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As more soon-to-be mothers look to ultra-thin pregnant celebrities as role models, The Victorian has observed a growing number of women suffering from "pregorexia." (PRWeb Oct 13, 2008)
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Anthony Churchill and 1-0-1 Publishing launch The 5 Secret Keys, a 30-day program designed to help individuals suffering from lack of confidence to overcome anxiety, fear, and inferiority complexes, and enjoy more hopeful, successful and happier lives. (PRWeb Oct 12, 2008)
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Workplace wellness strategies are rapidly growing in popularity outside of North America – almost doubling in the past year – to a point where 40 percent of employers surveyed in Europe, Asia and Africa now offer these programs, a global survey released today indicates. Although there is strong global growth for wellness programs, they are still most prevalent in North America, with 82 percent of responding employers offering them. (PRWeb Oct 10, 2008)
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Beth A. Brooks, Ph.D., RN, FACHE, and Senior Partner at JWT INSIDE will delivered the keynote address for the Greater New York Association of Nurse Recruiters (GNYANR) meeting October 15th in New York City at JWT. Through her presentation, “The Latest Evidence”, she will examine recent research findings, apply the findings in order to advance employee engagement and describe new trends in health care recruitment. (PRWeb Oct 10, 2008)
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BBC Headroom supports World Mental Health Day with the transmission of Alastair Campbell's moving film, Cracking Up (PRWeb Oct 10, 2008)
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Sunrise Recovery Ranch is currently accepting new clients for a unique and highly effective treatment program that feature personal workshops run by spiritual advisor Timothy Bernardy. The workshops, which Bernardy describes as intense, emotional experiences that are focused on "committing to change and connecting with God," help recovering men progress through step eight of the 12-step model. (PRWeb Oct 9, 2008)
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The Agoraphobia Help website has just released The 7 Keys to Freedom from Agoraphobia, an online video course with information on the most effective self-help techniques for agoraphobia. The videos were created by a recovered agoraphobic with a master's degree in psychology. They offer credible information on agoraphobia treatment to people whose condition makes it difficult to leave their homes to receive professional help. (PRWeb Oct 9, 2008)
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HeartMath's Stress & Well-Being Survey™ assesses emotional, physical, mental state (PRWeb Oct 9, 2008)
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Know anyone who needs a better brain? Could you use one yourself? Stephane Bergeron, M.D., chief executive officer with Brain Center America (BCA), is so confident millions of Americans are seeking sharper minds that he’s offering the company’s newly launched brain-workout software as a specially priced set, right on time for holiday gifting. From Oct. 15, 2008, until Jan. 5, 2009, BCA will offer its NeuroActive Program and Memory & Multitasking Booster software, red ribbons and all, for $99. (PRWeb Oct 9, 2008)
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"Schizophrenia is a treatable brain disease". For more information on the campaign visit: www.ssoaware.com (PRWeb Oct 8, 2008)
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Educational Consulting Services and Homeward Bound Join Forces to Provide Better Aftercare Treatment to More Families of Struggling Teens (PRWeb Oct 8, 2008)
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Having established itself as one of the leading online resources on marriage counseling in the United States, The Family & Marriage Counseling Directory is set to expand with listings of more counselors and therapists from more locations in the US and Canada, greater volume of articles providing marriage advice and tips, and additional resources to find the specific help individuals require to have happier marriages and lead fulfilling lives. (PRWeb Oct 7, 2008)
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A new infertility book, titled, I Am More Than My Infertility, deals with a problem that affects over 7 million Americans today, and offers help and healing for women facing this heartbreak. This acclaimed book has become a widely used resource for therapists and counselors working with infertility patients. The author offers 7 tools that any woman can use to help her turn the life crisis of infertility into a time of personal breakthrough. (PRWeb Oct 7, 2008)
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Human capital consulting and EAP firm offers planning, risk reduction and interpersonal management tips for HR professionals dealing with mass layoffs, mergers and buyouts (PRWeb Oct 7, 2008)
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Local Technology Company Sponsors Royal Ottawa Foundation Event in Support of the "you know who i am" Campaign (PRWeb Oct 6, 2008)
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Program offers up to 50 percent savings on medical services and healthcare products. (PRWeb Oct 6, 2008)
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Dr. Candice Lane, a leading physician in anti-aging medicine, launches her bioidentical hormone, anti-aging, and aesthetic blog, Hormone Health MD Plus, which includes medical-literature-based information not widely availabe among practicing physicians. It focuses on the symptoms and treatment of peirmenopause, menopause, PMS, andropause, thyroid deficiency, growth hormone deficiency, adrenal stress and fatigue, and diseases of aging using bioidentical hormone and nutrient replacement. Non-surgical means of appearance improvement including laser, body contouring, Velashape, Botox, fillers, and skincare are also highlighted. (PRWeb Oct 6, 2008)
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Author Jim Loehr, Ed.D. shows ten ways to use your inner conversations to achieve balance during periods of uncertainty and surprise. A free self-test and others tools are available from the author's web site. His latest book, THE POWER OF STORY, is now available in paperback. (PRWeb Oct 6, 2008)
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"The Power of Story" by performance psychologist Jim Loehr, Ed.D is now in paperback. This book shows how to use three critical principles in personal storytelling to master fear of failure and create greater self-determination and success. Author invites readers to use free self-assessment and other resources. (PRWeb Oct 6, 2008)
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WorldatWork has won the Arizona Psychologically Healthy Workplace Award from the American Psychological Association (APA). (PRWeb Oct 3, 2008)
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National Disability Awareness Month during October highlights broad cross section of lives affected by disabilities in the United States; the Centers for Disease Control and organizations, including Allsup, highlight the contributions of people with disabilities (PRWeb Oct 2, 2008)
