wcco.com -    WASHINGTON (AP) ― After a 12-year fight, mental health advocates won passage of legislation championed by the late Minnesota Sen. Paul Wellstone to require insurance companies to treat mental health on an equal basis with physical illn... (Read More)

www.nytimes.com -    WASHINGTON — Powerful antipsychotic medicines are being used far too cavalierly in children, and federal drug regulators must do more to warn doctors of their substantial risks, a panel of federal drug experts said Tuesday. More than 3... (Read More)

www.time.com -    Cynthia Scott is your average health conscious 56-year-old. She watches what she eats, drinks lots of water and takes a multivitamin every morning. She goes for frequent walks and visits her doctor regularly for check-ups, including chol... (Read More)

Many people with social anxiety use beta blockers PRN (on an "as needed" basis) for specific social situations, ie right before a job interview, or before having to do a report/presentation in front of a school class. Im not a doctor  ("... but ... (Read More)

health.usnews.com -    MONDAY, Nov. 24 (HealthDay News) -- It's called "off-label" prescribing, and it's the common practice of doctors prescribing a drug to treat a disease or condition that's different from the one studied by federal regulators that led to t... (Read More)

www.theaustralian.news.com.au -      FOR every two mothers suffering postnatal depression in Australia, at least one father does, too.More than 45,000 women and 26,000 men were in the throes of the debilitating psychological condition, the Post and Antenatal Dep... (Read More)

ap.google.com -     NEW YORK (AP) — The same kind of deep brain stimulation used to treat some patients for Parkinson's disease also helped a few people suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder, French scientists reported.Their study involved only 16... (Read More)

www.irishtimes.com -     KAVA IS a popular social drink in the South Pacific islands. Captain James Cook led the first European expedition to report on the drink, calling it "intoxicating pepper".A water-soluble extract was prepared as part of an elaborate ritu... (Read More)

health.usnews.com -    FRIDAY, Nov. 7 (HealthDay News) --  When anticipating pain, the brains of people with depression kick into overdrive and hinder their ability to handle hurt, a new study shows.The November issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry... (Read More)

media.www.statehornet.com -    I'll never forget the first time I sat down to die.I thought my life was over on my balcony, in a sandy beach chair, during a 70-degree night in San Diego. I was alone in my apartment, one block away from one of the most beautiful beache... (Read More)