Compelling Alternatives -- 'Outside Mental Health' -- To Mainstream Psychiatry
Alternatives to mainstream mental health are now being taken seriously by the mainstream media, as evidenced by the New York Times August 2016 article, "An Alternative Form of Mental Health Care Gains a Foothold." The recently published book Outside Mental Health: Voices and Visions of Madness (2016) provides both compelling alternatives and realistic hope for those who have been failed by mainstream mental health. It has become increasingly mainstream to criticize psychiatry for its corruption..>> view originalBig Man With a Big Heart, Travis Rudolph Helps Boy With Autism
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The percentage of Minnesotans who are obese has dropped, and the obesity rate is lower here than in other Upper Midwestern states, data released on Thursday show.State health officials aren't above some not-so-humble bragging about that."Minnesota was the only state in the region, including North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Iowa, to succeed in keeping its obesity rates firmly below 30 percent," the Minnesota Department of Health reported on Thursday, citing newly-released data from the C..>> view originalZika Count Rises to 189 in Singapore
Singapore reported another big batch of Zika virus cases Friday, bringing its total count in just a week to 189, and World Health Organization officials said the spread of the virus definitely still constitutes a global health emergency. Zika's apparent quick spread out of Latin America back to Asia and Africa has WHO officials worried. They have no idea if the virus will spread as explosively as it has in the Americas, and they cannot predict if it will cause a fresh wave of birth defects a..>> view originalFDA Orders Antibacterials Removed From Consumer Soaps
Say goodbye to those "antibacterial" soaps. The Food and Drug Administration says they do little or nothing to make soap work any better and said the industry has failed to prove they're safe. Companies will have a year to take the ingredients out of the products, the FDA said. They include triclosan and triclocarban. Soap manufacturers will have an extra year to negotiate over other, less commonly used ingredients such as benzalkonium chloride. "Companies will no longer be able to market ..>> view originalBig drop in chickenpox cases since 2-dose vaccine began - KTVA.com
Chickenpox, which is caused by the varicella-zoster virus, has continued declining in the United States since 2006, when doctors began routinely recommending a second dose of chickenpox (varicella) vaccine, U.S. health officials said Thursday. States reporting vaccination data noted an 85 percent drop in the highly contagious disease between 2005-2006 and 2013-2014, according to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The fall-off was greatest among kids aged 5 to 14..>> view originalNew Jersey dentist suspended after dozens of infections and 1 death
NEWARK, N.J. – The state has suspended a dentist whose practice has been linked to more than a dozen infections that caused one death and required patients to undergo follow-up heart surgeries. John Vecchione signed an agreement this week to suspend his practice until a hearing is held in early October. A report released last month by the state Department of Health uncovered 15 patients who developed enterococcal endocarditis after undergoing oral surgery using intravenous sedation at Vecchion..>> view originalClinical Tool May Decrease Antibiotic Use in Kids With RTIs
Action Points Note that this observational study of children with acute respiratory infection in the outpatient setting developed a risk scoring system, "STARWAVe," to help physicians to determine who should receive antibiotics.Components of the "STARWAVe" score include: short illness (≤3 days), temperature, age (<24 months), recession, wheeze, asthma, and vomiting. A clinical decision-support tool developed from specific criteria associated with a young child's likelihood of being a..>> view originalClinton campaign rips the Trump Foundation over alleged 'illegal campaign donations'
Donald Trump. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri Hillary Clinton's campaign is hurling a familiar accusation at Donald Trump. Nearly two weeks after the GOP presidential candidate alleged that Clinton was running a "pay-to-play" scheme during her time in the US State Department, the Clinton campaign is now ripping Trump for the same thing. The new development comes after The Washington Post reported that the Donald J. Trump Foundation paid a fine to the IRS over an illegal..>> view original
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