Black Patients With Chronic Pain Less Likely To Have Obesity Assessed At the intersection of two U.S.
health epidemics - obesity and chronic pain - researchers from the University of Michigan
Health System found black patients with chronic pain were less likely to have their weight or body mass index (BMI) recorded, even though they are at higher risk for having obesity when compared with their white counterparts.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comChair Of Joint Chiefs Calls For Broader PTSD Screenings Michael Mullen, chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, recently proposed that all returning combat troops undergo screening for post-traumatic stress disorder with a mental
health professional, according to USA Today.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comLos Angeles Times Examines Potential Cost Of New Mental Health Parity Law The Los Angeles Times on Monday examined how a new mental
health parity law, which was included in the $700 billion bailout of Wall Street firms that President Bush signed last week, could affect the cost of
health care in the U.S. (Worth [1], Los Angeles Times, 10/13). The legislation (
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comImportance Of Sex-specific Testing Shown In Anxiety Study An Australian study has flagged an important truth for the medical research community. Like their human counterparts, male and female mice are not only different, their respective genetic responses can often be the reverse of what you'd expect from pharmacological results. This has important ramifications for laboratory and clinical testing.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comUniversity Of Leicester Academic In Iraq For National Conference On Mental Health University of Leicester psychiatrist Dr Mohammed Al-Uzri flies to Iraq on 15th October for the third National Conference on Mental
Health which aims to help to develop mental
health strategy for the next five years. Dr Mohammed Al-Uzri, a Consultant Psychiatrist and Honorary Senior Lecturer with the University of Leicester Medical School, works principally through the Royal College of Psychiatrists, where he chairs the Iraq Subcommittee.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comBritish Association For Counselling & Psychotherapy Annual Conference 2008 The 2008 Annual Conference of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP) is taking place at Telford International Centre from 17-18 October 2008.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comStudy Finds Serious Mental Illness Often Dismissed By Local Church With research consistently showing that clergy not psychologists or other mental
health experts are the most common source of help sought in times of psychological distress, a new Baylor University study has found clergy often times deny or dismiss the existence of the mental illness. It is believed to be the first study that looks at the experience those with mental illness have when approaching their local church for assistance with their mental illness.
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