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Is Grief a Mental Illness?

Posted on 05/16/2013 by | General News | Comments

Bulletin Today | health care | Personal HealthBy Lindsey Tanner, Medical Writer, The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — In the new psychiatric manual of mental disorders, grief soon after a loved one’s death can be considered major depression. Extreme childhood temper tantrums get a fancy name. And certain “senior moments” are called “mild neurocognitive disorder.” Those changes are just some of the reasons prominent critics say the American Psychiatric Association is out of control, turning common human problems into mental illnesses in a trend they say will …

Fish in Drug-Tainted Water Suffer Reaction

Posted on 02/15/2013 by | General News | Comments

Bulletin Today | Personal HealthBy Jeff Donn for The Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — What happens to fish that swim in waters tainted by traces of drugs that people take? When it’s an anti-anxiety drug, they become hyper, anti-social and aggressive, a study found. They even get the munchies. It may sound funny, but it could threaten the fish population and upset the delicate dynamics of the marine environment, scientists say. The findings, published online Thursday in the journal Science, add to the mounting …