Christmas Island detention centre sees spike in demand for mental health services
The "prison-like" immigration detention facilities on Christmas Island are not appropriate for asylum seekers, and there has been a rise in the demand for mental health services at the facility, according ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 13, 2012 |
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Palliative care improves outcomes for seniors
Seniors in long-term care experienced a significant reduction in emergency room visits and depression when receiving palliative care services, according to a recent collaborative study by researchers at Hebrew SeniorLife's ...
Health
Dec 10, 2012 |
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Call to free vulnerable from offshore detention
(Medical Xpress)—High rates of self-harm and mental distress among asylum seekers in long-term detention has renewed calls for the review of Australia's offshore processing.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 10, 2012 |
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Thousands protest Spain's health care austerity
(AP)—Thousands of Spanish medical workers and residents angered by budget cuts and plans to partly privatize the cherished national health service marched through some of Madrid's most famous squares on ...
Health
Dec 09, 2012 |
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Agreement boosts access for American Indian vets
(AP)—Native American military veterans will be able to access health care closer to home thanks to an agreement between the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs and the Indian Health Service.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 06, 2012 |
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SAMHSA: Prevalence of mental illness in U.S. stable in 2011
(HealthDay)—In 2011, nearly one in five adults in the United States reported any mental illness (AMI), and one in twenty suffered from serious mental illness (SMI), according to a Nov. 29 report published ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 05, 2012 |
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'Synthetic pot' sending thousands of young people to ER
(HealthDay)—U.S emergency rooms tended to more than 11,400 cases of drug-related health complications specifically linked to the use of synthetic marijuana in 2010, a new government report reveals.
Addiction
Dec 04, 2012 |
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Hyperemesis gravidarum: no ordinary morning sickness
For anyone who has had hyperemesis gravidarum, the pregnancy-induced vomiting that has caused Prince William's wife Kate to be hospitalised, the term "morning sickness" is way off the mark.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 04, 2012 |
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Many stroke patients not receiving emergency treatment quickly enough
(Medical Xpress)—Many people do not recognise the signs of stroke and delay calling emergency services, limiting their chances of getting effective early treatment, a new study has revealed. Even those ...
Cardiology
Dec 04, 2012 |
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Managing care and competition: Efficiencies of integrated care and improved risk assessment seen in Medicare Advantage
Medicare Advantage (MA), with more than 10 million enrollees, is the largest alternative to traditional Medicare. MA's managed care approach was designed to provide coordinated, integrated care for patients and savings for ...
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Dec 03, 2012 |
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Binge-drink Britain unveils minimum booze price plan
The British government was to announce plans on Wednesday for a minimum alcohol price of £0.45 ($0.72, 0.56 euros) in England and Wales in an attempt to restrain an infamous binge-drinking culture.
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Nov 28, 2012 |
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Light therapy at bus stops to cheer north Sweden commuters
Bus stops in the northern Swedish town of Umeaa have been fitted with light therapy panels to help commuters fight off the winter blues, the energy company behind the move said Tuesday.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 27, 2012 |
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1 in 4 in U.S. starts drinking before turning 21, report states
(HealthDay)—Underage drinking in the United States remains a serious public health issue, a new federal government report shows.
Health
Nov 26, 2012 |
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Newly insured patients may have trouble finding primary care physicians
now assured by the re-election of President Obama – is expected to result in up to 50 million currently uninsured Americans acquiring some type of health insurance coverage. But a study by researchers at the Mongan Institute ...
Health
Nov 26, 2012 |
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Successful pregnancy outcomes in women with cystic fibrosis
(HealthDay)—Women with cystic fibrosis (CF) can have successful pregnancies, according to research published online Nov. 12 in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
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Nov 21, 2012 |
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