http://www.mixx.com Mixx of items from the Health Mixxers and Rankers collection en-us Prince George's County has more people living in poverty than any other Washington suburb, yet its charitable support system is far smaller than those in other large suburbs or the District, studies show. Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:32:30 +0000 http://healthmixxersandrankers.mixx.com/stories/2950173/help_lags_behind_need_in_pr_george_s_washingtonpost_com thingy_2950173 katharinec http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/29/AR2008112901043.html?nav=rss_email/components Talk to the chief executives of America's preeminent health-care institutions, and you might be surprised by what you hear: When it comes to medical care, the United States isn't getting its money's worth. Not even close. Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:44:08 +0000 http://healthmixxersandrankers.mixx.com/stories/2946504/u_s_not_getting_what_we_pay_for_washingtonpost_com thingy_2946504 katharinec http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/29/AR2008112901025.html?hpid=topnews Some 15,000 soldiers are heading home to this sprawling base after spending more than a year at war in Iraq and Afghanistan, and military health officials are bracing for a surge in brain injuries and psychological problems among those troops. Sat, 29 Nov 2008 21:53:32 +0000 http://healthmixxersandrankers.mixx.com/stories/2946005/military_fears_surge_in_mental_health_disorders_military_msnbc_com thingy_2946005 katharinec http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27968227/ A rule on toxic substances in the workplace is one of about 20 contentious measures the Bush administration is planning to issue in its final weeks. Sat, 29 Nov 2008 21:26:50 +0000 http://healthmixxersandrankers.mixx.com/stories/2945893/11th_hour_rush_to_enact_a_rule_that_obama_fought thingy_2945893 katharinec http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/30/washington/30labor.html?ex=1385701200&en=89b7a097cd5cf9cf&ei=5124 Some 15,000 soldiers are heading home to this sprawling base after spending more than a year at war in Iraq and Afghanistan, and military health officials are bracing for a surge in brain injuries and psychological problems among those troops. Sat, 29 Nov 2008 17:33:58 +0000 http://healthmixxersandrankers.mixx.com/stories/2944206/preparing_to_handle_the_20_of_soldiers_suffering_from_stress_related_disorders_inplacenews thingy_2944206 NewsJunkie http://inplacenews.com/preparing-handle-20-soldiers-suffering-stressrelated-disorders/ Here, Richard Richard J. Bonnie, Donna T. Chen and O’Brien examine ethical and legal concerns related to various methods of administering naltrexone. Sat, 29 Nov 2008 11:25:26 +0000 http://healthmixxersandrankers.mixx.com/stories/2941832/the_dana_foundation_the_impact_of_modern_neuroscience_on_treatment_of_parolees_ethical_considerations_in_using_pharmacology_t thingy_2941832 katharinec http://dana.org/news/cerebrum/detail.aspx?id=13932 Scientists peered at the brains of people with a baffling chronic pain condition and discovered something surprising. Their brains looked like an inept cable guy had changed the hookups, rewiring the areas related to emotion, pain perception and the tempe Sat, 29 Nov 2008 08:43:41 +0000 http://healthmixxersandrankers.mixx.com/stories/2940631/baffling_chronic_pain_linked_to_weird_rewiring_of_brain thingy_2940631 katharinec http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081126133353.htm Anyone can have a nervous breakdown – high-flyers included. But it doesn't have to mean the end of a contented life, says Sophie Morris Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:14:18 +0000 http://healthmixxersandrankers.mixx.com/stories/2938753/nervous_breakdown_happy_survivors_features_health_wellbeing_the_independent thingy_2938753 katharinec http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/features/nervous-breakdown-happy-survivors-1022919.html Run by the Mexican military and open only to graduating cadets and select guests, the Museo de los Enervantes presents the drug war in all its ugliness and complexity. Fri, 28 Nov 2008 23:22:09 +0000 http://healthmixxersandrankers.mixx.com/stories/2938577/mexico_s_unsuccessful_drug_war_painfully_preserved_and_hidden thingy_2938577 katharinec http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/27/world/americas/27mexico.html?ex=1385528400&en=03cca1b38ae5d5bf&ei=5124 City council has asked it staff to review the bylaw, in light of an autumn spat between the municipality and Hempyz, a small downtown store that sold a few health and beauty products containing hemp, along with gifts and novelty items emblazoned with pot Fri, 28 Nov 2008 18:49:52 +0000 http://healthmixxersandrankers.mixx.com/stories/2936624/hemp_rules_under_review thingy_2936624 katharinec http://www.canada.com/langleyadvance/news/story.html?id=8fd18c11-b131-47c7-a5ae-5ace95b6b577