Mental Health and Addiction - News
In women with a history of mental illness such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, getting an abortion does not increase...
The Obama administration said on Tuesday it plans to spend an additional $50 million this year and will seek an extra $80...
U.S. college students seeking treatment for substance abuse are more likely to be having trouble with alcohol but less likely...
Programs that teach parenting skills early on may help prevent obesity in poor U.S. kids, a study published Monday suggests....
Drugs used to treat children infected with the virus that causes AIDS do not appear to increase the risk of psychiatric problems...
The revised definition of a brain condition called mild cognitive impairment means that many people now considered to have...
Men who smoke suffer a more rapid decline in brain function as they age than their non-smoking counterparts, with their cognitive...
The revised definition of a brain condition called mild cognitive impairment means that many people now considered to have...
A federal judge was expected on Monday to order Jared Loughner, the man charged with last year's deadly Arizona shooting...
A Vienna hospital is searching for long-retired staff who might hold clues to a man's claim that he was deliberately infected...
Agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration raided two CVS pharmacies in Florida as part of an effort to curb the...
State health officials have added three more names to a growing list of students in this working-class town who are experiencing...
A new government study reports that while fewer kids and teens are getting exposed to secondhand smoke while riding in the...
A form of talk therapy called cognitive behavioral therapy appears to help older adults battle anxiety disorders slightly...
Adding to the list of possible health consequences from smoking, a large study suggests that smokers have an increased risk...
Children born to a parent over age 35 are at greater risk for developing an autism spectrum disorder -- but the risk is the...
Drug addicts and their non-addicted siblings share certain features in the brain, suggesting a susceptibility to addiction...
A federal rule requiring large graphic health warnings on cigarette packaging and advertising may violate the free speech...
People over 100 years old may say they feel "helpless" and "worthless" because they can't do the things they used to, but...
Efforts to legalize marijuana for recreational use are gaining momentum in Washington state and Colorado, despite fierce...
Children who take a common drug for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder should be warned about the risk of suicidal...
The biggest electricity blackout to occur in the United States resulted in 90 additional deaths in New York City, caused...
People with mild depression may benefit from taking antidepressants, suggests a new analysis of past studies that compared...
Children who develop autism already show signs of different brain responses in their first year of life, scientists said...
Working out regularly may brighten the mood of people with chronic health problems like cancer, heart disease and back pain,...
Working out regularly may brighten the mood of people with chronic health problems like cancer, heart disease and back pain,...
Checking for clogged arteries doesn't help inveterate smokers kick the habit if they are already in a quit-smoking program,...
Teaching children with autism to "talk things through" in their heads may help them solve tricky day-to-day tasks and could...
The iodide dye used in heart scans and other medical imaging might damage some people's thyroid glands, which could cause...
Instead of waiting for a child to experience reading delays, scientists now say they can identify the reading problem even...
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