Womens Health | Women who take hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to ease menopause symptoms like hot flashes and night sweats may be no more likely to die prematurely than women who don’t take hormones, a new study suggests.
Schizophrenia | Higher C-reactive protein (CRP) levels are associated with depressive symptoms in schizophrenia patients, but not with antidepressant consumption, according to a recent study.
Improving your Health | Participating subjects who ate one avocado a day for six months had significant increases in lutein levels, improved Short-Term Visual Memory and Sustained Attention scores as well as improved MPD, an indicator of improved cognitive function.
...according to a study published online in The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.
...according to a U.S. government study. More is needed to better understand and give people the help they need.
Oregon has the highest rate, and New Jersey the lowest, according to 2012-2014 data analyzed by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
...especially since the 2015 film Concussion.
An internet search brings up a bevy of articles about those who have been affected across the nation, including football players or those returning from war. But many cases of TBI go undiagnosed, and some childhood and adolescent injuries are probably under reported. So, where do we go from here?
“As cannabis use continues to be viewed with greater permissiveness, we need to carefully evaluate the relationship between various levels of cannabis use - from casual to heavy and problematic....
according to a study published in Psychopharmacology. In fact, their cortisol levels under high stress were no different than when facing no stress.