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The popular belief that we’re “overdosed and overmedicated” is not rooted in reality but rather in a blatant prejudice against the mentally ill.
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After a train conductor refused to help her, leaving her stranded in the subway, Tourette Syndrome sufferer Jess Thom made a decision to battle the sigma attached to the disorder – by dressing as a superhero.
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Adding brisk walks in your day may help keep depression away, suggests researchers in Scotland, adding more evidence to studies on this depression treatment.
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Last month's midair breakdown of the JetBlue pilot who had to be restrained by passengers has exposed a flaw in mental health screenings for pilots that should be fixed.
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They seemed like the perfect couple. Teen heartthrob Chris Brown and his stunning girlfriend, hit-maker Rihanna. Perhaps that was the first sign that something was not quite right.
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Toronto's A-WAY Express courier service located at 2168 Danforth Ave, just east of Woodbine Avenue is not an ordinary courier service company. Since its inception 21-years-ago, A-WAY’s modus operandi has been both socially and environmentally friendly.
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Little girls love toting around dolls that look like themselves. Desi McKenzie's eldest daughter had that doll but when Aubrey was born the Hawaiian mother couldn't provide the same for her. Aubrey has Down syndrome.
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A controversial film shows now in Egypt about patients living with HIV
 As changes to rules on OxyContin prescriptions have dominated headlines over the past week, a Thunder Bay physician says the publicity around narcotics addiction can add to the stigma facing patients suffering from chronic pain.
A US advertising campaign showing stark images of overweight teenagers is facing criticism by a senior public health official, the BBC learns.
 Child welfare workers too often jump to conclusions that parents with physical disabilities can't adequately care for their children, the head of a national advocacy group for people with disabilities says.
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Self-publishing has taken on a new stigma. No longer is it looked upon with distaste but instead authors are embracing...
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Michael Charney has an interesting book out called Chasing Glenn Beck: A Personal Experiment in Reclaiming Our Hijacked...
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As 2011 came to a close and in the first months of 2012, the European Central Bank (ECB) initiated a massive injection...
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America is still at the same place, using double standards and double edged swords to promote both Pakistan and India,...
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I believe that all the important people in my life prior to 1982 were victimized by my illness." Patty Duke I'm...
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