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The practice of acupuncture is believed to have been developed in China and has been around for centuries to treat many common physical ailments. Recently though, acupuncture has been gaining momentum...
View ArticleMentally and Physically stimulating environments delay dementia
I’ve been reading a lot of articles in the past couple of years supporting mental exercises to delay the onset of Alzheimer’s. However, today I came across a study which states that physical exercise...
View ArticleNew combination eating disorder and bring drinking problem; Drunkorexia?
No, it’s not a medical term, but with the widespread acceptance of alcohol and drug use and societal pressures to maintain a thin physique, drunkorexia may be the next big “trendy” disorder. A New York...
View ArticleProfessor from UCLA speaks openly about her experience with schizophrenia
Elyn Saks, a professor from UCLA, speaks candidly about her experience with schizophrenia throughout her childhood, as a student at Vanderbilt, Oxford and Yale, and her career. Saks said she had “nice...
View ArticleOver 60 and over mall walking?
Over the past year, I’ve written a few posts on Alzheimer’s and dementia in general, touting the benefits of both physical and mental exercises for delaying the progression of this horrible illness....
View ArticleGender may determine whether or not a certain amount of anxiety is beneficial
Anyone who works as much as I do has to have some level of anxiety to keep on going. If I wasn’t worried about getting everything done, keeping a tight schedule and maintaining a clean and organized...
View ArticleEffective therapy requires collaboration between therapist and patient
While it’s true that therapy can be an effective treatment for many different mental health problems, it’s also true that in order for someone to reap the full benefits of therapy, collaboration...
View ArticleNew social networking for the ill dubbed “Myspace for the afflicted”
A new social networking site looks a lot like Myspace, but is specifically designed for people suffering from major medical problems. I found the site, patientslikeme.com, after reading an article...
View ArticleAlaska settles for $15 million from Lilly in Zyprexa suit
For several weeks, the state of Alaska has been battling the maker of Zyprexa, Lilly, for Medicaid bills incurred when patients taking the drug for Schizophrenia developed diabetes. The NY Times...
View ArticleChronic Insomnia linked to psychological problems in adolescents
A recent study by The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston concludes that chronic sleeplessness in adolescents is linked to many health problems, including those of a psychological...
View Article37% of Americans report being bullied on the job
According to research by Zogby International, 37% of the American workforce experiences bullying on the job. Further, according to the NY Times, the common workplace bully is much more subtle than “the...
View ArticleBig Bellies linked to the development of dementia
We’ve long heard that being overweight can put you at risk for a multitude of physical ailments such as heart disease and diabetes, however, a recent article in the NY Times reports that being...
View ArticleOverly preoccupied with health food?
In this day and age when we are completely obsessed with putting labels on everyone, even eating healthy can be considered a disorder. According to an article in the Chicago Tribune, the disorder...
View ArticleTherapy with Animals: Not Just a Cats and Dogs Game
If you suffer from a mental disorder maybe you’d feel more at ease at home — home on the range. At least that’s what a new study out of the Norwegian University of Life Sciences supports. To assess the...
View ArticleNapping for workplace productivity
If you’re anything like me, you constantly have to suppress the urge to put your head down on your desk and take a mid-afternoon nap at work. Well, a new article published in Psychology News Today says...
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