Mental Health - Page 466

Want to quit drinking? Abstinence works best

Some people with alcohol dependence may want to try to learn to control their drinking, with the help of a treatment program, rather than give it up entirely.

Depression during pregnancy linked to gestational diabetes

Depression during and after pregnancy may be linked to gestational diabetes, a new government study found.

Can meditation help pain after surgery?

Patients who have back surgery, a procedure that can cause severe pain for weeks, may have a new relief option beyond narcotics: meditation.

6 weird things that can mess with your memory

Feel like you’re extra forgetful lately?

Selfie shows before and after of heroin addiction

On Wednesday, a Reddit user named DisregardThisOrDont posted an incredibly powerful selfie, Stuff reports.

Aggressive? Your walk gives it away

The word swagger doesn't just describe the biomechanics of a person's gait.

Anti-bullying app matches teens with someone to sit with at lunch

Long before Mean Girls made “you can’t sit with us” a ubiquitous lunchroom line, teens everywhere were hearing it from their local plastics.

Medical marijuana programs may help cut opioid use

Making medical marijuana legal may lead to a reduction of opioid use in adults under the age of 40, a new study suggests

Inmate-trained dogs give veterans some love

With the exception of cat people who believe their kitties are the most sublime creatures on Earth, I think the rest of us can agree that dogs are man’s, and more than a few women’s, best friends.

Canada approves prescription heroin

Canadian doctors dealing with patients who have proved unable to stop taking heroin can now go ahead and prescribe them heroin.