Fwek Directory - Health

Support Network for People with Disabilities Research

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:07:03 -0800
The chemical dioxin, found in defoliants used during the Vietnam War, is the source of many health problems in Vietnam.
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Study Links Cadmium Exposure to Learning Disabilities in Kids

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:35:24 -0800
Title: Study Links Cadmium Exposure to Learning Disabilities in Kids Category: Health News Created: 1/27/2012 11:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 1/27/2012
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Education notebook: Mercer to develop residency program for psychiatrists

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:11:14 -0800
Mercer University School of Medicine is partnering with Memorial University Medical Center in Savannah and the Georgia Department of Behavior Health and Developmental Disabilities to develop a residency program aimed at bringing more psychiatrists to the area.
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County mental health system has many traveling for care

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:06:21 -0800
Mending Iowa's mental health system: Reorganizing services would boost efficiency, backers say. Live chat at 11 a.m.: Suicide, teens & mental health More: Autistic man struggles in Iowa's system
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Health Watch: Workshop to explore disabilities, health and sexuality

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:23:46 -0800
WASHINGTON -- Declaring the American dream under siege, President Barack Obama called Tuesday night... - 10:56 pm
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The iaedp Symposium 2012 Offers Thought-provoking Review on Mental Health Parity

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:00:00 -0800
PEKIN, Ill., Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- One of the most crucial issues today among those who suffer critically from eating disorders and other mental health conditions is insurance coverage for residential ...
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Support Network for People with Disabilities Program Overview

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:06:32 -0800
The East Meets West first established the Support Network for People with Disabilities (SN-PWD) in 2006 through a grant from The Ford Foundation.
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Long-term health consequences to being born prematurely?

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:16:48 -0800
Several studies worldwide have been following infants born prematurely into childhood and adulthood, and are beginning to yield results.
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Agencies serving those with developmental disabilities already feeling funding cuts

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:22:52 -0800
In rooms throughout the ARC of Northeastern Pennsylvania, about 85 adults gather each weekday. With a wide range of developmental disabilities, they come to work on vocational, socialization and other skills.
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Mental health stigma in Africa?

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:27:56 -0800
As Kenya's leading psychiatrist, Frank Njenga has been championing the cause of better mental health care on the east African country and the continent for more than three decades.
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