āSeattle Salmon Contaminated with Drugs Including Antidepressantsā
Researchers in Seattle found the worrying cocktail of over 81 drugs when testing water quality in nearby Puget Sound. They even found drugs in...
āThe Impact of Shift Work on Healthā
Medical News Today provides an overview of the research on the effects of shift work on the physical and mental well-being of employees. "Although...
New Resource Guide on Health and Mental Health Threats from Endocrine Disruptor Pollutants
The Endocrine Society and the global organization of non-profits IPEN have jointly released a new guide documenting the threats that endocrine-disrupting chemicals pose to...
āMental Illness and Gun Violence: Stigmatizing People Isnāt the Answer”
In an opinion piece for care2, Katie Medlock discusses how āmental illnessā awareness campaigns have shifted, dangerously, āand ended up insinuating that people with mental illness could turn on āusā at any time and should be feared.ā
āAttention Deficit After Kids’ Critical Illness Linked to Medical Tubesā
Past research has revealed the children who get hospitalized in the intensive care unit are more likely to develop the symptoms associated with ADHD....
Farming with Pesticides Linked to Increased Suicidal Depression
Exposure to pesticides is linked to significant increases in suicidal depression in farmers, according to a study by US National Institute of Health researchers...
āMore Patients in Scotland Given Antidepressantsā
The BBC reports that the number of people in Scotland taking antidepressants has increased by 5% in the past year with most of the patients being women and those in the poorest parts of the country. āWe are now looking at the flabbergasting statistic of more than one in seven people in Scotland being prescribed antidepressants this year,ā Conservative health spokesman Jackson Carlaw said. āWe urgently have to look at better alternatives than simply parking people on medication in the hope things don't get any worse, with no aspiration for complete recovery."
