Psychiatry

Memory loss
Men's Health 10 Feb 2008

Memory loss

Memory loss is a symptom in which a person experiences an abnormal level of forgetfulness and inability to recall past events in their life.
Babies excrete vaccine-mercury quicker than originally thought
Children's health 05 Feb 2008

Babies excrete vaccine-mercury quicker than originally thought

February’s issue of Pediatrics offers another reason to rethink blaming the spike in autism diagnoses on thimerosal, a mercury-containing preservative routinely used in several childhood vaccines until the late ‘90s. New research from the University of Rochester suggests that infants’ bodies expel the thimerosal mercury much faster than once thought…
Dairy-free diets may put boys with autism at risk for thin bones
Bone 05 Feb 2008

Dairy-free diets may put boys with autism at risk for thin bones

Results of an early study suggest that dairy-free diets and unconventional food preferences could put boys with autism and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at higher than normal risk for thinner, less dense bones when compared to a group of boys the same age who do not have autism. The study,…
Information for carers of dementia patients
Family 01 Feb 2008

Information for carers of dementia patients

Carers of Dementia Patients: Information for carers of Dementia Patients and caring for dementia patients written and reviewed by Medical Professionals.
Exposure to smoking in movies influences kids lighting up
Cancer 30 Jan 2008

Exposure to smoking in movies influences kids lighting up

New research from Dartmouth Medical School (DMS) strengthens the case that children’s exposure to smoking in movies influences their decision to start smoking. It further suggests that smoking in movies seen in early childhood has an equally significant impact on that decision as movie smoking exposure closer to adolescence. The…
FDA warnings affected prescriptions of antidepressants to youth
Children's health 29 Jan 2008

FDA warnings affected prescriptions of antidepressants to youth

U.S. Food and Drug Administration warnings regarding the risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviours in children and adolescents taking antidepressants appear to have had modest and targeted effects on the intended populations, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Divorce may widen distance between teens, fathers
Children's health 25 Jan 2008

Divorce may widen distance between teens, fathers

The typical distancing from parents by adolescents is exacerbated by divorce for fathers, but not for mothers, according to a study published in the Journal of Marriage and Family. "Historically, teens distance themselves from parents and increase involvement with peers," said co-author Alan Booth, distinguished professor of sociology, human development…
Miscarriage myths persist
Children's health 25 Jan 2008

Miscarriage myths persist

More than a third of women surveyed about their beliefs surrounding miscarriage and birth defects said they thought that a pregnant woman’s foul mood could negatively affect her baby. One in four of these women thought a pregnant woman’s exposure to upsetting situations could hurt her unborn child, and one…
Parents can reduce adolescent alcohol problems and improve school success
Children's health 24 Jan 2008

Parents can reduce adolescent alcohol problems and improve school success

Parents who are inclined to allow their children a sip of celebratory champagne should think again. New research has shown that parents who set rules that forbid their children using any alcohol at home reduce the risk that their children will become alcohol users in their early teens. Deakin University…