Breaking the Social Stigma of Mental Illness
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- Written by Filza Hussain, M.D.
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Imperial, California - As a psychiatrist who also is a self-confessed film buff, I get very excited to watch films with psychological themes. Whether it’s a film based on a Nobel-prize-winning schizophrenic mathematical genius in “A Beautiful Mind" or the fictional story “The Sixth Sense,” about a boy who sees dead people, I'm enthralled.
Flu shot: Your best bet for avoiding influenza
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Rochester, Minnesota - This year's annual flu shot will offer protection against H1N1 flu virus, in addition to two other influenza viruses that are expected to be in circulation this flu season. A vaccine that protects against four strains of the virus will also be available, as will a high-dose flu vaccine for adults age 65 and older.
Flat Belly Diet, and can it help you lose weight?
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- Written by Katherine Zeratsky, R.D., L.D.
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Rochester, Minnesota - The Flat Belly Diet is a weight-loss diet from the editors of Prevention magazine. They say that the Flat Belly Diet will help you shed belly fat and lose up to 15 pounds (6.8 kilograms) in just 32 days. The creators also say that you don't have to exercise to achieve these goals but that exercise can boost your results.
Congressmen Thomas J. Rooney and Rep. Juan Vargas Introduce the “Rare Disease (RaD) Fund Act of 2015”
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Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Thomas J. Rooney (FL-17) and Congressman Juan Vargas (CA-51) introduced the Rare Disease (RaD) Fund Act of 2015 (H.R. 3731). The creation of this Fund would transform the life sciences industry by implementing a novel financial structure for early stage development. The bill seeks to act as a bridge to the ever-widening funding gap that currently exists between basic research and clinical development.
FDA expands approved use of Opdivo in advanced lung cancer
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Washington, DC - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Opdivo (nivolumab) to treat patients with advanced (metastatic) non-small cell lung cancer whose disease progressed during or after platinum-based chemotherapy.
CDC Names Six New Medical Research Centers to Accelerate Health Care Innovations
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Washington, DC - New funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today more than doubled the number of CDC Prevention Epicenters. Six new American academic institutions join the five existing Epicenters working to discover new ways to protect patients from dangerous germs.
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