The stigma of living with HIV/AIDS

I'm always talking about how much I hate stigmas. Depression stigmas. Bipolar stigmas. But for a long time HIV was the number one stigma that everyone was talking about. Recently when I published an article on young Ryan White, who …

Unclear If Tropical Depression Will Hit Gulf

The first tropical depression of the Atlantic 2010 hurricane season has formed in the Western Caribbean, but it is unclear if it will pass over the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Portland ‘Death House’ Doctor’s License Suspended

Ore. 'death house' doctor's license suspended, derailing unique assisted suicide venture Suicide - Death - Portland Oregon - Euthanasia - End-of-Life

Portland ‘death house’ doctor’s license suspended

A Portland psychiatrist who plans to open a home for terminally ill patients seeking to kill themselves has had his license suspended by medical regulators.

Child psychiatrist to speak at alliance

MORRISTOWN The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance will hold its next meeting at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, June 30, at the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Road.

Dark Side of Medical Research: Widespread Bias and Omissions

Many patients may not know the full story about their drugs or medical treatments because of a widespread problem involving unpublished or biased clinical trials, according to mounting evidence.

Diagnosing Bipolar with Brain Imaging

A leading researcher believes a single MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan may soon provide individuals and health professionals with a faster and more accurate diagnosis of bipolar disorder. Professor Mary Phillips, professor of psychiatry and director of the Clinical and Translational Affective Neurosicence Program at the University of Pittsburgh, comments that missed and delayed diagnosis ...

Reportlinker Adds Global Bipolar Disorder Industry

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

Bipolar Patients Twice as Likely To Have Metabolic Syndrome

Individuals with bipolar disorder are twice as likely as the general population to have metabolic syndrome but are often not diagnosed. Metabolic syndrome is a relatively new term for a group of medical conditions that increase a persons risk for developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Dr. Roger McIntyre and his research team from the [...]

Single MRI Scan ‘Could Help Diagnose Bipolar Disorder’

A single MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan may soon help hundreds of thousands of people with bipolar disorder to get a faster, more accurate - and possibly life-saving - diagnosis, a leading researcher reported at the Royal College of Psychiatrists' International Congress. Professor Mary Phillips, professor of psychiatry and director of the Clinical and Translational Affective Neurosicence ...