Month: April 2013

A mathematical window into schizophrenia – The Munich Eye

Excerpt from:  A mathematical window into schizophrenia – The Munich Eye

Toward a new understanding of mental illness

Today, thanks to better early detection, there are 63% fewer deaths from heart disease than there were just a few decades ago. Thomas Insel, Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, wonders: Could we do the same for depression and schizophrenia? The first step in this new avenue of research, he says, is a […]

Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Pregnancy – Employee …

The most interesting finding related to the types of health care services used by those in the ADM cohort. The ADM cohort was more likely to incur claims related to mental health, substance abuse, and pregnancy. • The ADM cohort was more …

Battle of Equality for Fare Wages for Employees with Disabilities …

Over the years much ground has been covered with the passage of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (1973), the American's with Disabilities Act (1990), the American's with Disabilities Amendments Act (2008), and several other forms of federal legislation related to the equal rights of those with … The fact there is federal legislation in this nation allowing employers to practice inequality in the work place is extremely unjust