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Living a normal life with a mental disorder
About 1 in 4 adults in this country is suffering from a diagnosable mental disorder. That's about 60 million people. Anxiety and depression lead the list. In the past, most people have not been willing to talk about it or get help. Doctors say...
Tags: Mental Health, Behavioral Conditions, Abraham Lincoln
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Lawsuit in Ohio cancer cluster will take years
JOHN SEEWER,Associated PressTOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — The wait for answers is far from over for parents who for years have lived with the worry of not knowing what's behind the mysterious cancers that have sickened dozens of children in a rural area of northern Ohio. Despite a...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Medical Procedures and Tests, Symptoms, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Laws
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Meningococcal disease alert after Riley HS case
WSBT-TVSOUTH BEND – The St. Joseph County Health Department is in the process of alerting people who may have come in contact with someone at South Bend's Riley High School with meningococcal disease. The school sent a letter home with students Tuesday...Tags: Headaches, Symptoms, Health and Safety at School, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Meningitis
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Philly abortion murder trial has national impact
For weeks, jurors in Philadelphia heard grim testimony about deaths and squalor at Dr. Kermit Gosnell's inner-city abortion clinic. While they listened, the murder case reverberated far beyond the courtroom, changing — at least for the moment...
Tags: Republican Party, Hospitals and Clinics, Barack Obama, Social Issues, Abortion
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Pilot program closes mental health gap in Elkhart, St. Joseph Co.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — More than two dozen Indiana children who might once have entered the court system as a way to receive mental health services are now receiving help through a pilot program. The Department of Child Services started the program...
Tags: Mental Health, Behavioral Conditions, Family, Health Insurance, Medicaid
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Outreach group offers help to Iowa Street neighborhood
SOUTH BEND -- The emotional scars from the deadly South Bend jet crash are still fresh for Iowa Street residents, which is why a group of counselors went door-to-door to provide emotional support. "We're part of the State of Indiana Disaster Mental...
Tags: Symptoms, Human Interest, Transportation Accidents, Mental Health, Behavioral Conditions
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Are you living in a healthy place?
WSBT-TVJust how healthy is the county you live in? A new study breaks down nearly every county in the country. The Robert Wood Johnson report released Wednesday looked at 25 factors, including childhood poverty, obesity and smoking rates, as well as social and...Tags: Obesity, Weight, Family
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Mental health experts testify in Biffle trial
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- While awaiting trial on two murder charges and a slew of other accusations, Brandon Biffle spent much of his time in the St. Joseph County Jail in the rubber room, where inmates on suicide watch are generally sent. He slept on the floor and...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Procedures and Tests, Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Trials
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NW Ind. mental health center settles worker claim
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A northwestern Indiana mental health center that operates more than a dozen emergency mental health services and substance abuse treatment facilities will pay a former employee $200,000 to settle a discrimination lawsuit. The...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Employees, Career and Workplace, Mental Health, Behavioral Conditions
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Mental health board won't discipline its CEO
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A board overseeing a mental health organization that serves several counties in Michigan's northern Lower Peninsula has decided not to discipline its top official after a finding from the state that profoundly disabled...Tags: Mental Health, Behavioral Conditions, Lakes and Ponds
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Some local hospitals ban sugary drinks, fried foods in cafeterias
The next time you visit a friend or family member in the hospital, you may not be able to grab something sugary from the cafeteria. Some hospitals in our area are banning unhealthy foods from being sold on the property. That's according to WISH-TV...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Diets and Dieting, Healthy Diet
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