Gaps in mental health infrastructure for youth identified in many US communities
Mental health facilities that provide outpatient specialty services for youth are a critical element of the mental health care infrastructure, especially for youth who are uninsured or publically insured.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 12, 2013 |
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Youths with autism spectrum disorder need help transitioning to adult health care
Health care transition (HCT) services help young people with special health care needs such as asthma or diabetes move from pediatric to adult health care. However, youths with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have less access ...
Autism spectrum disorders
Feb 12, 2013 |
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Britain's NHS 'needs culture change after appalling care'
Britain's state-run health service needs a fundamental change of culture to restore public trust after patients at one hospital received appalling care, an inquiry found Wednesday.
Health
Feb 06, 2013 |
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Smoking rates much higher among the mentally ill
(HealthDay)—The smoking rate for American adults with mental illness is 70 percent higher than for those without such problems, U.S. health officials reported Tuesday.
Addiction
Feb 05, 2013 |
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ER visits linked to ADHD meds up sharply
(HealthDay)—U.S. emergency department visits involving attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drugs more than doubled from 2005 to 2010, with the largest hike occurring among adults, says a new ...
Attention deficit disorders
Jan 25, 2013 |
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AAFP to Obama: Family docs key in violence prevention
(HealthDay)—Family physicians can play a role in addressing and preventing violence in the community, according to a Jan. 17 letter to President Obama from the American Association of Family Physicians ...
Health
Jan 25, 2013 |
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Reports: Medicare paid $120M in illegal care
(AP)—Two new reports show that the taxpayer-funded Medicare program paid more than $120 million from 2009 to 2011 in violation of federal law for medical services for inmates and illegal immigrants.
Health
Jan 24, 2013 |
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Physical and sexual assault linked to increased suicide risk in military
According to results of a new study by researchers at the University of Utah, military personnel experience increased risk of suicidal thoughts or actions if they were the victims of physical or violent sexual assault as ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 18, 2013 |
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Emergency room visits after energy drinks on rise (Update)
A new U.S. government survey suggests the number of people seeking emergency treatment after consuming energy drinks has doubled nationwide during the past four years, the same period in which the supercharged ...
Health
Jan 16, 2013 |
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UK considers preventative drugs for breast cancer (Update)
Britain's National Health Service may soon offer women at high risk of developing breast cancer drugs normally used to treat the disease as a prevention strategy.
Cancer
Jan 15, 2013 |
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Prescription painkillers trail only marijuana in abuse rates, report shows
(HealthDay)—Prescription painkillers are second only to marijuana when it comes to drug abuse, a new government report claims.
Medications
Jan 10, 2013 |
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Rate of non-medical use of RX pain meds 4.6 percent
(HealthDay)—The rate of non-medical use of prescription pain relievers in the past year among individuals aged 12 years and older is estimated at 4.6 percent nationally, with considerable variation between ...
Medications
Jan 10, 2013 |
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Madrid health center directors quit en masse
(AP)—More than 300 directors of some 140 health centers in Madrid resigned from their posts Tuesday to protest plans to partly privatize the region's public health service.
Health
Jan 08, 2013 |
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Researchers find minimal state cost from Medicaid expansion in California
(Medical Xpress)—As the California Legislature prepares to consider bills relating to implementing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and expanding Medicaid, the state has the opportunity to significantly increase health insurance ...
Health
Jan 08, 2013 |
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Recession drove down doctor visits, study says
(HealthDay)—During the recession from 2007 to 2009, fewer Americans visited doctors or filled prescriptions, according to a new report.
Health
Jan 07, 2013 |
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