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Is Sprite the Cure for Your Hangover Woes?

...  Sprite the cure for your hangover woes? Acetaldehyde eventually turns into acetate, which does not cause hangover symptoms and can provide some benefits like extra energy. The Mayo Clinic cites additional reasons that alcohol can cause hangovers, including the beverage's ability to cause … Read more on CBS News Stress Leads Some Doctors to Abuse Prescription Drugs, Study Says In general, doctors abuse alcohol and drugs at about the same rate as everyone else: Studies estimate that 10 percent to 15 percent develop a substance-abuse problem in their lifetime. But doctors do seem to abuse prescription drugs more often than the … Read more on U.S. News ...

Alcohol Recovery Clinics: What Is an Alcohol Clinic?

by K. Kendall An alcohol clinic is a facility meant to assist in recovery from a variety of conditions. Patients may visit a alcohol clinic to treat a chronic severe addictions to alcohol. Clinics may be public or private facilities, and typically feature a medically trained staff to help address the client’s needs. Alcohol clinics geared toward fighting addiction tend to operate on an inpatient basis. Patients may be mandated to rehab by a court, be involuntarily checked in if they are a minor or under certain conditions, or may choose to enter voluntarily to combat their addictions. Programs alcohol rehab clinics may vary considerably in method, but the shortest recommended stay in an addiction rehab is usually 28 days and up to 3 months. Read more... ...

France Bans Underage Pageants to Protect Girls Under 16

France Bans Underage Pageants To Protect Girls Under 16 Conner was not dethroned on the condition that she enter rehab. … The 2008 beauty queen of the drug-plagued state of Sinaloa, Laura Zuniga, center, is shown to the press with other unidentified suspects after she was detained with guns and large … Read more on Huffington Post FROM THE ARCHIVES: Health care also a hot topic in 1976 “Expectant mothers of Nogales, Arizona, use the Nogales, Sonora, facilities because it is twice as inexpensive and the hospital has insurance that allows a person to pay a little at a time,” Showalter said. Some '70s students considered Mexico a more … Read more on Aztec Press Read more... ...

Chiro/Homeopathic Help for Child With Cerebral Palsy?

Question by CP Momma: Chiro/Homeopathic help for child with cerebral palsy? I have a child with cerebral palsy, she is 3 years old. She is high functioning physically but has some extensive sensory complications and suffered greatly during the first 2 years of her life. I am losing more and more faith in the medical teams that have looked after her as it seems as if everything is passed off as a complication of her cerebral palsy, instead of it being investigated, treated (if an option) and then improvements made to her life. I have read up on various types of alternative treatments but wondered if anyone could perhaps tell what benefits they have found with chiropractors or homeopathic treatments. Not necessarily for cerebral palsy but perhaps you stay away from mainstream doctors and prefer to use alternative treatments and therapies for you and your family. Just to clarify, I am not about to remove my child from the care that she requires within a hospital environment but I am simpl ...

Newport Ministry Offers Chance for Women to Change

Newport ministry offers chance for women to change … Roche and Suzanne Rudd, facilitator of the John 3:17 program. NEWPORT — John 3:17 Ministry in Newport doesn't have the appearance of a treatment facility, but the four-bedroom house in the country is home to a group of women who are working to … Read more on Arkansas Online (subscription) In Camden, prostitutes pick between handcuffs and helping hand Now they had to decide whether to face the charges or agree to enroll in a rehab program and leave their street lives behind. "None of these women … Prostitution, largely fueled by drug addiction, has long been a problem in Camden. Typically, women … Read more on Philly.com Read more... ...

Anxiety and Depression Help: Anxiety, Depression and You

Research has suggested as much as up to 60 percent of anxiety sufferers also have depression. Depression and anxiety are two common emotions, causing suffering and feelings of inferiority, hopelessness and worse. Modern society is experiencing an epidemic of stress, anxiety and depression. Some in the medical profession will say we all are experiencing some degree of post-traumatic stress disorder! Imagine feeling drained of initiative and overwhelmed with constant feelings of dread, worry and concerns about the future. This can lead to physical ailments, lower quality of life, and generally intolerable life situations. Depression, Anxiety, or Both? Read more... ...

Mental Health Clinic Press Conference

...  Health Clinic Press Conference – Mental Health Movement organizer N’Dana Carter tells City Hall to keep open the six mental health clinics the city plans to close in April.   by misterbisson Mental health services expand at Winneshiek Medical Center At Winneshiek Medical Center, Hensley joins a team of Mayo Clinic Health System family medicine and specialty doctors and surgeons providing full time primary and surgical care for the entire family. Specifically, she works collaboratively with Mayo … Read more on Decorah Journal Read ...