9.5% Of American Adults Treated For Arthritis Approximately 21 million Americans - 9.5 percent of adults 18 and older - either visited or called a doctor for a
prescription to reduce arthritis pain in 2005, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality. The most common form of arthritis is osteoarthritis. It is usually associated with aging and most often causes pain and stiffness in the fingers, knees, and hips.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comHealthcare Commission Needs To Raise The Bar For Mental Health Service Users, UK Commenting on the Annual
Health check, Lisa Rodrigues, Chair of the
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comCounselling Preferred Over Medication - British Association For Counselling And Psychotherapy People suffering from anxiety and depression prefer to receive counselling over medication because they feel it addresses their underlying problems and not just their symptoms. This is one of the key findings in a review of UK and international research studies into the clinical-effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and acceptability of counselling.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comDisease Leads To Vision Loss More Often In Men A new study shows that men are more likely to lose vision as a result of a particular cause of intracranial hypertension, or increased pressure in the brain, than women with the condition. The research is published in the October 15, 2008, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSAMHSA Awards More Than $12 Million To Help Community Programs Meet The Mental Health Needs Of Older Americans The Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) today announced the award of 10 grants totaling more than $12 million over three years through the Older Adults Targeted Capacity Expansion Grant Program to help communities meet the special mental
health needs of older Americans.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSteroid Use May Be Connected To Increased Violence In U.S. Young Adult Males Young male adults who used anabolic-androgenic steroids reported greater involvement in violent behaviors, such as shooting or stabbing someone, according to a new study. In a nationally representative sample of 6,283 young adult U.S. males, researchers examined the relationship between anabolic-androgenic steroid use and involvement in different types of violent behavior.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comBreakthrough Cancer Pain - Archimedes Pharma Announces First Positive Phase III Clinical Trial Results For NasalFent Archimedes Pharma Limited, the UK based, pan-European specialty pharmaceutical company, today announces positive headline Phase III results for NasalFent®, the Company's innovative fentanyl citrate nasal spray, developed to provide fast, effective and convenient treatment for breakthrough cancer pain.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comConsultation On New Ways To Deliver Mental Health Services, British Psychological Society The British Psychological Society launches an online public consultation on its proposals for access to mental
health services on Thursday 16 October. The proposals have been drawn up as part of the Society's response to discussions with the Department of
Health (DoH) on future plans for mental
health care. Psychologists are calling for a greater emphasis on psychological well-being across the NHS.
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