PSA Less Useful In Prostate Screening Now Biopsies Have Improved Researchers in the US suggest that the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test is now less useful in prostate cancer screening, and may have lost some of its predictive value, because biopsy techniques have improved in the ten years or so since the research that justified the use of PSA as a diagnostic tool was done.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comChild And Adolescent Psychiatrists Applaud Landmark Mental Health Parity Bill The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) commends the 110th Congress for passing "The Paul Wellstone Mental
Health and Addiction Equity Act" (H.R.1424). Introduced by Congressmen Patrick J. Kennedy (D-RI) and Jim Ramstad (R-MN), the bill will secure greater access to mental
health and addiction treatment by prohibiting
health insurers from placing discriminatory restrictions on treatment.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNew Report Provides Substance Use And Mental Health Information For Each State Finds Variation in Problems among the States, But That all Face ChallengesA new report providing analyses of substance use and mental
health patterns occurring in each state reveals that there are wide variations among the states in problems like illicit drug use and underage drinking, but that no state was immune from these problems. For example, past month use of alcohol among persons aged 12 to 20 (underage use of alcohol) ranged from a low of 21.
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