangerous and difficult areas of the country.

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Pilot Program Successfully Addresses Mental Health Issues in Pennsylvania’s Children

Wall Street Journal - October 21, 2008 - Pennsylvania’s youngest citizens are benefiting from improvements in the quality of social and emotional supports through an innovative pilot program, according to a report released by the University of Pittsburgh and announced by the Department of Public Welfare.

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Pilot Programs Reduce Emergency Room Use, Promote Better Health

Wall Street Journal - October 21, 2008 - A report issued today, A Dollars and Sense Strategy to Reducing Frequent Use of Hospital Services, provides evaluation data from six California counties demonstrating that programs that provide services to “frequent users” of emergency rooms decrease costly emergency room visits and hospitalizations for many patients.

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How I beat the winter blues

The Independent (UK) - October 21, 2008 - When the clocks go back, it spells gloom for Julian Hall and thousands like him. But now he’s beaten seasonal affective disorder. Here’s how…

Read the rest of the article: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/features/how-i-beat-the-winter-blues-967604.html

PTSD treatment that aided S.F. kids gets trial

San Francisco Chronicle - October 21, 2008 - Dr. Victor Carrion knew his treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder in children worked.

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Study Identifies Risk Factor for PTSD

Smith College- October 21, 2008 - A study that tracked police cadets from training through induction into the force is the first to report that people who show exaggerated startle responses while being threatened with harm may be more likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Read the rest of the article: http://www.smith.edu/newsoffice/releases/NewsOffice08_014.html

Identify buying addicts

The Washington Times - October 20, 2008 - During my years of writing about and working with folks who have trouble saving money and who are prone to overspending, it became increasingly clear to me that some folks literally get addicted to spending.

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Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries Could See Drop in Rx Plan Options

California HealthLine- October 9, 20008 - Low-income residents in all states but Wisconsin who are enrolled in Medicare prescription drug benefit plans will have fewer plans to choose from in 2009, according to an analysis released this week by Avalere Health, USA Today reports.

Read the rest of the article: http://www.californiahealthline.org/Articles/2008/10/9/Low-Income-Medicare-Beneficiaries-Could-See-Drop-in-Rx-Plan-Options.aspx

FDA Creates Drug Safety Web Page for Patients, Health Care Providers

iHealthBeat- October 17, 2008 - FDA announced that it has created a Web page to provide drug safety information to patients and clinicians, Modern Healthcare reports. Note: Article does not include link to FDA page. Here is the link http://www.fda.gov/cder/drugSafety.htm

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