Mental health at work
Work can be a protective factor for mental health, but it can also contribute to potential harm. All workers have the right to a safe and healthy environment at work. The Mental health at work: policy
Mental Health
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202 new industrial chemicals
researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, us, examined data on chemical toxicity and have identified 202 industrial chemicals that they say are
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Protein provides clue to Alzheimer's disease
Scientists have made a significant breakthrough in treating this old age disease, with the discovery that abnormal production of proteins, called amyloids, causes nerve cell degeneration.
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Caught in the Web
Is getting hooked to the Internet a distinct disorder or is it a symptom of other psychiatric illnesses?
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Ayurveda offers remedy for failing memory
After yielding successful formulations like Liv. 52 and Guglip, Ayurveda now holds out promise of a new range of drugs to treat mental disorders.
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Crashing to peace
Surviving a plane crash is clearly better than the alternative. But it may actually have positive long-term effects, claims a study presen ted at the 107th annual convention of the American
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Is thin beautiful?
A radical new approach to curing girls obsessed with their figures
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Lighting hazards
IF YOU are reluctant to leave bed on a dark, winter morning, stay right in there. People who wake up early in winters might be cutting short their required sleep, inviting unforeseen health problems
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Havoc in harmony
Despite their growing popularity, electric shocks may not be good for epileptics. Electric shocks are known to impose order among the neurons, or nerve cells, but scientists at the
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Sleepsmart, learn easy
Without adequate sleep, new skills may not get encoded into the brain s memory circuits
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Insight on suicides
Scientists track down the eight most critical factors which lead to suicides