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My Friend Won't Leave Her House!

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Friend, Friendship, Mental Health, Agoraphobia, Treatment, Emotional Problems, Friendship Advice, Anxiety, Women News

I have no idea how to approach her about this without sounding like I am accusing her of some deliberate dishonesty or undermining the validity of her claims to physical illness.

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One Man's Solution To Paying Off His Medical Bills: A $1,000 Cup Of 'Cool Aid'

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Video, Health Care Costs, Treatment, Medical Bills, Tobin Northrup, Cancer, Medical Expenses, Slideexpand, Health Care Bills, Lemonade Stand, Health Care, Cool Aid, Business News

For the low-price of $1,000, one man is offering customers a chance to drink to good health -- his own, that is. Tobin Northrup, 43, of Lakewood, O...

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Never Fear, the New DSM Won't 'Create More Addicts'

Deni Carise | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Mental Illness, Addiction, Treatment, Psychology, Recovery, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Alcoholism, Dsm 5, Dsm-Iv, Dsm 5 News, Healthy Living Health News, Addiction and Recovery, Dsm, Healthy Living News

The new DSM will not cause more people to be diagnosed with addiction. Instead, more people who may not yet be addicted (but whose substance use is nonetheless unhealthy) will be able to access very inexpensive but proven effective treatment earlier and more easily.

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A Drug Policy for the 21st Century

R. Gil Kerlikowske | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Meth, Alternatives, Third Way, Education, Prevention, Marijuana, Public Health, Treatment, Enforcement, Harm Reduction, Obama, Heroin, War on Drugs, Drug Policy, Public Safety, Cocaine, Drug Addiction, Drugs, Politics News

Today we are releasing the 2012 National Drug Control Strategy -- the Obama Administration's primary policy blueprint for reducing drug use and its consequences in America. It is based on the premise that drug addiction is a chronic disease of the brain that can be prevented and treated.

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Knowing Your Body

Jennifer Hamady | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Awareness, Arm Pain, Body, Physical Pain, Mind-Body Awareness, Exercise, Voice, Meditation, Treatment, Singing, Physical Therapy, Massage Therapy, Gratitude, Wellness, Healthy Living News

Over the years, I've seen the incredible benefits of placing awareness and positive attention on the vocal mechanism. What we mentally attend to -- even in the physical realm -- responds. Is the same not true for the rest of my body? For yours?

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Executives In Rehab Won't Quit This Habit

HuffingtonPost.com | Alexander Eichler | Posted 02.27.2012

When Natalie was in rehab last year, she noticed a lot of people on the phone. Many of the other patients at Passages Malibu -- the California trea...

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Treatment: Because No Life Is Disposable

Howard Meitiner | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Addiction, Treatment, Chris Christie, Drugs, Substance Abuse, New Jersey, Incarceration, Drug Treatment, Crime News

It's about time more states recognized that low-level drug users are often victims who need help to fight their addictions. As we've said before, incarceration does the opposite of what we want to accomplish -- it turns those nonviolent users into criminals.

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A Series of Markers, Dates, Finish Lines and Moments in Time

Jenna Benn | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Cancer, Treatment, Moments in Time, Diagnosis, Finish-Line, Survivorship, Consciousness, Healthy Living News

My days no longer bleed into each other, but rather stand out -- waiting to be counted -- hoping to be acknowledged, and eager to be added to my list of memories, hardships, challenges and victories.

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Minding The Brain: Strategies To Stave Off Alzheimer's Disease

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Healthy Living Health News, Aging, Dementia, Healthy, Prevention, Chronic Disease, Health, Dr. David Katz, Treatment, Alzheimer's, Conditions, Alzheimers Dementia, Alzheimers Disease, Alzheimers Care, Prevent Alzheimers, Healthy Living News

There has been enormous attention of late to the grim and genuinely frightening problem of Alzheimer's disease. The problem is grim by its very nature -- there is little we contemplate with greater dread than the loss of our minds, our very selves.

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Anxious, Fatigued or Depressed? Pills, Exercise or Diet Shouldn't Top Your List of Treatments

Christine Bronstein | Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Women, Depression, Health, Treatment, Anxiety, Lissa Rankin, Bay Area, Therapy, Antidepressants, Natural Health, Mental Health, Video, Healthy Living News

Anxious, fatigued or depressed? You are not alone -- one in five Americans is popping pills for these issues -- but pills, exercise or diet shouldn't top your list of treatments, says Bay Area author, founder of OwningPink.com and integrative medicine physician Dr. Lissa Rankin.

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Residential Rehab and the Family's Participation

Carole Bennett, MA | Posted 01.17.2012

Read More: Recovery, Children, Relapse, Addiction, Treatment, Rehab, Family, Residential Rehab, Mental Health, Residential Rehabilitation, Healthy Living News

Women who are married with children are supposed to be the family's pillar of strength -- the matriarch. There seems to be more judgment toward a wife and mother who is drinking and can't take care of her family, especially her children.

