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The Role of Biological Tests in Psychiatric Diagnosis

Allen Frances | Posted 05.22.2013 | Science
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Allen Frances

May has been a dispiriting month for psychiatry and a sad and worrying time for our patients. Three of the leading mental health organizations have squabbled among themselves -- promoting silly and competing 'paradigm shifts' while ignoring the unmet needs of our patients.

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Common Household Chemicals Linked to Human Disease

Dr. Joseph Mercola | Posted 05.08.2013 | Healthy Living
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Dr. Joseph Mercola

A recent report, co-produced by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Environment Program, suggests a ban of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) may be needed to protect the health of future generations.

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For Some Chemicals, Less Is More

Michael Green | Posted 03.25.2013 | Healthy Living
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Michael Green

For decades many scientists have believed that "the dose makes the poison" -- a chemical may be harmless in small amounts but devastating in higher amounts. But this latest research demonstrates that endocrine-disrupting chemicals act differently than other substances.

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Think BPA is Bad? Consider the Alternative

Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff | Posted 09.19.2012 | Parents
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Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff

A new study published this week found bisphenol S, a BPA alternative, on all cash register paper in the United States, Japan, Korea and Vietnam, as well as on 87% of paper currency.

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