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Large-scale study confirms link between creativity and mental illness

(Medical Xpress)—People in creative professions are treated more often for mental illness than the general population, there being a particularly salient connection between writing and schizophrenia. This according to researchers ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 16, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (11) | comments 14 | with audio podcast

Comprehensive guidelines needed for young adult preventive care

With no specific clinical preventive care guidelines targeting young adults, health care providers are missing key opportunities to improve the health of this population through preventive screening and intervention.

Health created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study finds interventions to prevent Type 2 diabetes give good return on investment

Programs to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes in high-risk adults would result in fewer people developing diabetes and lower health care costs over time, researchers conclude in a new study funded by the National Institutes ...

Diabetes created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

UK and US should learn from each other on health care, Lancet paper says

The healthcare systems of the USA and the UK are often thought of as polar opposites, yet the two countries may have much to learn from each other as they both embark upon significant health reforms, according to the authors ...

Health created Oct 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Studies identify risk factors in rising trend of liver cancer

Doctors have known for years that the incidence of deadly liver cancer is on the rise, but what is causing that trend has remained a mystery. Two recent Mayo Clinic studies published in the January issue of Mayo Clinic Pr ...

Cancer created Jan 03, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0