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Yes, There Is An Upside To Being Terminally Ill

Hillary St. Pierre | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Acceptance, Cancer Treatment, Terminal Illness, Hodgkins Lymphoma, Health, Optimism, Coping With Cancer, Treatment, Cancer, Healthy Living Body, Healthy Living News

Even though I have the label "terminally ill," I know my chances and my time is what I make it. Medical knowledge has been doubling every ten years and maybe, just maybe, I'll be here when my cure comes.

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I Have Bedbugs -- Now What?

Michael Colongione | Posted 03.29.2012

Read More: Healthy Living Health News, Bedbug Prevention, Bed Bugs, Personal Health, Bed Bug Epidemic, Getting Rid of Bed Bugs, Slidepollajax, Bedbug Infestation, Treatment, Bedbugs, Healthy Living News

Prior to a pest control company coming to treat your home, preparing for it is just as important as the actual treatment. In celebrating Bedbug Awareness Month, we thought this was one of the most important topics to educate people about.

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Drug Czar "Too Busy" to Meet With Fellow Cops

Norm Stamper | Posted 10.07.2011

Back in June, representatives of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition marched from the National Press Club to the Office of National Drug Control Policy headquarters. Our mission: to hand-deliver a copy of our new report.

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AIDS: The Next 30 Years

Mitchell Warren | Posted 08.09.2011

Read More: Unaids, Treatment, Un, Prevention, Aids, Vaccines, Aids 30th Anniversary, Hptn 052, HIV/AIDS, Hiv, AIDs Epidemic, HIV/AIDS Treatment, HIV/AIDS Prevention, Antiretroviral Drugs, World News

This week the world has been looking back at 30 years of AIDS. But what about the next thirty years? Could we see an end to AIDS?

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Elizabeth Taylor Found Being of Service Her Drug of Choice

Dr. Howard Samuels | Posted 05.27.2011

Read More: Sobriety, Treatment, Elizabeth Taylor, Recovery, Drug Rehab, Rehab, Alcoholism, Home News

Elizabeth Taylor's disregard for public opinion when it came to her personal life served her well as she let everyone know that even the biggest movie star in the world could survive addiction, one day at a time, just like you and me.

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Treatment Is Gaining Favor, But There's Still Work To Be Done

Howard Meitiner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Law, Incarceration, Addiction, Treatment, Drug Abuse, Substance Abuse, Drug Laws, Home News

I'm saying that sending a non-violent individual to prison for drug possession accomplishes the exact opposite of our goal: it turns that individual into a criminal.

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Our Addicted Nation Needs to Talk Solutions, Not Blame

Dr. Howard Samuels | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Treatment, Drugs and Alcohol, Drug Rehab, Home News

Shaming and blaming addicts for their use and behavioral conditions is like putting out a fire with gasoline.

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A Sensible Way to Deal with Addiction

Don McNay | Posted 11.17.2011

One Pill Makes You Larger One Pill Makes You Small And the ones that mother gives you Don't do anything at all - Jefferson Airplane My first expo...

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Eating Disorder Reality TV?

Dr. Susan Albers | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Reality TV, Anorexia, Body Image, Treatment, E!, Bulimia, Eating Disorder, Nutrition, Health, What's Eating You?, Entertainment News

To help people recover from eating disorders they really need ongoing, consistent treatment from a team of professionals. "Just eating" doesn't solve the problem.

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Speeding Treatments From the Lab to Patients

Lesa Mitchell | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Health Care, October 14, Council for American Medical Innovation, Medical Research, Kauffman Foundation, Prescription Drugs, Treatment, Faster Cures, Translational Medicine Alliance Forum, October 13, Healthy Living News

Despite the growing sophistication and promise of health care technology research, fewer and fewer breakthrough ideas are finding their way out of research institutions and into the hands of experienced clinicians.

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Paris Hilton's Probation Could Lead to Helping Others

Anthony Papa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Paris Hilton, Treatment, War on Drugs, Incarceration, Celebrity Kids, Marijuana, Cocaine, Entertainment News

I suggest that Paris Hilton now speak out and become an advocate for reforming our draconian drug laws. Think of how many lives she could save by speaking out for treatment instead of imprisonment.

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Born Without the Burden of HIV

Susan Smith Ellis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Prevention, Global Fund, (RED), Africa, Treatment, HIV/AIDS Africa, Un, Impact News

Despite the fact that HIV/AIDS is preventable and treatable, 430,000 children each year -- more than 1,000 a day -- are born with the disease. About 90 percent of these babies are born in sub-Saharan Africa.

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The Search For the Right Blood Pressure Medicine

AP | LAURAN NEERGAARD | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: High Blood Pressure, Causes of High Blood Pressure, Blood Pressure, Blood Pressure Treatment, Medical Bills, Bills, Treatment, Drug Trials, Healthy Living News

WASHINGTON — It's hard to predict which pills will best lower which patient's high blood pressure, but researchers are hunting ways to better pe...

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Cancer Vaccines: Not One Size Fits All

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cancer, Treatment, Vaccine, Therapy, Cedars Sinai, Treating Cancer, Immunotherapy, Curing-Cancer, Cervical Cancer Vaccine, Los Angeles News

Often, when people talk about a "cure" for cancer, they seem to be picturing something like the vaccine for smallpox or polio: a single shot that will eradicate the deadly killer once and for all.

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