Royal College Of Psychiatrists Joins Call For Urgent Action On Mental Health Problems In Later Life As formal consultation on the National Dementia Strategy for England begins, key organisations are calling for action from the Government in addressing a full range of 'later life' mental
health problems.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comRep. Napolitano Praises Bill For Increasing Access To Mental Health Services, USA The House passed H.R. 6331, "Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008," by a vote of 355-59. The legislation eliminates discriminatory co-payments for outpatient psychiatric services, established grants to provide mental
health services for veterans living in rural communities and increased the fee schedule for mental
health services."People in Medicare are unfairly forced to pay more for critical mental
health services," said Rep. Grace F. Napolitano (CA-38).
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comThe Truth About Drug Innovation A new report co-authored by Manhattan Institute senior fellow Benjamin Zycher, and Joseph DiMasi, and Christopher-Paul Milne, researchers from the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development, examines case histories for thirty-five important pharmaceutical innovations. Skeptics of the private industry assert that the development of new
medicines is most attributable to publicly funded sources.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comU.S. Has Obligation To Meet Short-, Long-Term Mental Health Needs Of Service Members, Columnist Writes "Among the least-noted aspects of these two seemingly endless wars" in Iraq and Afghanistan "is the psychological toll they are taking on those who have volunteered to fight them," New York Times columnist Bob Herbert writes. According to Herbert, multiple tours are not only putting soldiers in "the obvious physical danger" but are "blueprints for psychological disaster.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSetting Aside The Renewable Fuel Standard Will Not Reduce Corn Prices Biofuels are needed to help reduce fuel prices, which are the root cause of higher food prices, according to the available evidence. The Biotechnology Industry Organization submitted comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) opposing Texas Gov. Rick Perry's (R) request for a waiver of 50 percent of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) mandate for production of ethanol from grain.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comThe Truth About Drug Innovation - Thirty-Five Summary Case Histories On Private Sector Contributions To Pharmaceutical Science The Manhattan Institute released a new report co-authored by Manhattan Institute senior fellow Benjamin Zycher, and Joseph DiMasi, and Christopher-Paul Milne, researchers from the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development. The authors examine case histories for thirty-five important pharmaceutical innovations to assess the relative contributions of the private industry, as opposed to those from publicly-funded sources.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comWelcome For Mental Health Film The British Psychological Society has warmly welcomed a new public information film to tackle mental
health discrimination in the work place unveiled yesterday by Minister for Disabled People, Ann Keen.The film addresses an issue which has been highlighted by Clinical Psychologists for many years, and identified as a significant barrier to recovery for people with mental
health problems.
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