Mental health - Deschutes teens' health: drugs up, pregnancy dips

Mental health - Deschutes teens' health: drugs up, pregnancy dips 

Deschutes teens' health: drugs up, pregnancy dips 
"I think community assessment is always important to be doing every couple of years. That's where we learn the true needs of our community," said Kelly McDonald, chronic disease and community wellness coordinator for Deschutes County, who compiled the report.

Author of Hidden Causes of Heart Attack and Stroke Asks, How Pure Is The Fish Oil You Are Taking For Omega 3? 
Researcher/author, Christian Wilde cautions: The California Department of Fish & Game includes a warning for the general public on all fishing license applications, advising very limited consumption of certain fish from costal waters because of possible exposure to contamination. We need to ask, how safely has the fish oil product we are taking been refined and purified? (PRWeb Feb 14, 2007) Post ...

Women's health risks 
Discover which diseases and conditions pose the greatest health risks to women. Find out how to minimize your risk.

Mental health - $225,075 in grants awarded to mental-health agencies (Northwest Herald)

Mental health - $225,075 in grants awarded to mental-health agencies (Northwest Herald)

$225,075 in grants awarded to mental-health agencies (Northwest Herald)
McHENRY – The Mental Health Resource League of McHenry County has awarded $225,075 in grants to 22 mental-health agencies in the county, the largest amount ever distributed in the organization’s 40-year history, league officials said.

Missouri Democrats want mental health program (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
— House Democrats proposed on Monday to expand funding for a mental health program that provides intensive care for the homeless, people with substance abuse problems and those who are unaware that they are ill.

Mental health - Senators Propose Protections For Americans With Mental Health Needs (Medical News Today)

Mental health - Senators Propose Protections For Americans With Mental Health Needs (Medical News Today)

Senators Propose Protections For Americans With Mental Health Needs (Medical News Today)
Senate leaders today introduced legislation that holds the promise of ending insurance discrimination against people who participate in employer-sponsored health care plans and need help for a mental health or substance abuse problem. Mental Health America applauds the leadership of Senators Pete Domenici (R- N.M.), Edward Kennedy (D-Mass) and Michael Enzi (R-Wyo. [click link for full article]

Mental health - Program tests exercise therapy for Parkinson's disease

Mental health - Program tests exercise therapy for Parkinson's disease 

Program tests exercise therapy for Parkinson's disease 
Researchers based in southwestern Ontario are testing a new exercise therapy to see whether it can help people with Parkinson's disease to get moving.

Enhancing marijuana-like chemicals in the brain helps treat Parkinsons 
Washington, Feb 8: Marijuana-like chemicals in the brain may point to a treatment for the debilitating condition of Parkinson's disease.