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Migraine Trail Is A Step Through Time, UK
August 31, 2007 09:00:00

The Museum of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) is launching the Migraine Trail to raise awareness of the condition during Migraine Awareness Week from 2-8 September 2007. One in eight people suffer from migraines and the Migraine Awareness Week seeks to increase public awareness of this debilitating neurological condition. [click link for full article] -�[Read�more]

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Developmental Psychology Section Annual Conference 2007, UK
August 31, 2007 08:00:00

Various aspects of child development are to be explored by psychologists as they gather to hear the latest research in their field. The 2007 Annual Conference of the British Psychological Societys Developmental Psychology Section held within the custom-built lecture halls of the Sherwell Conference Centre, University of Plymouth from Wednesday 29 August to Friday 31 August. [click link for full article] -�[Read�more]

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Older Americans Are Happiest At Work
August 30, 2007 21:00:00

Although some people may spend part of the Labor Day weekend complaining about their bosses or about job burnout, most Americans are satisfied with their jobs, a new University of Chicago study shows.The survey found that job satisfaction increases with age, with workers over 65 among the most satisfied. The study shows that 86 percent of the people interviewed between 1972 and 2006 said they were satisfied at their jobs, with 48 percent saying they were very satisfied. [click link for full article] -�[Read�more]

N/A	Virginia Tech Missed Clear Warnings of Shooters Mental Instability August 30, 2007 19:12:11 RICHMOND, Va. -- The Virginia Tech massacre might have been prevented if university authorities had heeded "clear warnings of mental instability" from the shooter, found a state review panel. -�[Read�more]

N/A	Damp and Moldy Housing Linked to Depression but So Is Lack of Control August 30, 2007 18:13:59 PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Depression and living in a dank, moldy home are linked, but a lack of control and mold-related health problems also play a role, researchers said. -�[Read�more]

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Cognitive And Emotional Processes Deficient In Alcoholics Affecting Perception Of Dangerous Situatio
August 30, 2007 15:00:00

* Previous brain-imaging studies have suggested cognitive deficits in alcoholic patients. * New findings indicate that alcoholic patients show emotional processing deficits as well. * These deficits primarily affect processing for negative emotional expressions. Alcoholics tend to be deficient in both cognitive and emotional processes. Previously, most brain-imaging research focused on cognition rather than emotion. [click link for full article] -�[Read�more]

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Married Men Do Less Housework Than Live-In Boyfriends, New Study Finds
August 30, 2007 11:00:00

The age-old stereotype that women do more housework than men has gotten more credibility with a George Mason University study co-written by sociologist Shannon Davis.The study of more than 17,000 people in 28 countries found that married men report doing less housework than men who are live-in boyfriends. [click link for full article] -�[Read�more]

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Minister Devins Opens The International Association For Suicide Preventions Congress "Preventing Sui
August 30, 2007 10:00:00

Mr Jimmy Devins, T.D., Minister for State at the Department of Health and Children, was speaking yesterday Wednesday 29th August in Killarney at the official opening of the Twenty Fourth Biennial World Congress of the International Association for Suicide Prevention.The Congress is a biennial event organised under the auspices of the International Association for Suicide Prevention and is being hosted in Ireland by the Irish Association of Suicidology. [click link for full article] -�[Read�more]

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One In Eight World Trade Center Rescue And Recovery Workers Developed Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
August 30, 2007 04:00:00

One in eight rescue and recovery workers (12.4%) had probable post-traumatic stress disorder when they were interviewed in 2003 and 2004. The prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) varied significantly by occupation, with rates ranging from 6.2% among police officers to 21.2% among unaffiliated volunteers (those who were not working with an organization such as the Red Cross). The prevalence of PTSD in the U.S. population is roughly 4% at any given time. -�[Read�more]

N/A	Rare Mutation Links Luteinizing Hormone to Ovulation August 29, 2007 23:18:52 BRASILIA, Brazil -- A newly found mutation in one of the genes involved in sexual development prevents puberty in males but allows it to occur in females, researchers here said. -�[Read�more]

N/A	Absent or Delayed Puberty From Hypogonadism May Be Reversible August 29, 2007 22:51:23 BOSTON -- Some men essentially outgrow and reverse delayed or partial puberty from idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, investigators here suggested. -�[Read�more]

N/A	Persistent Cocaine Use Linked to Lower Education Level August 29, 2007 20:40:07 BALTIMORE -- The message that its not smart to use cocaine has apparently gotten across to better educated people, found researchers here. -�[Read�more]

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Japan To Assign Counselors To Core Hospitals To Provide People Affected By HIV/AIDS With Psychologic
August 29, 2007 11:00:00

Japans Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare plans to assign counselors to certain hospitals nationwide to provide people living with HIV/AIDS and their families with psychological support, ministry officials announced Friday, Kyodo News/Japan Today reports. [click link for full article] -�[Read�more]

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American Psychological Association Calls On U.S. Government To Prohibit The Use Of Unethical Interro
August 29, 2007 09:00:00

The Council of Representatives of the American Psychological Association (APA) has approved a resolution prohibiting specific techniques sometimes used in interrogations and calling on the U.S. government to ban their use. [click link for full article] -�[Read�more]

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Young Researcher Wins Award From EURYI For Researching Basis Of Human Social Behaviour
August 29, 2007 09:00:00

Humans are social animals even more than was thought, including those suffering from autism and conditions that make it hard to relate to others. Cooperative behaviour is deeply ingrained in nearly all people, but the underlying cognitive processes that make this happen are poorly understood. [click link for full article] -�[Read�more]

N/A	Hypnosis Before Surgery Dulls Pain Later August 28, 2007 20:01:08 NEW YORK -- Presurgical hypnosis may improve pain control during and after breast cancer surgery and cut costs as well, researchers said. -�[Read�more]

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Virtual Reality Employed To Study The Foundations Of Bodily Self-Consciousness
August 28, 2007 11:00:00

A group of neuroscientists and a philosopher have devised a series of novel experiments using virtual reality that could shed light on decades of clinical data pointing to cognitive and perceptual mechanisms involved in humans concept of self. [click link for full article] -�[Read�more]

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Our Brains Respond More Primitively As A Threat Approaches: Findings May Help In Understanding Anxie
August 28, 2007 09:00:00

Wellcome Trust scientists have identified for the first time how our brains response changes the closer a threat gets. Using a "Pac Man"-like computer game where a volunteer is pursued by an artificial predator, the researchers showed that the fear response moves from the strategic areas of the brain towards more reactive responses as the artificial predator approaches. [click link for full article] -�[Read�more]

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Devins - Concerted Effort Required To Reduce Suicide, Ireland
August 28, 2007 08:00:00

Reducing the suicide rate means a collective, concerted effort from all groups in society says new Minister of State for Health with responsibility for Disability and Mental Health, Dr Jimmy Devins, TD. Dr Devins was speaking last 26th August 2007, at the Town Hall Meeting on Youth Suicide, organised by St Vincents University Hospital in the Royal College of Physicians. [click link for full article] -�[Read�more]

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Trouble Teens No Match For Real Role-Models
August 28, 2007 08:00:00

Suspension and outdoor sports are not a cure all for boys with behavioural problems, according to new research. Dr Tilling, a student behavioural consultant for 10 years and a recent UQ graduate, said having good male and female mentors and spending more time in supportive school environments would help students with behavioural problems. Dr Tilling, who finished her PhD in [click link for full article] -�[Read�more]

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