Docs Issue Guideline on Screening for Osteoporosis in Men Title: Docs Issue Guideline on Screening for Osteoporosis in Men
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Source: www.medicinenet.comNation's Largest Medical Specialty Organization Issues New Guideline For Screening For Osteoporosis In Men Osteoporosis is often viewed as a women's
health issue, but one in 16 men over 65 suffers from the disease, and few men are currently tested or diagnosed. Because of the aging population, a dramatic increase in osteoporosis among men is expected in the near future. New recommendations from ACP call for physicians to screen for osteoporosis in older men, especially those over the age of 65.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comVA Director Denies Being Intentionally Vague Regarding Veterans' Suicide Data, Says E-mail Was 'Unfortunate' Department of Veterans Affairs Mental
Health Director Ira Katz on Tuesday during a House Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing denied that he was intentionally vague during a committee hearing last year about the high rates of suicide among VA patients,
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comDepression Treatments Reviewed By NeuroInvestment NeuroInvestment announced the release of its May issue, which reviews novel treatments being developed for depression. Even though depression can be argued to be the success story of psychopharmacology, the current array of largely similar monoamine-targeting
drugs leave 30% of patients without adequate relief, and incur significantly aversive side effects for the majority.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comFritzl Says He Knew He Was Hurting His Daughter, "it Was Like An Addiction" Joseph Fritzl says he knew Elizabeth did not want him to do what he was doing to her - having sex with her - but it was "like an addiction". We added that he wanted to have children with her. He said he knew the whole time that was he was doing was wrong. He sometimes wondered whether he was crazy for doing such acts. However, his double life became quite "matter of fact", he says. He had two families, one upstairs and the other downstairs - two parallel lives.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comCannabis - Decision To Reclassify Is Wrong, Says Mental Health Charity Rethink, UK Mental
health charity Rethink has today expressed its disappointment at the government's decision to reclassify cannabis as a class B drug. Paul Corry, director of public affairs, says: "The government has made a mistake by choosing to reclassify cannabis as a class B drug. This decision goes against all the evidence.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comCall For 'Serious Commitment To Improve Mental Health' "We need to move ahead with a serious commitment to improve mental
health," said Pan American
Health Organization Deputy Director Dr. Cristina Beato at the launch of The Lancet's Global Mental
Health series in the Americas. "The key messages are clear: Mental
health has been neglected, and the resources for it are inadequate, insufficient, and inadequately distributed," Dr. Beato said.
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