Posts Tagged ‘treatment’
Uptick in meth use after brief decline
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — Despite a decrease a few years ago, researchers say methamphetamine use is on the rise again nationally. Continue…
Thursday, January 26, 2012 12:15 - 0 Comments
Health & Medicine - Oct 29, 2009 14:00 - 4 Comments
Choice empowers breast cancer patients
“This research provides insight into what women newly diagnosed with breast cancer may do, think about, and expect even before they see the surgeon at the clinic for the first time,” says Robin Lally.
Health & Medicine - Oct 19, 2009 14:57 - 1 Comment
House calls dial back blood pressure
DUKE (US)—Combining home-based blood pressure monitoring and telephone counseling significantly improves a person’s blood pressure control at a minimal cost. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 15, 2009 18:57 - 13 Comments
Depressed? Anxious? Aren’t we all?
“I think we’ve got to get used to the idea that mental illness is actually very common,” says Jane Costello. “People are growing up impaired, untreated, and not functioning to their full capacity because we’ve ignored it.”
Society & Culture - Sep 15, 2009 16:42 - 5 Comments
In prison, addiction is drug-free
“Improving correctional policies for addiction treatment could dramatically improve prisoner and community health as well as reduce both taxpayer burden and reincarceration rates,” says Amy Nunn, lead author of the study.
