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- Hearts & Minds: NAMI Highlights Meditation, Yoga And Other "Mindfulness" Practices For Mental Illness
published on Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:00:00 PDT
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is providing a new dimension to its Hearts & Minds initiative, an educational program that promotes "mind and body" health practices for individuals who live with mental illness... - Battling Cancer: New Infrared Light May Open New Frontier In The Fight
published on Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 PDT
A "game-changing" technique using near infrared light enables scientists to look deeper into the guts of cells, potentially opening up a new frontier in the fights against cancer and many other diseases. University of Central Florida chemists, led by Professor Kevin Belfield, used near infrared light and fluorescent dye to take pictures of cells and tumors deep within tissue... - Less Than 5 Hours Sleep Linked To Higher Mental Illness Risk
published on Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:00:00 PDT
Young healthy adults aged between 17 and 24 years who get less than an average of 5 hours' sleep each night have three times the risk of developing a mental illness compared to individuals of the same age who sleep eight to nine hours every night, according to a study carried out by the George Institute on Global Health, published in the medical journal Sleep... - Young Black Women At Increased Risk Of Self-Harm, Study Shows
published on Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:00:00 PDT
Young, Black women are significantly more likely to self-harm than people from other ethnic groups, according to new research published in the September issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry... - NAMI Raises Concern For Impact Of Mental Health Care Budget Cuts On Low-Income Mothers And Infants; Urban Institute Study Released
published on Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:00:00 PDT
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has raised added concern about a study released by The Urban Institute that shows more than one-half of babies in poverty are being raised by mothers living with depression -- creating parenting and child development challenges... - Uninsured Maine Adults With Mental Illness Struggle To Get Care; Florida Continues To Push To Repeal Reform
published on Tue, 31 Aug 2010 03:00:00 PDT
Kennebec (Maine) Journal: "A growing number of uninsured Mainers with mental illness are falling through the cracks of the health care system because of state budget cuts and financial strains on nonprofits, according to state officials and private agencies... - Forest Laboratories, Inc. And Gedeon Richter Plc Announce Results From A Phase II Study Of Cariprazine For The Treatment Of Bipolar Depression
published on Tue, 31 Aug 2010 03:00:00 PDT
Forest Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: FRX) and Gedeon Richter Plc. today announced preliminary top-line results from an 8-week Phase II clinical trial of the novel, investigational antipsychotic agent cariprazine for the treatment of bipolar depression. Cariprazine is currently undergoing Phase III trials for separate indications of schizophrenia and bipolar mania... - Gay Byrne Calls On Older Irish People To Look After Their Mental Health
published on Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:00:00 PDT
Broadcaster Gay Byrne launched a new campaign to raise awareness of depression and the importance of mental health in later life. The campaign, by Lundbeck (Ireland) Ltd and supported by Age and Opportunity, is targeting older people who may be reluctant to talk to their doctors about their mental health. Many factors can trigger a period of depression...