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Britain condemned for "mad house" care of schizophrenia patients

Source: Reuters Mobile, Nov 13 2012, 11:44pm CST

* Emphasis on risk of violence, security too great - report * UK urged to learn from Swiss, Dutch patient care LONDON, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Patients with schizophrenia in Britain are too often locked up in "mad h ...

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Letter: The Trauma of Abuse

Source: The New York Times  |   May 21 2013, 9:14pm CDT

Re “ Emotional Recovery Seen Possible for Victims of Prolonged Abuse ” (news article, May 10): A child’s exposure to trauma makes headlines when the situation is extreme, as attested by the extensive media coverage of the Cleveland hostage cas ...

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Drug free scripts on rise in Bay (+poll)

Source: Bay of Plenty Times  |   May 21 2013, 8:24pm CDT

Sport Bay of Plenty health team leader Catherine McCulloch said the organisation received an average of 243 referrals monthly. "It's a great uptake, we're oversubscribed in the Bay of Plenty, it's really popular," she told t ...

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"Too many people are falling through the gaps in the system and ending up in prison or homeless"


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A strategy to stop suicide

Source: Irish Times  |   May 21 2013, 8:11pm CDT

More people die by suicide every year than are killed in road traffic incidents. But the quality of services provided to help vulnerable people are dreadfully inadequate and successive governments have fai ...

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Meet the winners in our Grand Rounds innovation showdown: Beyond Lucid and Liviam

Source: VentureBeat  |   May 21 2013, 6:56pm CDT

If there’s one thing the health care industry needs, it’s technology innovation that’s actually usable for both doctors and patients. To help identify the next generation of industry-changing innovations, VentureBeat’s He ...

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Illinois House committee approves Medicaid expansion

Source: ChicagoBusiness.com  |   May 21 2013, 6:54pm CDT

The Human Services Committee voted 8-6 in favor of the expansion, which is part of President Barack Obama's health care law. The measure now moves the House floor; the state Senate has already approved it and Gov. Pat Quinn ...

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Antidepressants May Be Helpful for Some Heart Patients: Study

Source: WebMD  |   May 21 2013, 6:41pm CDT

Health concern on your mind? See what your medical symptoms could mean, and learn about possible conditions. Get information and reviews on prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, vitamins, and supplements. Search by name or me ...

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Foreigners in £70m NHS rip-off: scandal of health tourism revealed

Source: Daily Express  |   May 21 2013, 6:34pm CDT

Taxpayers are angry little is being done to stem the tide of health tourists Campaigners reacted with fury at the huge sum hospitals have been forced to write off over the past decade. Health service finan ...

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Pierce County judge outlaws ‘parking’ mentally ill

Source: The Seattle Times  |   May 21 2013, 6:25pm CDT

TACOMA — The practice of temporarily “parking” the mentally ill in hospital emergency rooms without treatment violates state and federal law, Pierce County Superior Court Judge Kathryn Nelson ruled in a decision that co ...

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Life expectancy gap widens between those with mental illness and general population

Source: EurekAlert  |   May 21 2013, 6:19pm CDT

The higher death rate associated with mental illness has been extensively documented, but most of the attention has focused on the elevated risk of suicide, whereas most of the risk can be attributed to physical illness such as cardiovascular ...

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