British medical officials failed to investigate allegations made by a U.K. doctor who linked autism to a childhood vaccine, a new article says.
[Tue, 18 Jan 2011 23:35:41 GMT]
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Sure, she's smokin' hot, but supermodel Brooklyn Decker, 23, admits to struggling with her body confidence.
[Wed, 19 Jan 2011 18:29:20 GMT]
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The tragic shooting in Tucson, Ariz., has already prompted several major gun proposals on Capitol Hill. But none of them address how to stop an obviously mentally unstable individual like Jared Lee Loughner from buying a gun.
[Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:56:03 GMT]
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The case of Arizona shooting suspect Jared Loughner, suspended from his community college last fall after a pattern of bizarre behavior, provides another jarring reminder of the challenges colleges face dealing with troubled students.
[Mon, 17 Jan 2011 16:07:03 GMT]
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There might be trouble brewing behind the glassy eyes of kids who spend too much time and energy on video games, according to a controversial new study.
[Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:42:10 GMT]
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In a new book due out next week, President Reagan's son, Ron Reagan, says his father showed signs of Alzheimer's while still in office. NBC's John Yang reports. (Nightly News)
[Fri, 14 Jan 2011 23:59:00 GMT]
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The U.S. Marshal of Arizona has called the look in accused killer Jared Loughner's eyes ? seen in his mug shot - a "paranoid headlights" stare. A psychiatrist offers insight into what it might reveal.
[Thu, 13 Jan 2011 21:56:59 GMT]
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Jared Loughner had never been in major trouble with the law or overtly violent, but his behavior at his community college was so disturbing that campus police gave him and his parents an ultimatum: Get a mental health evaluation or don't come back.
[Wed, 12 Jan 2011 21:36:05 GMT]
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If vaccines are off the table, what does cause autism?
[Tue, 11 Jan 2011 23:28:05 GMT]
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Shortly after Jared Lee Loughner had been identified as the alleged shooter of Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, online sleuths turned up pages of rambling text and videos he had created. A wave of amateur diagnoses soon followed, most of which concluded that Loughner was not so much a political extremist as a man suffering from "paranoid schizophrenia."
[Mon, 10 Jan 2011 16:24:41 GMT]
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A new, large study shows that the risk of autism rose three-fold when a child was conceived within 12 months of the birth of a first baby.
[Mon, 10 Jan 2011 13:19:32 GMT]
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Although first approved to treat schizophrenia, new antipsychotic medications are increasingly being prescribed for a host of other uses, even when there is little evidence they work, U.S. researchers said on Friday.
[Fri, 7 Jan 2011 22:34:50 GMT]
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Some believe the latest news that researcher Andrew Wakefield faked his data linking vaccine to autism will put an end to the claim of scientific underpinnings for the anti-vaccine movement. But will it really make a difference?
[Thu, 6 Jan 2011 23:36:36 GMT]
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When the report from Dr. Andrew Wakefield linking childhood vaccines and autism was first published, science and public health took a huge step backward. We have a lot of mistrust to mop up, writes Dr. Nancy Snyderman, who answers reader questions on the story.
[Thu, 6 Jan 2011 21:57:14 GMT]
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The first study to link a childhood vaccine to autism was based on doctored information about the kids involved, shows a new report on the widely discredited research.
[Thu, 6 Jan 2011 17:56:35 GMT]
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State regulators shouldn't have sent health insurers a memo on how to handle complaints about autism treatments because it was tantamount to issuing a regulation without it being properly vetted, a judge has ruled.
[Wed, 5 Jan 2011 22:41:45 GMT]
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Isabelle Caro, a French actress and model whose anorexic image appeared in a shock Italian ad campaign, has died at the age of 28.
[Thu, 30 Dec 2010 22:37:22 GMT]
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Placebos can help patients feel better, even if they are fully aware they are taking a sugar pill, researchers reported on Wednesday.
[Thu, 23 Dec 2010 00:35:27 GMT]
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People who seem to face stressful situations without blinking an eye may have an increased risk of health woes such as obesity and depression, according to a new study.
[Tue, 21 Dec 2010 17:11:01 GMT]
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The holiday season is supposed to be a time filled with laughter and cheer ? or so goes the unavoidable message ? but for many people that isn't the case.
