Rising Use of Anti-Psychotic Drugs in Children Sparks Debate
A study finds U S children increasingly prescribed anti psychotics for behavior and attention problems not proven effective. Prescriptions rose fivefold from 1995 to 2002 to about 2.5 million, with over half for non psychotic conditions. Side effects include weight gain cholesterol rises and diabetes. Doctors cite costly marketed drugs like Zyprexa and Risperdal and warn about aggressive marketing's influence.
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Stress follows Katrina victims in Chicago
William Villavaso, a New Orleans native now in Chicago after Katrina, describes PTSD and nightmares from diesel fuel incident at sea. Up to 500,000 Katrina evacuees nationwide may need mental health counseling, with states shifting from shelter to emotional support and counseling initiatives.
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Cosmic inflation shown as smoking gun after big bang
Physicists say analysis of microwave brightness variations provides the first direct evidence that the universe expanded exponentially in the first moments after the big bang. The finding explains how matter formed structures from a smooth, superhot early universe and is praised by Columbia University physicist Brian Greene as spectacular.
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Brian Greene
Columbia University
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