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Antidepressants in primary care: Is this how to treat depression?
Antidepressants, now the third-most commonly prescribed class of drugs in the United States, are routinely offered to patients with vague complaints of fatigue, pain and malaise but who are not classified as suffering from a mental disorder by the...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Depression, Education, Medical Specialization, Health and Medical Professionals
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Military suicides linked to low Omega-3 levels
In a finding suggesting powerful psychiatric benefits for a component of fish oil, a study published Wednesday has linked military suicides to low levels of docosahexaenoic acid and found that service personnel with higher levels of DHA in their blood...Tags: Employees, Health, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Stress, Schizophrenia
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Lillian Mobley dies at 81; South Los Angeles activist
Lillian Mobley, a prominent community activist who fought to establish and keep open the doors of Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center and pushed to create a companion medical school, has died. She was 81.
Mobley, who had been in failing health for...Tags: Health, Documentary (genre), Unrest, Conflicts and War, James Otis, Riots
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Therapy dogs make the rounds in more healthcare settings
"Pets are embedded in the soul of our humanity," says Dr. Edward Creagan, an oncologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., as he describes the special fondness and respect he has for a certain other member of the clinic's staff.
That would be Dr....Tags: Dog (animal), Long Term Care, Health, Stress, Anxiety
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Dr. Charles Edwards dies at 87; led Scripps foundation
Dr. Charles Edwards, a major figure in public health issues as a federal official and later as president of the Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation in San Diego, died Aug. 7 at his home in La Jolla after a lengthy illness. He was 87.
Edwards, the...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Richard Nixon, Unrest, Conflicts and War, University of Minnesota, File Sharing
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John Mackey dies at 69; NFL Hall of Famer revolutionized tight end position
John Mackey, who helped revolutionize the NFL's tight end position and whose post-football struggles with dementia became emblematic of the brutality of the game, has died. He was 69.
Mackey died Wednesday in Baltimore after a 10-year battle with frontal...Tags: National Football League Players Association, Sports, Baltimore Ravens, John Mackey, Football
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A difficult lesson in hiring a caregiver for mom
My friend's phone call numbed me.
Twice in the last week, she said, she'd seen my mother sitting in a car in a neighborhood near her home. "Today she was there for more than two hours in the heat," she added.
My stomach churned.
Mom suffered from...Tags: Employees, Church and State Relations, Health, Political Systems, Labor Legislation
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Dr. Max Harry Weil dies at 84: pioneer in critical care
Dr. Max Harry Weil, an influential pioneer of critical-care medicine and the founding president of the Weil Institute of Critical Care Medicine in Rancho Mirage, has died. He was 84.
Weil died of prostate cancer July 29 at his home in Rancho Mirage, said...Tags: Instrument Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, University of Michigan, Mayo Clinic, Anesthesiology
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Social welfare groups call for Amazon boycott
Money & CompanyA coalition of advocates for improved health, welfare and social services is calling for a boycott of Amazon.com Inc. until the giant Internet retailer drops a referendum aimed at overturning a new law requiring it to collect sales taxes on...... -
Homeless vets sue VA alleging inadequate housing and treatment at West L.A. campus
L.A. NOWContending that the region's population of disabled homeless veterans has reached crisis proportions, a coalition led by the ACLU of Southern California filed a lawsuit Wednesday alleging that the federal Department of Veterans Affairs has misused large... -
Alejandro Stephens dies at 67; controversial labor leader
Alejandro Stephens, a longtime Los Angeles County union leader who went to prison for misusing funds from a labor nonprofit, died June 13 of complications of prostate cancer. He was 67.
Stephens, who worked for the county for more than three decades...Tags: Employees, Church and State Relations, Health, Political Corruption, Heads of State
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Blue Shield of California to give $167 million back to some customers
Money & CompanyEmbattled health insurer Blue Shield of California is planning to give back $167 million to some policyholders this year and to return more money in future years. Bruce Bodaken, chief executive of California’s largest nonprofit health insurer,...
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