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ALTudor on Anxiety
Monday, August 13 2012
According to a new study, people who suffer from hoarding disorder have an area of the brain that is underactive when they are trying to make decisions about the possessions of others, but overactive when they’re trying to make decisions about the things they own.
The study, published in the Archives of General Psychiatry and funded... Read more
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ALTudor on Schizophrenia
Tuesday, August 07 2012
Members of the public, law enforcement officials and mental health professionals are asking tough questions about whether the Aurora, Colorado shooting that left 12 people dead and 58 wounded could have been prevented.
Like many people who commit mass shootings, 24-year-old James Holmes had been in contact with mental health professionals... Read more
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ALTudor on Diet & Exercise
Tuesday, July 31 2012
Every Olympics has its share of controversies, and the 2012 London games are proving to be no exception.
Two have cropped up already, with allegations of too-harsh scoring in the women’s gymnastic competition that may have cost American Jordyn Wieber her chance to win an individual medal in these games. The other that has been... Read more
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ALTudor on Skin Cancer
Monday, July 30 2012
The Internet has quite literally changed the way people deal with their health, offering everything from advice on diets to support communities for people with various health conditions to scientific information on diseases, their diagnosis, and their treatments.
While this access to information has empowered millions of people in... Read more
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ALTudor on Diet & Exercise
Monday, July 16 2012
These days it’s hard not to notice how many foods are labeled “light” (or “lite”), “sugar-free,” “diet,” or low- cal. And it’s no longer just sweet favorites, such as soda and cookies. Even staples, such as bread and yogurt, have “lighter”... Read more
