Mental Health Clinics in Moira, NY Accepting Medicare
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 Diane J. Guyette Community/Behavioral Health Agency Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare Practice Location: 82 Clark St, Moira, NY 12957 Phone: 518-529-0951 |
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Gene fault linked to flu risk for hospitalization: Study finds
Researchers have found a genetic flaw that may explain why some people get more ill with flu than others. The study was reported in the journal Nature this Sunday, where researchers said the variant of the IFITM3 gene was much more common in people hospitalized for flu than in the general population. It controls a malformed protein, which makes cells more susceptible to viral infection. Experts said those with the flaw could be given the flu jab, like other at-risk groups.
Pathological gamblers more likely to commit suicide
Pathological gamblers are risking more than their money, they are also three times more likely to commit suicide than non-betters. A new Montreal inter-university study has shown these gamblers are also plagued by personality disorders. These findings, published in a recent issue of the Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, may have implications for developing improved targeted suicide prevention programs.
270,000 low-income Medicare beneficiaries in California will be assigned new prescription drug plans
About 270,000 low-income elderly and disabled Californians will automatically be assigned to new Medicare prescription drug plans Jan. 1, 2007, because four plans will no longer be available next year, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Examining HIV/AIDS in Zambian prisons
In this post in PSI's "Healthy Living" blog, Mannasseh Phiri, PSI's country representative in Zambia, examines HIV/AIDS in Zambian prisons. Phiri reports the findings of a survey recently conducted by the IN BUT FREE (IBF) Prisons Project "to determine the extent and magnitude of the HIV and AIDS epidemic in Zambia's prisons."
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