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SSRI addiction is a myth

Up to two out of three people who come off modern anti-depressants suffer short-term withdrawal symptoms including dizziness, nausea and low mood.

10 Jul 2004

Hospitals are being urged to address the alcohol problems that afflict up to 30 per cent of men and 15 per cent of women

Hospitals are being urged to address the alcohol problems that afflict up to 30 per cent of men and 15 per cent of women who attend as in-patients or in accident and emergency.

10 Jul 2004

Russian dictator Stalin suffered from dementia following a series of strokes

If Stalin had taken the trouble to visit a psychiatrist, millions of Russians might have been saved from death in the purges of the early twentieth century.

10 Jul 2004

Terrorists are sane, doctors claim

The widespread view that terrorists are isolated, vulnerable young men with paranoid or borderline personality disorders, is false. It is entirely perpetuated by experts relying on second hand reports, he told the conference.

10 Jul 2004

NHS waiting times for May 2004

The number of patients, for whom English commissioners are responsible, waiting over 9 months at the end of May 2004 was 43.

10 Jul 2004

Natural hormone called melatonin may guide our sleep patterns

Our general sleep patterns – being sleepy at night and awake during the day – are guided to a great extent by our exposure to light and darkness.

10 Jul 2004

New York Health Department says EAT NO MORE THAN ONE MEAL of fish per week to reduce exposure to chemical contaminants

The New York State Health Department has released this year's guide for Health Advisories, Chemicals in Sportfish and Game.

10 Jul 2004

Lao People’s Republic opium cultivation in 2004 shows a 45 per cent decline in comparison to 2003

The United Nations has confirmed that the Lao People’s Democratic Republic opium cultivation in 2004 shows a 45 per cent decline in comparison to 2003.

10 Jul 2004

New hi-tech football shirt that alerts managers to players heart rate and hydration levels

England footballers who have been suffering in the Portuguese heat could benefit from a new hi-tech football shirt that alerts managers to players heart rate and hydration levels.

10 Jul 2004

Philip Morris to spend $1.25 billion over 12 years to combat the illegal trade in cigarettes worldwide

Philip Morris International has announced the signing of a 12-year agreement with the European Commission and 10 member states of the European Union to work together to combat the illegal trade in cigarettes worldwide.

10 Jul 2004

Bill Cosby sets the record straight on African American teen pregnancy

Bill Cosby wants to set the record straight concerning the statistics of African American teen pregnancy that he has cited in his call-to-action for better parenting and education.

10 Jul 2004

McGuinty government commits to hepatitis C federal funding

The McGuinty government is committed to spending all of the federal funding for Ontarians infected with hepatitis C through the blood system prior to 1986 and after 1990, Health and Long-Term Care Minister George Smitherman announced today.

10 Jul 2004

Ohio State budget cuts jeopardize medical coverage

On July 1, the Ohio State Department of Health plans to implement a major budget cut for the Bureau for Children with Mental Handicaps (BCMH).

10 Jul 2004

NHS helps 200,000 smokers kick the smoking habit

Over 200,000 smokers managed to kick the smoking habit last year in the best results ever achieved by the service - 65 per cent up on the previous year.

10 Jul 2004

Patient care violations at Sutter Solano Medical Center pose serious threats to the health and safety of patients

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, a federal agency within the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, has concluded an investigation into patient care violations at Sutter Solano Medical Center that pose an “immediate and serious threat to the health and safety of patients.”

9 Jul 2004

Miscellaneous News

SSRI addiction is a myth

Hospitals are being urged to address the alcohol problems that afflict up to 30 per cent of men and 15 per cent of women

Russian dictator Stalin suffered from dementia following a series of strokes

Terrorists are sane, doctors claim

NHS waiting times for May 2004

Natural hormone called melatonin may guide our sleep patterns

New York Health Department says EAT NO MORE THAN ONE MEAL of fish per week to reduce exposure to chemical contaminants

Lao People’s Republic opium cultivation in 2004 shows a 45 per cent decline in comparison to 2003

New hi-tech football shirt that alerts managers to players heart rate and hydration levels

Philip Morris to spend $1.25 billion over 12 years to combat the illegal trade in cigarettes worldwide

Bill Cosby sets the record straight on African American teen pregnancy

McGuinty government commits to hepatitis C federal funding

Ohio State budget cuts jeopardize medical coverage

NHS helps 200,000 smokers kick the smoking habit

Patient care violations at Sutter Solano Medical Center pose serious threats to the health and safety of patients

The bureaucratic view on Dr Yeoh Eng-kiong's resignation

Florida restaurant sales up 7 percent a year after the smokefree workplace initiative took effect

Pfizer donates $3.7 million worth of Nicotrol patches to the New York City Department of Health

Surveys of pizzas, baked beans and canned pasta show salt levels can vary significantly

Brazilian Government approves DuPont system that detects salmonella

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

From Puberty to Menopause: Clue’s CEO, Audrey Tsang on the Power of Femtech

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