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In Postmenopausal Women, Testosterone Improves Verbal Learning And Memory

Postmenopausal women had better improvement in verbal learning and memory after receiving treatment with testosterone gel, compared with women who received sham treatment with a placebo, a new study found. Results were presented at The Endocrine Soci...

Health Reform, Research Pave Way for Collaborative Care for Mental Illness

Wayne Katon, MD, professor of psychiatry at the University of Washington in Seattle, has worked to develop and test models for integrating mental health care into primary care practice for the past 30 years. For much of that time, dissemination of th...

Brain re-training may improve memory, focus in schizophrenia

(Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University) Much like physical exercise can re-chisel the body, researchers hope targeted mental workouts can sharpen the memory, focus and function of adults with schizophrenia.

Mindfulness can increase wellbeing and reduce stress in school children

(University of Exeter) Mindfulness -- a mental training that develops sustained attention that can change the ways people think, act and feel -- could reduce symptoms of stress and depression and promote wellbeing among school children, according to...

The verdict on tiger-parenting? Studies point to poor mental health

Long before Amy Chua’s provocative 2011 memoir, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, raised the bar for tough-love parenting, psychologists at UC Berkeley were studying the effects of three kinds of...

Meningococcal disease ID'd in men who have sex with men

(HealthDay)—Following reports of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) among men who have sex with men (MSM), the New York City (NYC) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has recommended that MSM who have engaged in intimate contact with...

The Royal Mental Health Center of Ottawa Releases a Complete Mobile Application Suite for Veterans Coping with Operational Stress Injuries

The Royal Mental Health Center of Ottawa, on behalf of the Canadian Operational Stress Injury (OSI) Clinic Network today released a bi-lingual, multi-platform mobile application for veterans, their families and their health practitioners. The OSI Connect mobile application will help veterans, military and RCMP recognize and help seek treatment for mental health issues. Ottawa, Canada (PRWEB) June...

CAMH policy study outlines ways to reduce alcohol harms

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) has released a summary report outlining policy strategies to reduce the harms related to alcohol, with a focus on the province of Ontario, Canada.

Rogers InHealth Shares Stories Of Mental Health Recovery, Hope

OCONOMOWOC, Wis., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Rogers InHealth, a key corporation of Rogers Behavioral Health System, has launched a new website – RogersInHealth.org – to help eliminate stigma through self-empowerment and illuminating recovery. Through brief, sharable video accounts on the site, Rogers InHealth offers stories of real people living with mental illness and what the...

House GOP Plans Vote Today On Abortion Bill

The measure, which would ban abortions after 22 weeks of pregnancy, has drawn a White House veto threat. In other Capitol Hill news, health care issues continue to be part of the immigration reform debate and some lawmakers have asked for a review of federal grants and programs designed to assist the severely mentally ill. The New York Times: G.O.P. Pushes New Abortion Limits To Appease Vocal...

State Highlights: Pa. Joins Others In Limiting Abortion Coverage In Online Insurance Exchange; Texas Pharmacists Want Medicaid Price Transparency; N.C. ERs And Mental Health

A selection of health policy stories from Pennsylvania, Texas, North Carolina, Georgia and California. The Associated Press: Corbett Signs Anti-Abortion Coverage Bill In Pa. Pennsylvania is joining about 20 other states in limiting coverage of abortions under health care insurance policies offered in a federally-run insurance marketplace starting next year under a sweeping federal law. The office...

State Highlights: Texas Pharmacists Want Medicaid Price Transparency

A selection of health policy stories from Pennsylvania, Texas, North Carolina, Georgia and California. The Associated Press: Corbett Signs Anti-Abortion Coverage Bill In Pa. Pennsylvania is joining about 20 other states in limiting coverage of abortions under health care insurance policies offered in a federally-run insurance marketplace starting next year under a sweeping federal law. The office...

National Recovery Month Planning Partners Honors North Carolina’s Flo Stein with Ramstad/Kennedy Award for Outstanding Leadership

Chief of Community Policy Management Section, Division of MH/DD/SAS NC Department of Health and Human Services honored for outstanding leadership in supporting addiction recovery and in promoting treatment resources. Washington, DC (PRWEB) June 18, 2013 The sixth annual Ramstad/Kennedy Award for outstanding leadership recognizes the extraordinary impact of Flo Stein, North Carolina’s Department...