[Mon, 20 Dec 2010 20:17:52 GMT]
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More than half of older Americans taking an antidepressant for the first time were already taking another drug that could interact with it and cause side-effects, researchers reported on Friday.
[Fri, 17 Dec 2010 20:56:04 GMT]
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The same mental process evident in people with ADHD may also be associated with a tendency to criminal behavior, some experts say. While the link between the two is not well understood, some researchers are calling for more attention to this problem. Otherwise, there may be high costs to society, they say.
[Mon, 13 Dec 2010 18:42:56 GMT]
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Kids who breathe secondhand smoke are more likely to struggle with mental health problems, suggests a large new study of British children.
[Wed, 8 Dec 2010 21:39:29 GMT]
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The number of Americans being treated for depression grew more slowly in the past decade, suggesting that many people may not get the care they need, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
[Mon, 6 Dec 2010 21:46:16 GMT]
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Many teens act out, but those with a history of homosexual feelings or relationships are more likely to be punished for it, a new study finds.
[Mon, 6 Dec 2010 15:35:19 GMT]
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Want to really experience the holiday season? Get your happiness and joy on every day of December. We show you how with daily inspirational ideas that revolve around fun, food and friendship.
[Wed, 1 Dec 2010 14:09:58 GMT]
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Mexico has done little over the past decade to improve the squalid living conditions of mentally disabled adults and children who are in institutions, an international advocacy group charged Tuesday.
[Wed, 1 Dec 2010 02:08:59 GMT]
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A new report on eating disorders cites data showing a sharp increase in children's hospitalizations for such problems.
[Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:59:18 GMT]
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Scientists have identified genetic changes that may increase the risk of developing the eating disorder anorexia, according to a new study.
[Tue, 23 Nov 2010 01:01:08 GMT]
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* 10 percent of those with major depression were jobless
[Fri, 19 Nov 2010 00:21:08 GMT]
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More than 45 million Americans, or 20 percent of U.S. adults, had some form of mental illness last year, and 11 million had a serious illness, U.S. government researchers reported on Thursday.
[Thu, 18 Nov 2010 18:42:18 GMT]
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Exposure to a dim light at night, such as the glow of a TV screen, may prompt changes in the brain that lead to mood disorders, including depression, according to a new study in hamsters.
[Wed, 17 Nov 2010 23:24:21 GMT]
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Three studies by McGill University researchers presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience on Sunday show that the way we navigate the world today may indeed affect just how well our brains function as we age.
[Mon, 15 Nov 2010 13:51:23 GMT]
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Suicide prevention experts are worrying that the attention given to the September suicide of a Rutgers University student may be leading to copycat cases.
[Thu, 11 Nov 2010 23:22:06 GMT]
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Nine major pharmaceutical companies have agreed to pool data on drug trials with academic institutions in an effort to improve ways of developing of new medicines to treat psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia.
[Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:04:25 GMT]
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People who possess a specific change in one of their chromosomes are nearly 14 times more likely to develop an autism spectrum disorder or schizophrenia than those without this change, according to a new study.
[Mon, 8 Nov 2010 18:31:24 GMT]
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Researchers have found that most depressed adolescents and teenagers who get treatment with drugs, therapy or both get some relief, but half will relapse withing five years.
[Tue, 2 Nov 2010 18:21:09 GMT]
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Using data on more than 2 million people born in Denmark between 1955 and 1992, researchers found a link between first-time fathers' age and the odds of any of their children developing schizophrenia.
[Mon, 22 Nov 2010 16:12:48 GMT]
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Researchers have identified a gene that can cause symptoms of major depression and said it may be possible to use gene therapy to counteract its effects.
[Wed, 20 Oct 2010 18:52:00 GMT]
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A new test for schizophrenia -the first of its kind - looks for biomarkers of the mental illness and may make diagnosing the condition easier.
[Fri, 15 Oct 2010 19:18:07 GMT]
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Antidepressant users who switch to a higher dose might be having problems with their original prescriptions because they are not taking their medication as often as prescribed, according to a study.
