Shopping addiction is a real disorder
Sep 28, 2019 14:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
UK-based healthcare group the Priory is well-known for treating gambling, sex, drug, alcohol and computing addictions especially of the rich and famous. Now it has added a new condition to its list: shopping...
University student mental health care is at the tipping point
Sep 28, 2019 14:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
As a new crop of students enter university, the sense of hope and promise is tangible. While students are at an exciting developmental stage, as a researcher and practising clinical consultant to university student health...
Home grown cannabis to be legal in the ACT. Now what?
Sep 28, 2019 13:46 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health Law
The Australian Capital Territory took the next step towards regulation of the illicit drug market yesterday with new legislation passing through parliament. The legislation, which wont come into effect until January 31,...
Why drug trials are only part of the answer to making sure medicines work
Sep 28, 2019 13:41 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
There was a moment when, as a pharmacist, I realised that a lot of people to whom I gave medicine were going to receive little benefit, or even none at all. Healthcare staff make clinical decisions of when to use one...
Why people choose medically assisted death revealed through conversations with nurses
Sep 28, 2019 13:05 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Since Canada legalized Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) in 2016, as of Oct. 31, 2018, more than 6,700 Canadians have chosen medications to end their life. Canadians who meet eligibility requirements can opt to...
Depression: it’s a word we use a lot, but what exactly is it?
Sep 25, 2019 01:15 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Depression is a serious disorder marked by disturbances in mood, cognition, physiology and social functioning. People can experience deep sadness and feelings of hopelessness, sorrow, emptiness and despair. These core...
From smoking to vaping: Why do we abuse our lungs?
Sep 22, 2019 13:53 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Todays growing toll of deaths and serious illnesses associated with vaping represents just the latest variation on an age-old theme: our propensity to willfully inhale substances that damage our lungs. Just as flavoring...
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