Tackling the problems of juvenile offenders

Ginn’s series of articles on prison health was probably overdue. Although he carefully categorised certain groups of the prison population (such as older people, women, and those with mental...

US WorldMeds Receives $15 Million Grant to Launch New Study

Funding from National Institute on Drug Abuse to support final Phase III clinical trial for Lofexidine for treatment of opiate withdrawal symptoms US WorldMeds has begun enrolling patients in a Phase III clinical trial that will complete the development program for lofexidine hydrochloride (Lofexidine) as a new therapeutic for the treatment of withdraw...

Lightlake Therapeutics Inc. to Present at 4th Annual OneMedForumNY 2013

Lightlake Therapeutics Inc. (OTCBB: LLTP) (the “Company”, “We” or “Lightlake”), a biopharmaceutical company developing addiction treatments based on its expertise in opioid antagonists, announced today that it will be participating in the 4th Annual OneMedForum New York taking place June 26th and June 27th, 2013 at The Metropolitan Club in New...

19th Annual Music Festival for Mental Health Expands to Two Days

“Country & Soul” to feature GRAMMY® Award-winning musician Tim McGraw and rising R&B recording star Allen Stone The 19th Annual Music Festival for Mental Health will be held on Saturday, September 7th, and Sunday, September 8th, 2013 at the Staglin Famil

Walking With a TrekDesk Treadmill Desk Could Lead to Better Health in Older Men

A new study has added to a growing body of evidence that walking has profound benefits for health even as one ages. Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) June 18, 2013 A new study reported by Health Behavior News Service and featured this month in the American Journal of Health Promotion, there is a direct correlation between the amount of walking and the positive physical and mental health benefits derived among...

Allergies Can Lead to Adverse Emotional Effects in Children

PURE Solutions NA, an advocate for allergy and asthma prevention, recently announced that a study commissioned by Pharma Dynamics found that students aged 10 to 18 are not only experiencing physical discomfort but emotional and psychological distress as well. Buffalo, NY (PRWEB) June 18, 2013 A study commissioned by pharmaceutical group Pharma Dynamics found that students experience negative emot...

What next for health and social care in England?

Chris Ham The King's Fund is today launching a major review of health and social care under the leadership of an independent commission chaired by Kate Barker. The context for the review is a population in which people are living longer but often with long-term conditions, such as diabetes, heart failure and dementia. An increasing number...

Cancer Survivor Linda Christina Beauregard Writes New Tell-All Book About Her Alternative Treatment Method

NAPLES, Fla. (PRWEB) June 19, 2013 An apple a day might really keep the doctor away. When Linda Christina Beauregard was diagnosed with breast cancer, she chose a different method for beating the disease. In her new book, “I Gave Myself Cance...

PTSD Self-Assessments Available to the Public as part of PTSD Screening Day

BOSTON, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Thursday, June 20, the national nonprofit Screening for Mental Health, Inc. will hold Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Screening Day.  The initiative is an outreach, education, and screening program to raise awareness about PTSD in the community and help individuals with PTSD find opportunities for assessment and treatment. Thousands of...

North Carolina Pioneering Care for Huntington's Disease Patients

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- North Carolina has emerged as a leader in providing care for patients of Huntington's disease, an inherited brain disorder that affects control of movement, thought and behavior, and leads to death. (Photo:  http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130618/PH33281-a) (Logo:  http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130618/PH33281LOGO-b)...

Colorado primary care and behavioral health integration project expands to Oregon

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. and BEND, Ore., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Primary care and behavioral health transformation is taking SHAPE in Oregon and Colorado. A western Colorado payment reform initiative to support integrated behavioral health in primary care settings will soon expand to Oregon. Colorado's global payment model for primary care and behavioral health integration, known as...

FATLASH Author Karen Kataline Blasts 'Toddlers and Tiaras,' Says it 'Rewards Poor Parenting'

The sixth season of the reality show, Toddlers and Tiaras debuts this month. Author, former child pageant veteran, and mental health professional Karen Kataline says the program and others like it, encourages and rewards poor parenting. Denver, Colorado (PRWEB) June 18, 2013 The sixth season of the reality show, Toddlers and Tiaras debuted this month and with it comes another stream of stories a...