Official Recognition of Binge Eating Disorder Will Change Lives, According to Eating Recovery Center
Region: COEating disorders treatment center explains four reasons that acknowledgment of the most common and often misdiagnosed eating disorder will positively impact millions of men, women and children Binge eating disorder (BED) will become an official mental health diagnosis this May when it is included – for the first time – in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM), the manual that mental health professionals use to diagnose and treat mental disorders. Acco... more
Views: 541World Thalassemia Day Observed in Kashmir
Region: India
Srinagar, May 8 (Scoop News) - Minister for Medical Education, Youth Services & Sports, Taj Mohi ud Din today disclosed that Government has released Rs. Five crore for the medication and treatment of patients suffering from Haemophilia and Thalassemia in the State. Addressing a function to mark the World Thalassemia Day today, the Minister said historically these diseases were confined to aristocracy of Europe and elsewhere and Czar of Russia suffered from Haemophilia. But, he sai... more
Views: 291APML Garamchishma announce support of Parvez Musharaf
Region: ND
AMPL Garamchishma public meeting a large number of people ensure favoring of Parvez Musharaf and APML candidate in upcoming election. By: Gul Hamaad Farooqi CHITRAL: A huge public meeting of All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) was held at football ground Garamchishma under the chair of Haji Amir Muhammad. Addressing on the occasion the speakers paid rich tribute to former president Parvez Musharaf. They said that Parvez Musharaf is the only president wh... more
Views: 356Dr. Edward Kondrot, MD, named President of the Arizona Homeopathic & Integrative Medical Associ
Region: DCDr. Edward Kondrot, MD, has been named President of the board of the Arizona Homeopathic & Integrative Medical Association (AHIMA), a 27-year-old state association for licensed homeopathic medical physicians in Arizona and in other states. Dr. Kondrot will lead the organization in its mission to promote and provide leadership in the art and practice of Licensed Homeopathic Medicine, preserve and improve the health of the people of Arizona by developing and maintaining the highes... more
Views: 290Beaumont Children's Hospital specialist: sniffling, sneezing are common allergy symptoms
Region: MISpring arrived weeks ago, but it’s not the sounds of chirping birds or buzzing bees we hear – it’s sniffling, sneezing and coughing children that fill the air. Are these symptoms of a common cold, or is allergy season here? According to Beaumont Children’s Hospital Pediatric Pulmonary and Allergy specialist, Martin Hurwitz, M.D., “It’s been a wetter season which can result in more allergies. Those who are allergic to molds may show more symptoms.” ... more
Views: 208Top Sleep Tips for Kids and Teens
Region: MIWhen it comes to good sleep habits, the old saying "early to bed, early to rise, make a person healthy,wealthy and wise," has never been truer. May is designated as Better Sleep Month, a good time to review some good sleep habits for kids and teens. Mohsin Maqbool, M.D., Director of the Pediatric Neurology Sleep Center and Laboratory on staff at the DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan offers the following tips. The amount of sleep needed for optimal bra... more
Views: 4665 Crucial Ways to Help Save Your Sight
Region: VAAccording to the National Institutes of Health, 1.75 million people in the country have age-related macular degeneration. The Glaucoma Research Foundation reports that 2.2 million individuals around the nation have glaucoma, the leading cause of blindness. Clearly, millions of people suffer from vision problems, whether from these two conditions or others. The good news is that, no matter what your age, there are things you can do to help save your sight. “Most people don’t do a ... more
Views: 209All essential oils are good antiseptic, used as a means of fighting epidemics of diseases
Region: India
Fragrances of all kinds were thought to have the power to ward off evil and illness but most importantly, they were used to mask the dreadful smell of unwashed bodies. Aromatics were also used a lot aphrodisiacs. All essential oils are good antiseptics and were used as a means of fighting epidemics of diseases. In this connection, historians have stated that during the cholera epidemic in London and Paris, those that manufactured aromatic gloves seemed to be immune. Walked sticks with hollow... more
Views: 367Take the 3-Minute Mental Health Screen Free for May, Mental Health Month
Region: VAAccording to the National Institute of Mental Health, in any given year approximately 25 percent of the adult population in the country are diagnosable for one or more mental health disorders. What’s more, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that antidepressants rank as the third-most-common prescription drugs taken by Americans of all ages. May is known as Mental Health Month, making it a great time to raise awareness about the need for evaluation. “Many peopl... more
Views: 414Treat Mental Illness
Region: FLWhen will we recognize the need to treat individuals who suffer from severe mental illness? With each tragic mass shooting, I think – maybe now we’ll do something. I was especially optimistic after the Newtown tragedy as legislators talked about gun control and addressing mental health reform. The gun legislation has been defeated in the U.S. Senate, but there is still an opportunity to focus on untreated severe mental illness and not allow it to fall through the cracks. After ... more
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