Medical marijuana slowly gains acceptance in US

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More and more states in the US are legalizing marijuana. Last month, the Illinois House voted in favor of legalizing marijuana for medical use and the chances are now high that Illinois will become the 19th state in the US where medical marijuana is legalized. The house voted 61-57 in favor of a pilot program [...]

The Cure for Alzheimer’s Is Close

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Alzheimer’s is a horrifying condition that deprives a person of their abilities to function mentally. It is a degenerative condition that takes people from vibrant living to not being able to recognize the faces of their loved ones. For the more than 800,000 people that suffer from this condition in the UK, finding a treatment [...]

How Real Is Mental Distress?

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It is not uncommon to hear people talking about their stress levels and growing schedule demands. Stress is one thing, but when the stress and daily life becomes more than one can bear, it becomes distress and can ultimately lead to mental illness. According to statistics, one in four people will experience mental distress in [...]

The Influence of your Interior on your Health

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We all know that the things we choose to surround ourselves with can directly influence our health, but does that count the interior of spaces we are in? There are several reasons to put more consideration into the rooms we occupy most often. Plants provide a variety of health benefits with the most commonly recognized [...]

Being Disabled In the UK

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Disability means different things to different people. For some, it is a mental condition that leaves them unable to deal with life, and for others it is a physical impairment that causes great distress and daily living to be altered. Regardless of whether it is a physical or mental disability, being disabled is difficult. To [...]

Addicitive and Compulsive Disorders: A Growing Threat in Modern Society

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Individuals can be addicted to a variety of activities or things, ranging from fairly harmless habits, such as eating an excess of chocolate or collecting stamps, to addictions that destroy families and lead to death, such as drugs and alcohol. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 22.1 million Americans over the [...]