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» APHA Praises House And Senate For Passing Critical Mental Health Legislation, USA
The American Public Health Association (APHA) praises congressional passage of legislation that will require health insurers to provide the same level of coverage for mental illness and substance abuse as they do for physical illness.

» Gene Variants Force Mental Trade-Offs

Mice genetically engineered to have an over active version of a human gene, like their human counterparts, gain in emotional mettle under stress, but at a cost of less efficient thinking, NIMH scientists have discovered. Such talents seesawed in mice engineered to have either too much or not enough the val version of the COMT gene, the most common of two that humans inherit.

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» Depression Common In Sarcoidosis Patients

New Italian research adds to evidence that people with the immune condition called sarcoidosis often suffer from mental health problems, especially depression.

In the new study, researchers led by Arianna Goracci, M.D., examined 80 consecutive sarcoidosis patients who sought treatment at the University of Siena from November 2004 to September 2005. They found that 44 percent of the 80 sarcoidosis patients showed signs of mental illness. One in four had depression.

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» Whole Brain Radiation Not Best for Cancer That Has Spread
Title: Whole Brain Radiation Not Best for Cancer That Has Spread
Category: Health News
Created: 9/24/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/24/2008