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Bemoaning bedbugs: Residents speak out on critters
The Sun, Yuma, Ariz.One man wakes in the dead of night, when the bugs are most active, to round them up by hand. Another spends hours on the phone every week, calling inspectors and lawyers and regulators and advocates. And yet another sprays insecticide directly onto his...Tags: Arthritis, Health, Autism, Media Industry, Diseases and Illnesses
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Letters: Addiction treatment that works
Re "Felons allowed to help addicts, a report finds," May 14 The fact that addiction counselors in California who are sex offenders and other types of felons are allowed to provide addiction treatment is just the tip of the iceberg in a fundamentally...Tags: Addiction, Substance Abuse
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His dark battle
The Honolulu Star-AdvertiserStaff Sgt. Billy Caviness is on patrol -- not in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan, where he was wounded in battle, but in his tree-lined neighborhood in Schofield Barracks. The fight that he waged outside is now inside, in his head, on a...Tags: Culture, U.S. Department of Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Iraq, Afghanistan
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Jail fills mental health need, for better or worse
The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.The McLean County jail's de facto role as Bloomington-Normal's largest provider of residential mental health services fits a trend seen across the country -- a troubling and unsatisfactory solution to the problem of helping those who are among the poorest...Tags: Lobbying, Politics, U.S. Department of Justice, Family, Bipolar Disorder
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Mental health awareness highlighted during May
Columbus Telegram, Neb.Pressure from peers and planning for the future can make it difficult for some teenagers to cope. Dru Keating, a therapist at East Central District Health Department, has seen the effect that a buildup of pressure can have on the mental health of the...Tags: Health, Depression, Demographics, Mental Health, Teaching and Learning
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Lions LB Tulloch: Young knows he's ill
ReutersTroubled former Detroit Lions wide receiver Titus Young knows he has a mental illness, according to a former teammate. Lions linebacker Stephen Tulloch told the Detroit Free Press that Young once showed him paperwork explaining his disorder. "He's aware...Tags: Politics, Detroit Free Press, Freedom of the Press, Crimes, Detroit Lions
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UW-Madison researchers journey deep into the brain via the science of imaging
The Wisconsin State JournalThe brain, with its tangled bundles of neurons and strangely named regions, has been called the most complex structure in the universe. And its workings have remained largely mysterious, hidden deep within the folds of gray matter. Until now. At UW-...Tags: Yoga, Symptoms, Science, Psychologists, Dalai Lama
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Ledyard students describe encounters with mental illness
The Day, New London, Conn.Every year for the past four years, sophomores at Ledyard High School have been given an assignment to explore an issue many people find hard to talk about -- their personal experience with mental illness. "Mental illness is part of every family, but so...Tags: Culture, Social Sciences, Diseases and Illnesses, Family, Teaching and Learning
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EDITORIAL: Death in jail
The Akron Beacon JournalFour years after it launched an investigation into the death of Mark D. McCullaugh Jr., the U.S. attorney's office on Friday essentially declared the case over. It concluded after an exhaustive and independent investigation that there was not sufficient...Tags: Criminals, Crime, Law and Justice, Shootings, Mental Illness
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Oklahoma can be a leader in fighting prescription drug abuse
The Norman Transcript, Okla.Sen. Rob Standridge this week said Oklahoma has an opportunity to establish itself as a leader in addressing the growing problem of prescription drug abuse. While many studies show prescription drug abuse is a growing trend across the country, the...Tags: Prescription Drugs, Drugs and Medicines, Methamphetamine (drug), PBS (tv network), U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Mother's Day event raises autism awareness
The Citizens' Voice, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.The second annual autism awareness benefit, held Sunday evening at the Back Mountain Little League field, was a tribute to mothers. The event is the brainchild of Jennifer Yanuskavich, a 2001 Misericordia University graduate who teaches special...Tags: Autism, Sports, Mother's Day, Teaching and Learning, Students
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Editorial: Slow down on prescription power
Illinois psychologists aren't doctors, but they're seeking one of medicine's most potent tools: the power to prescribe drugs for their patients. The psychologists scored a victory in April, when the state Senate approved a bill that would make...
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