LAS VEGAS – It’s been nearly 10 years since Bridgett Peterson checked into the Las Vegas Recovery Center for opioid…
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Allergan gets FDA nod for new antipsychotic
Allergan Plc said on Thursday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its new antipsychotic drug to treat bipolar disorder…
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Group therapy may work as well as drugs to prevent depression relapse
Group therapy may work as well as medication to help keep depression from returning for patients who have already taken…
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LONDON – Two key drugs recommended in international guidelines and used to treat alcoholic hepatitis are failing to increase patients’…
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Georgia to allow hormone therapy for transgender inmates
Transgender inmates in Georgia will be eligible to receive hormone therapy treatments while in prison, Georgia corrections officials said on…
Read More‘Suicide tourism’ in Switzerland doubles over 4-year period
The number of foreigners traveling to Switzerland to commit assisted suicide doubled over a four-year period, a study published in…
Read MoreWill new ‘lab rat’ ads stop teens from smoking pot?
A new ad campaign in Colorado that likens people who smoke marijuana to “lab rats” is intended to steer teens…
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California killings renew call for police mental health training
California lawmakers urged swift action on Wednesday to better train law enforcement officials to recognize and deal with mental illness…
Read MoreTeens with depression benefit from ‘collaborative care’
For teenagers with depression, finding and sticking with an effective treatment strategy can be an uphill battle. Their families often…
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Overcoming an addiction to stress
It’s one of the most important relationships in your life – and sometimes, one of the most ignored. It’s your…
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