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In recognition of its 20-year anniversary, Aspen Achievement Academy reflects on two decades of service and the promising future of wilderness therapy. (PRWeb Oct 2, 2008)
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Bereaved families mourning the death of a child have a special day every year to honor the memory of that child, the second Sunday in December, the day of the The Compassionate Friends Worldwide Candle Lighting. Last year nearly 450 services were held in the U.S. including all 50 states plus Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico during the Worldwide Candle Lighting. Additionally, services were held in 23 states outside the U.S. making this what is believed to be the world's largest mass candle lighting. (PRWeb Oct 2, 2008)
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HeartMath researchers have been studying the effects of stress and anxiety on health and performance for over seventeen years and are cautioning people about the risk of serious consequences that can arise simply from a lack of understanding about stress and how to deal with it effectively. (PRWeb Oct 2, 2008)
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Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) CEO Frank Donaghue congratulates American Psychological Association (APA) President Alan E. Kazdan, PhD, who wrote to President George W. Bush on October 2 to inform him of a significant change in APA policy that limits the roles of psychologists at illegal U.S. detention facilities, such as Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and CIA black sites overseas, where systematic torture has occurred. (PRWeb Oct 2, 2008)
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CME Outfitters announces an upcoming neuroscienceCME activity titled "Adherence and Early Predictors of Response: Tools for Individualizing Treatment in Schizophrenia." Offered as an on-demand webcast accompanied by three live question and answer sessions, the activity will provide mental healthcare practitioners with the most recent data and clinical implications related to optimizing maintenance therapy in schizophrenia. The on-demand webcast and first live Q&A session will premiere on Monday, October 6, 2008. (PRWeb Oct 2, 2008)
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In its first release as an Independent Publisher, #1 New York Times publishing phenomenon and best selling author of Simple Abundance, Sarah Ban Breathnach launches The Simple Abundance Press and opens the way for a voice in the silent world after the death of a child, in the October 1, 2008 release of When Every Day Matters: A Mother's Memoir on Love, Loss and Life by MJ Hurley Brant. (PRWeb Oct 1, 2008)
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The Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling (FCCG) is pleased to announce the release of its latest prevalence study, Gambling and Problem Gambling Prevalence Among College Students in Florida. The results of the study will be presented at the 2008 Florida Prevention Conference and Suicide Symposium in Orlando October 3. (PRWeb Oct 1, 2008)
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Having recently celebrated two decades as one of the nation's premiere therapeutic boarding schools, Mount Bachelor Academy remains focused on the challenges and opportunities that await future generations of students. As a leading provider of residential services for adolescents who are struggling with issues related to adoption, loss, or trauma, the academy employs a fully integrated therapeutic curriculum to reconnect students with their families, schools, and selves. (PRWeb Oct 1, 2008)
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Inaugural conference was forum for sharing best practices, strategies for managing talent. (PRWeb Sep 30, 2008)
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America's Pediatrician Dr. T. Berry Brazelton to Address Group at Zero To Three's National Training Institute. (PRWeb Sep 29, 2008)
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A new service known as Bipolar Watch has been launched in response to the recent labeling of Sarah Palin and other public figures as bipolar. Advocates for the bipolar community say we must correct the misconceptions created when mental health service consumers become collateral damage in culture wars or through media sensationalism. (PRWeb Sep 29, 2008)
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Medicare beneficiaries who receive the Part D Extra Help/Low Income Subsidy (LIS), which helps low income people pay for prescription drugs, could benefit from BenefitsCheckUp® if they lose their “deemed” or automatic eligibility, for 2009. (PRWeb Sep 27, 2008)
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Aging services organization joins other healthcare associations to address national crisis in healthcare staffing. (PRWeb Sep 27, 2008)
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Newly released information about Autism Spectrum Disorder that can help parents and caregivers unshackle the mysteries of the autistic child's mind. Latest research for detecting early signs, symptoms, and characteristics and natural and medical treatments and therapies. (PRWeb Sep 26, 2008)
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On Saturday, September 27 at 1 pm at the Hypnosis Motivation Institute, Pam Teague, CHt, will show how pure quartz bowls can align and strengthen our guiding bodies - Mental, Emotional, Physical or Spiritual - in disaccord by "singing". (PRWeb Sep 25, 2008)
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Hurricanes Gustav, Ike and other disasters have long-reaching affects; 57.7 million Americans experience a mental health disorder in any given year; the National Alliance on Mental Illness and other organizations, including Allsup, are raising awareness during Mental Illness Awareness Week (PRWeb Sep 25, 2008)
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Whole Health Educators Form Army in the Battle Against Chronic Disease (PRWeb Sep 25, 2008)
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World Alzheimer's Day 2008 Special Report: New innovative treatment approaches in Alzheimer's disease which involve mechanisms other than a direct attack on amyloid plaques have emerged as the leading candidates in the fight against Alzheimer's in 2008. These approaches were presented at ICAD 2008, the world's leading forum on dementia research. These new developments are discussed in the debut of AlzheimerVideoNews.com, a new website which takes a critical look at the most important news in Alzheimer's research. (PRWeb Sep 24, 2008)
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The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research is hosting a three-day meeting for scientists interested in learning about the latest scientific studies underway in understanding and treating Systemic Lupus. (PRWeb Sep 24, 2008)
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