'Path of mental illness' follows path of war, 20 years after conflict ends

Researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health assessed the geographical distribution of the long-term burden of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in a region of Liberia and report that the prevalence of PTSD remains high nearly two decades after the principal conflict there and five years after war in Liberia ended entirely.

North Carolinians urged to take precautions against heat illness

RALEIGH The N.C. Division of Public Health encourages everyone to be keenly observant of safety precautions during exceptionally high temperatures in North Carolina.

Intra-Cellular Therapies Announces The Successful Completion Of A Phase Ib/II Study Of ITI-007 In Patients With ...

Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc. announced the results from a Phase Ib/II clinical trial in patients with schizophrenia with ITI-007, the Company's unique, investigational new drug for the treatment of schizophrenia. The trial met its primary endpoint demonstrating that ITI-007 was safe and well-tolerated in patients with stabilized schizophrenia. In addition, several exploratory endpoints were ...

When workouts go awry

Exercise bulimia difficult to detect

ASSE Offers Heat-Related Illness Safety Tips

The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) urges employers and employees to be aware of the factors that can lead to heat stress, the symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke, and ways to prevent and treat heat-related illnesses.

In this fit-crazy world, exercise addiction not easy to detect

As a sophomore at Monte Vista High School in Danville, Brett Zorich was a record-setting track star who left rivals in her dust. Ultimately, however, her fiercest opponent turned out to be herself.

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