[Fri, 15 Oct 2010 18:22:50 GMT]
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Anxiety disorders are more common than depression, and doctors say rates are reaching all-time highs. Why? And how do you know if you need help?
[Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:22:27 GMT]
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About 1 in 5 teens in the United States suffer from a mental disorder severe enough to their impact daily activities, according to a startling new study.
[Mon, 22 Nov 2010 16:12:48 GMT]
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A new study links early retirement with a loss in cognitive function. NBC's Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News)
[Tue, 12 Oct 2010 23:09:14 GMT]
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After the 33 trapped Chilean miners travel to the surface, the isolation and darkness they have experienced for more than two months will end, if all goes as planned. But this won't be the end of their journey back to life as they knew it.
[Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:59:59 GMT]
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Randy Knapp was a teenager when he spent 13 nights trapped in a whiteout on Oregon's Mount Hood. Thirty-three years later, he's still climbing.
[Mon, 11 Oct 2010 19:17:01 GMT]
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Psychologist Kathryn Faughey had never treated the schizophrenic man accused of murdering her with a meat cleaver in her office. He would later tell police he was targeting her office mate in a bizarre robbery plot he imagined would help him get his mother out of a nursing home.
[Sun, 10 Oct 2010 17:28:12 GMT]
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Two federal laws that provide better insurance coverage for more people with mental health and substance abuse problems are just beginning to take effect, and advocates say the changes are a huge win for consumers.
[Thu, 7 Oct 2010 12:34:49 GMT]
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The American Psychiatric Association has a hot potato on its hands as it updates its catalog of mental disorders ? whether to include parental alienation, a disputed term conveying how a child's relationship with one estranged parent can be poisoned by the other.
[Mon, 22 Nov 2010 16:12:48 GMT]
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Researchers found a substantial difference in mental disorders between the twins: Men exposed to combat and diagnosed with PTSD had three-fold more symptoms than their brothers, as well as compared to the combat veterans without PTSD and their co-twins.
[Thu, 30 Sep 2010 20:11:27 GMT]
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Suicide rates for middle-aged people are edging up -- particularly for white men without college degrees -- and a combination of poor health and a poor economy may be driving it, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
[Mon, 27 Sep 2010 21:29:33 GMT]
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Before the BP spill, the Gulf Coast was a place of abundant shrimping, tourist-filled beaches and a happy if humble lifestyle. Now, it's home to depression, worry and sadness for many.
[Tue, 28 Sep 2010 10:31:26 GMT]
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Molly Helt discovered an interesting aspect of her son's autism somewhat serendipitously, during a plane ride. When the plane descended, in an attempt to help relieve painful pressure in her son's ears, she tried to get him to yawn by yawning right in front of him.
[Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:36:42 GMT]
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British researchers found that the pills halved the rate at which the brains of elderly people shrunk in size - one of the first symptoms of dementia. ITN's Nina Nannar reports. (Nightly News)
[Thu, 9 Sep 2010 17:33:10 GMT]
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Taking medications to treat insomnia or anxiety may shorten some people's lives, according to the results of a 12-year study in Canada.
[Thu, 9 Sep 2010 23:09:28 GMT]
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There's another teenage behavior to alarm American parents. Doctors have come across a little-reported form of deliberate self-injury by teenagers ? embedding objects ranging from glass to needles to wood under their own skin.
[Wed, 8 Sep 2010 19:24:38 GMT]
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Army bomb testers based at Fort Campbell, Ky., are undergoing hundreds of hours of cognitive tests as part of the military's first-of-its-kind study of mild traumatic brain injury.
[Sun, 5 Sep 2010 18:31:53 GMT]
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Show is A&E's most popular series among young viewers, something of a surprise given that it's about emotionally ill people living amid mounds of garbage.
[Fri, 3 Sep 2010 22:22:06 GMT]
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The suicide rate among soldiers at Fort Carson is on track to drop by about 45 percent this year compared with 2008, as the U.S. military takes steps to ease what has been an increasing problem.
[Wed, 1 Sep 2010 18:00:35 GMT]
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Thousands of soldiers suffering from PTSD have received Seroquel, a potent anti-psychotic medication, over the last nine years. But a spate of deaths have raised questions about its off-label use as a sleep aid.
[Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:29:54 GMT]
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