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• Online Dating Despite Health Problems Lana, a 38 year-old publicist in Los Angeles, was diagnosed with genital herpes in 1997. Since then, she has "kind of been hiding" from the dating scene. Let's face it: How do you drop that bomb on a potential love interest? And when?
• Conflict Arises Among Leading Psychiatrists Over the Prop... A new commentary titled “Do Antidepressants Really Work?” by two physicians posted on Dana.org reinforces society’s philosophy of “one pill for every ill” and the faulty logic employed by many physicians in their attempt to successfully treat depression and other chronic illnesses. Relying on drugs, rather than properly assessing the six metabolic systems contributing to the syndrome of ...
• Program's focus is chronic illness CASSOPOLIS — The Cass County Council on Aging is offering a new program to help manage chronic illnesses.
• Why a mother's love really is priceless: It 'prev... Children are less likely to suffer from chronic illness in adulthood if they have been well cared for in their infancy, say scientists from Brandies University in Massachusetts.
• At the end of a loved one's life, why is it so hard t... I know where this phone call is going. I'm on the hospital wards, and a physician in the emergency room downstairs is talking to me about an elderly patient who needs to be admitted to the hospital. The patient is new to me, but the story is familiar: He has several chronic conditions — heart failure, weak kidneys, anemia, Parkinson's and mild dementia — all tentatively held in check by a ...
• Carolyn Hax: Debating couple’s counseling to save a rel... Adapted from a recent online discussion . Dear Carolyn: How do you know when a relationship has become too much work? My boyfriend of three years wants to go to couple’s counseling, and while I am willing to try to work out our problems, I am not optimistic about a couple who have had problems for almost half the relationship and already need counseling. Read full article >>
• Support groups in Manatee and Sarasota counties. Alcohol: The local fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous has a complete schedule of meetings in the Manatee/Sarasota area on the Internet at www.aasrq.org. Crisis calls: 941-951-6810. Central office: 941-351-4818. Family members call Al-anon Family Groups at 941-749-1750.
• Dr. Craig Bowron: At end of life, why is it so hard to le... I know where this phone call is going. I’m on the hospital wards, and a physician in the emergency room is talking to me about an elderly patient who needs to be admitted. The patient is new to me, but the story is familiar: He has several chronic conditions — heart failure, weak kidneys, anemia, Parkinson’s and mild dementia — all tentatively held in check by a fistful of medications. He has ...
• How to Curb Chronic Homelessness? First, a Home! Permanent supportive housing, a movement to supply homeless people with housing first and deal with their other issues second, has made big strides in reducing homelessness this decade.
• Nostalgianomics and the ongoing rewriting of economic his... The Coalition's rewriting of economic history continues apace as part of its obsession with the Howard years. Read more on the blog...