Convicted Killer Called Most Dangerous Man

He has a violent nature that has left many dead bodies. He promised the judge that he would kill again the first chance he got. He is mentally disturbed but is not being forced to take his meds. Should he be killed? ...

10-Pound Hairball Pulled From Girl's Stomach

"An 11-year-old girl in Mumbai, India, was hospitalized with pain in her stomach, and surgeons were forced to operate. What they found was a foot-long hairball. The mass of hair -- known as a trichobozear - -is a...

The healing power of laughter for those who are depressed

Nova Scotia is going to "Stand Up for Mental Health". This year-long program will be offered to those who are "nuts enough to do standup comedy".  A unique approach to those who suffer...

An Indian in every Pakistani?

"Shireen M Mazari The writer is a defence analystLack of formal education and sheer ignorance does not by definition imply an innate sense of stupidity. On the other hand, formal education in itself is no guarantee of an intelligent and rational human...

Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter Addresses Magellan Health Services Clinical...

"Magellan Health Services, Inc., the nation's leading manager of behavioral health care, hosted former First Lady Rosalynn Carter at the company's annual conference of its clinical and medical...

160 Million Nelson Mandelas

" Newsweek called Pakistan “the most dangerous nation in the world.” Western media calls Pakistan “a power-keg waiting to explode,” while their military describes us as “being in a fight for our national existence.” The world that we all claw and...

Mental health patient in two storey plunge

"An investigation has been launched by Nelson's health board after a patient from its mental health unit got into a sixth-floor diagnostic area, broke a window and jumped out, landing two floors below."

Babies boost mothers' intelligence

Contrary to previous studies pregnant women gets their brains rewired to cope with motherhood — and their intelligence soars when the tots are born. Tests on rats showed mums become braver and faster at finding food. And the increased ability could curb...

12% of world population affected by mental disorders:WHO

 This is really very strange that 12% of world population is mentally ill,and rest of the population who is not mentally ill has the responsibility to look after them,but mentally ill population gets all kind of...

GAP Action Programme. No health without mental health

Around the world people suffering from epilepsy go untreated, specially because there are many forms of epilepsy, in some countries many are  unable to access simple and inexpensive anticonvulsant drugs...

Medical marijuana: a valuable treatment for autism?

"Medical marijuana: a valuable treatment for autism? Bernard Rimland, Ph.D. Autism Research Institute 4182 Adams Avenue San Diego, CA 92116 I am certainly not an advocate for drugs-either legal or illicit. I have never smoked and I don’t care at all for alcohol. And I...

Online gamers are fitter than the average American

When we speak of online gamers, the image of a fat male slugging away on a seat in a dark damp basement comes to mind. This stereotype needs to be reworked as a test conducted shows that adult gamers are slimmer and...

Science continues to prove the healing powers of Cannabis

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Even Moderate Amounts of Soyfoods Reduce Cholesterol Levels; Promote Heart He...

For the estimated one in two adult Americans with elevated cholesterol levels, there is good news: eating soy burgers, tofu, and other soyfoods is a tasty way to lower both the total amount of cholesterol in the...

WWJD: Who Would Jesus Deputize?

"The man accused of last month's mass shooting in a Tennessee church was indicted yesterday on two counts of first-degree murder and eight other counts. It seems likely that Jim David Adkisson's public defender will seek an insanity defense. He wants the case in Knox County's...

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