DEFENSE DEPT. PROBES MARINE MENTAL HEALTH CARE
February 04, 2010 WILMINGTON, N.C. - The Defense Department will investigate complaints of substandard mental health care for Marines at Camp Lejeune, according to a North Carolina congressman Thursday who had asked for the probe amid reports of retaliation against a whistleblower.

STUDY: VEGETATIVE BRAINS SHOW SIGNS OF AWARENESS
February 03, 2010 NEW YORK - Scientists have detected glimmers of awareness in some vegetative brain-injury patients and have even communicated with one of them - findings that push the boundaries of how to assess and care for such people.

OBAMA ISSUES NEW RULES ON MENTAL HEALTH COVERAGE
January 29, 2010 WASHINGTON - Many Americans will get broader coverage for mental illness and substance abuse treatment under rules issued Friday by the Obama administration.

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE LINKED TO DEMENTIA
January 26, 2010 WASHINGTON - If the cardiologist's warnings don't scare you, consider this: Controlling blood pressure just might be the best protection yet known against dementia.

TASK FORCE: SCREEN KIDS, OBESITY TREATMENT WORKS
January 18, 2010 CHICAGO - An influential doctors panel says most children should be screened for obesity and sent to intensive behavior treatment if they need to lose weight.

DESPITE PREVENTION EFFORTS, U.S. MILITARY SUICIDES RISE
January 17, 2010 WASHINGTON - Eight years of war in Afghanistan and Iraq have etched indelible scars on the psyches of many of the nation's service members, and the U.S. military is losing a battle to stem an epidemic of suicides in its ranks.

EYE TEST SPOTS DEMENTIA 20 YEARS IN ADVANCE
January 15, 2010 TEST that can detect Alzheimer's up to 20 years before any symptoms show is being developed by British scientists.

STUDY: 1 IN 4 FEMALE TEENS INVOLVED IN VIOLENCE
January 14, 2010 WASHINGTON - About one in four female teens is involved in some sort of violent behavior at school or at work, according to a government report.

KEY MECHANISM IN ALZHEIMER'S IS DISCOVERED
January 10, 2010 The Orlando Sentinel

NEW FEDERAL LAW PROVIDES PARITY FOR MENTAL HEALTH: INSURANCE COVERAGE SHOULD BE EQUAL TO MEDICAL CARE IF BOTH ARE INCLUDED IN PLAN.
January 09, 2010 Jan. 9--Insured individuals who have mental health or substance abuse issues should expect higher coverage levels this year because of a new federal law that took effect Jan. 1.

DOG BEEN ACTING STRANGELY? IT MIGHT BE OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE
January 09, 2010 DOGS can suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder just like humans, scientists said yesterday. They have identified a gene that makes the animals susceptible to OCD, or its equivalent - Canine Compulsive Disorder.

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