According to the British Heart Foundation, more than a quarter of teenagers make assumptions about the harm of cigarettes from the wrapping. Heart health campaigners urged the British government Thursday to follow Australia’s lead and ban all eye-catching designs and branding from cigarette packs to stop young people being lured into smoking. Australia is preparing to … Continue reading »
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More than a third of European population suffer mental health problems
Read the article at the UK Daily Telegraph Online… http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/8741207/More-than-a-third-of-EU-population-suffer-mental-health-problems.html
NYT: Expert on Mental Illness Reveals Her Own Fight
Are you one of us? The patient wanted to know, and her therapist — Marsha M. Linehan of the University of Washington, creator of a treatment used worldwide for severely suicidal people — had a ready answer. It was the one she always used to cut the question short, whether a patient asked it hopefully, accusingly … Continue reading »
Six Things You Should Never Say to a Friend (or Relative) Who’s Sick
MY friend sat down and ordered a stiff drink. I didn’t think of her as the stiff-drink kind. An hour later, after our spouses drifted off into conversation, she leaned over the table. “I need your help,” she said. “My sister has a brain tumor. I don’t know what to do.” Three years ago this … Continue reading »
New Poll: Mental Health Issues Still Taboo In The Workplace
The majority of Canadians say they’d be wary of disclosing any mental health issues to their bosses or unions for fear of limiting their career prospects, finds a new national report that highlights the still hobbling efforts to address mental health concerns in the workplace. Approximately 54% of the more than 1,000 respondents surveyed by … Continue reading »
Mental health problems linked to higher heart heart attack risk
By Mary Elizabeth Dallas, HealthDay News FRIDAY, JUNE 3 – People with mental illness are more likely to die following a heart attack or serious cardiac event, a new study finds. One explanation for this increased risk is that people with mental illness are 14 percent less likely to receive lifesaving treatments for their heart … Continue reading »
