• Bipolar Disorder Guide
  Having a bipolar disorder is not a rare occurrence by any stretch of the imagination and actually about two percent of the adult population has bipolar disorder. It's found to affect both males and females the same and it can happen to anyone. You usually won't begin to notice that someone has a bipolar disorder until they begin adulthood, although there are times you can catch it during the teenage years.
  Published: Thu, 08 May 2008 15:20:52 -0500
• Exercise Your Brain in the Cognitive Age - Reflections on the Brain Games Market
  In the past few days, The New York Times has published two thought-provoking articles on the growing brain and cognitive fitness market. Both raise key questions that politicians, health policy makers, business leaders, educators and consumers should pay attention to. Are our brains ready to compete in the global economy? how can we improve our brain health and mental abilities? can this also helo delay Alzheimer's and other diseases?
  Published: Thu, 08 May 2008 10:39:19 -0500
• Autism Causes - Toxic Heavy Metals
  There are many theories on the environmental triggers leading to autism. After your child received a diagnosis of autism or the related autistic spectrum disorders (ASDs), you probably spent considerable time looking for a reason or cause. It is important to understand that there may be hundreds of different things in our environment which can cause autism. It is critical to determine your child's unique sensitivities in order to avoid them and to tailor a treatment plan. As far as we know, there is no one cause of autism and no single cure.
  Published: Thu, 08 May 2008 10:31:26 -0500

• Do antidepressants enhance immune function?
  Infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which leads to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), is an epidemic of global concern. As per the most recent estimates, released in November 2007, by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 33.2 million worldwide are living with HIV infection currently. Eventhough the rates of infection appear to be decreasing, there are obviously immense implications for achieving improvements in HIV/AIDS therapy........
  Published: Fri, 09 May 2008 02:59:50 GMT
• Mental Fitness and Multi-Lingualism
  Children who speak a second or third language may have an unexpected advantage during the later part of life, a new Tel Aviv University study has observed. Knowing and speaking a number of languages may protect the brain against the effects of aging. Dr. Gitit Kave, a clinical neuro-psychology expert from the Herczeg Institute on Aging at Tel Aviv University, together with her colleagues Nitza Eyal, Aviva Shorek, and Jiska Cohen-Manfield, discovered recently that senior citizens who speak more languages test for better cognitive functioning. The results of her study were reported in the journal Psychology and Aging........
  Published: Fri, 09 May 2008 02:59:50 GMT
• Youths in towns with smoke-free restaurant laws
  Young people who live in towns where regulations ban smoking in restaurants may be less likely to become established smokers, as per a report in the recent issue of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. A number of studies have examined the risk factors that lead young people to try their first cigarette, as per background information in the article. However, fewer scientists have differentiated these factors from those that cause children and teens to progress to established smoking, or having smoked 100 or more cigarettes. Yet understanding this difference is critical, the authors write. It would allow us to determine the age and stage at which youths are most sensitive to various types of interventions, thus enabling the more specific tailoring and more effective delivery of smoking prevention interventions........
  Published: Fri, 09 May 2008 02:59:50 GMT

• Dementia
  Title: Dementia
  Category: Diseases and Conditions
  Created: 4/12/1999 6:17:00 PM
  Last Editorial Review: 5/8/2008
  Published: Thu, 8 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
• Several Therapies Show Promise for Vascular Depression
  Title: Several Therapies Show Promise for Vascular Depression
  Category: Health News
  Created: 5/8/2008 2:00:00 AM
  Last Editorial Review: 5/8/2008
  Published: Thu, 8 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
• Virtual Reality Therapy May Help PTSD Patients
  Title: Virtual Reality Therapy May Help PTSD Patients
  Category: Health News
  Created: 5/8/2008 2:00:00 AM
  Last Editorial Review: 5/8/2008
  Published: Thu, 8 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT

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