Mind the Treatment Gap
getty images/ istock photoBy Vani S. Kulkarni and Raghav GaihaPHILADELPHIA AND NEW DELHI, Apr 14 2017 (IPS)Implementation of the Mental Healthcare Act will require a restructuring of health-care services The Mental Healthcare Bill, 2016, which was passed in the Lok Sabha on March 27, 2017, has been hailed as a momentous reform. According to the Bill, every person will have the right to access mental health care operated or funded by the government; good quality and affordable health care; equality of treatment and protection from inhuman practices; access to legal services; and right to complain against coercion and cruelt...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - April 14, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Vani Kulkarni and Raghav Gaiha Tags: Asia-Pacific Development & Aid Gender Gender Violence Headlines Health Human Rights Women's Health Source Type: news

We ’ve been labelled ‘anti-sex difference’ for demanding greater scientific rigour | Cordelia Fine and Rebecca Jordan-Young
Our criticism of gender research has been portrayed as dogmatic feminism – thankfully the scientific community has looked beyond the headlinesAt a time when both science andfeminism are under attack, there are welcome signs that neuroscience is showing new openness to critiques of research into sex differences. Mainstream journals increasingly publish studies that reveal how misleading assumptions about the sexes bias the framing of hypotheses, research design and interpretation of findings – and these critiques increasingly come with constructive recommendations, discussions and debates.For example, we, together with ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 6, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Cordelia Fine and Rebecca Jordan-Young Tags: Gender Science Health World news Society UK news Source Type: news

Children and young people ' s mental health: time to deliver. The report of the Commission on Children and Young People ' s Mental Health
The Education Policy Institute is an independent, impartial and evidence-based research institute that aims to promote high quality education outcomes, regardless of social background. Education can have a transformational effect on the lives of young people. Through our research, we provide insights, commentary and critiques about education policy in England - shedding light on what is working and where further progress needs to be made. Our research and analysis will span a young person ' s journey from the early years through to higher education and entry to the labour market. Because good mental health is vital to lear...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - March 16, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Fact Check: Trump ’ s Critiques of the Affordable Care Act
President Trump held a listening session on Monday with people he called “ victims ” of Obamacare. Here ’ s an assessment of his critiques.
Source: NYT Health - March 14, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: LINDA QIU Tags: United States Politics and Government Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) Trump, Donald J Health Insurance and Managed Care Source Type: news

Jane Austen poisoned with arsenic? Not so fast, experts say
Three antiquated pairs of spectacles displayed in the British Library are causing pulses to flutter clear across the globe.
Source: CNN.com - Health - March 11, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Automated vision occlusion-timing instrument for perception-action research - Brenton J, M üller S, Rhodes R, Finch B.
Vision occlusion spectacles are a highly valuable instrument for visual-perception-action research in a variety of disciplines. In sports, occlusion spectacles have enabled invaluable knowledge to be obtained about the superior capability of experts to use...
Source: SafetyLit - February 28, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news

Drinkers much less likely to notice responsible drinking messages in pub environment, says new study
Drinkers are much less likely to notice responsible drinking messages on posters displayed in a busy, cluttered pub environment than in a plain and simple room, show results of a study published today by psychologists at London South Bank University (LSBU) and Alcohol Research UK. [Read the full report here] Results of the research trial show that responsible drinking messages displayed on posters positioned inside LSBU’s dedicated ‘Pub-Lab’ research facility received only 16 per cent of the number of glances directed at the same poster when placed in a comparatively sparsely furnished, plain environment. On average...
Source: Alcohol Research UK - February 14, 2017 Category: Addiction Authors: Julie Symes Tags: News responsible drinking Source Type: news

Just in Time for Valentine's Day: Taking Care of the One You Love
McLean Hospital Guest Blogger Jacqueline Olds, MD We are all under the impression that if you really care about someone, taking care of them should be a joy with no thought of being burdened or annoyed. And so, in many couples, one partner may get in the habit of doing things for the other person, first, out of love, then out of habit, and finally out of martyrdom. Each partner usually has some area in a long-term romantic relationship in which he or she feels very responsible and slightly taken for granted, as he/she performs his usual duties. And soon that person starts to feel invisible as she or he goes about their us...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 9, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

To tackle the post-truth world, science must reform itself
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Source: Science - The Huffington Post - January 27, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news

This Is What The World Looks Like When You're Colorblind To Green
Many of us don’t think twice about the color of, say, trees. However, it’s an entirely different world to those who experience red-green colorblindness, a condition that affects as many as 8 percent of men and .5 percent of women of Northern European descent. And as the viral PlayGround + video above shows, it’s a world with a lot less vibrancy. Take, for example, this nature comparison outlined in the video. The left image shows how people with red-green colorblindness might see a grass field, and the right picture shows what the patch really looked like: Luckily, eyewear brands like...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - January 26, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Fat shaming linked to greater health risks
Body shaming is a pervasive form of prejudice, found in cyber bullying, critiques of celebrities ’ appearances, at work and school, and in public places for everyday Americans. People who are battling obesity face being stereotyped as lazy, incompetent, unattractive, lacking willpower, and to blame for their excess weight. The pain of these messages may take a toll on health and increase risk of cardiovascular and metabolic disease, according to a new study.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - January 26, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news

HHS Secretary Critiques ACA Replacement Plans
(MedPage Today) -- " Nitty-gritty details " must be spelled out, Sylvia Burwell says
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - January 9, 2017 Category: American Health Source Type: news

The greatest externality story (n)ever told - McClure J, Watts T.
This article critiques current undergraduate economics textbooks' treatment of externalities. Despite a tremendous scholarly pushback since 1920 to Pigou's path-breaking writings, modern textbook authors fail to synthesize important critiques and extension...
Source: SafetyLit - December 29, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

FDA approves Alcon ’ s AcrySof IQ ReStor intraocular lens
Novartis‘ (NYSE:NVS) eye care business, Alcon, said today that it won FDA approval for its AcrySof IQ ReStor multifocal toric intraocular lens. The lens treats presbyopia and pre-existing corneal astigmatism in adult patients undergoing cataract surgery. The AcrySof IQ ReStor intraocular lens is already commercially available in the E.U., Australia, Canada, parts of Central and South America and Asia. “The AcrySof IQ ReSTOR +3.0D Multifocal Toric IOL is an important addition to our market-leading IOL portfolio, and broadens our offering of presbyopia- and astigmatism-correcting lenses to meet the different visu...
Source: Mass Device - December 23, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Sarah Faulkner Tags: Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Optical/Ophthalmic Regulatory/Clearance Wall Street Beat Alcon Novartis AG Source Type: news

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