Los Angeles Times Examines Male Circumcision In The U.S. The Los Angeles Times on Monday examined male circumcision in the U.S. and factors that some parents consider when deciding whether to have their infant boys circumcised, including a reduced risk of HIV. According to the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality, 56% of infant boys in the U.S.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comAlzheimer's Society Comment On Paul Burstow MP's Report On The Use Of Antipsychotics In People With Dementia, UK The overprescribing of antipsychotics to people with dementia is robbing people of their quality of life and is a serious breach of human rights. Paul Burstow MP's report illustrates the scale and severity of the important issue. Inappropriate use of antipsychotics in people with dementia can cause devastating side effects, such as excessive sedation, parkinsonism symptoms, accelerated cognitive decline and an increased risk of stroke. This abuse has got to stop.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com"Get Connected" In May And Boost Your Mental Health In observance of 2008 May is Mental
Health Month, Mental
Health America is encouraging all Americans to build their social support networks throughout May to improve upon how we as a nation deal with the stress of living in a 24/7 on-the-go society. Mental
Health America challenges all Americans to the Mental
Health Connection Challenge by making FIVE positive and life-fulfilling connections this month.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comTreating Depression With Heart Rate Variability Feedback Described as a novel, alternative approach to the treatment of major depression, heart rate variability is the subject of a special issue published in the latest Biofeedback. Autonomic nervous system dysfunction is thought to play a significant role in depression. Prior research shows that individuals suffering from depression often show decreased vagal tone, increased heart rate, fatigue, sleep disturbance, and sympathetic arousal.
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