Archive: 28/11/2014
Understanding psychosis and schizophrenia
A report published today by the British Psychological Society's Division of Clinical Psychology challenges received wisdom about the nature of mental illness.
Nov 28, 2014
How do Tourette's patients react to visual stimulation with their own self-image?
Tourette's syndrome is characterised by tics caused in many by premonitory urges; sensations which give patients compulsion to act to relieve discomfort. Habit reversal therapy conditions patients into heightened awareness ...
Nov 28, 2014
Beijing adopts smoking ban for public places: state media
China's capital on Friday passed a smoking ban for all indoor public places and offices, state media reported, despite the failure of past attempts to limit where the country's 300 million smokers can light up.
Nov 28, 2014
Researchers explain why you and your family should get vaccinated against the flu
One little stick can save your life. The flu shot remains critically important to fight off the influenza virus, both around the world and in your home, say doctors and researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of ...
Nov 28, 2014
Behavioral interventions to prevent progression to diabetes equally effective in men and women
Behavioural and drug interventions aiming to prevent people with prediabetes progressing to full blown type 2 diabetes are equally effective for both sexes at preventing progression and reducing weight, according to a new ...
Nov 28, 2014
Thai parliament votes to ban commercial surrogacy (Update)
Thailand's parliament has voted to ban commercial surrogacy after outrage erupted over the unregulated industry following a series scandals including the case of an Australian couple accused of abandoning a baby with Down's ...
Nov 28, 2014
S. African disease lab on frontline of Ebola fight
South African professor Janusz Paweska hesitates for a moment as he describes his work trip to the heart of the Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone.
Nov 28, 2014