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Environment & Health
Actress Glenn Close To Speak At Ottawa Stigma Conference
May 29, 2012, 9:44 pmAward-winning actress Glenn Close will be a keynote speaker at an international conference on reducing stigma and discrimination surrounding mental illness being held in [...]
The Importance of Parental Attention
May 28, 2012, 1:51 am
Parental apathy toward children can cause them to have behavioral problems and depression.
Mental Health Helplines Overwhelmed During Recession
May 21, 2012, 12:05 pm
Since the start of the recession, enquiries to mental health charity Mind’s Infoline and legal advice service have doubled.
More Help for Troubled New Mums Needed
May 14, 2012, 2:58 pm
Urgent action is needed to support vulnerable new mothers and their babies, says UK’s National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC)
Modern psychiatry. More harm than good?
May 9, 2012, 12:19 pm
According to the US Centres for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC), a staggering 25 per cent of the population are considered to have a “mental illness”.
Mental Health Stigma Changing with Time
May 7, 2012, 10:28 am
People with mental health difficulties are becoming more accepted in British society and experiencing less discrimination, according to new research.
Sun Awareness: There’s an App for That
April 30, 2012, 2:16 pm
A UK health organisation is launching a free mobile phone application this week to help curb overexposure to the sun and reduce the risks of skin cancer.
‘Children of the 90s’ Health Study Comes of Age
April 21, 2012, 7:48 am
A ground breaking long-term study started in the 1990s to provide a resource for investigating the health and wellbeing of young people has celebrated its 21st birthday this week.
FDA Seeks Voluntary Curbing of Farm Antibiotics
April 11, 2012, 10:18 pm
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) called on drug companies to voluntarily curb the use of antibiotics that are given to farm animals, which scientists have said can [...]
Sleep Difficulties: ‘Tossin’ and ‘Turnin’
April 6, 2012, 3:16 am
Remember that song? It was written in 1965, and here we are in 2012 with sleep difficulties reaching epidemic proportions.
Selected Topics from The Epoch Times
