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Brain region found to be linked to OCD-health

"LONDON: Scientists have located an area in the brain that fails to "kick-in" for people with obsessive compulsive disorder and those at risk of developing the condition. The discovery could allow experts to diagnose the disorder much earlier and better track how...

New brain disorder considered: pack rats

Being a well-established pack rat and collector of potentially useful things, I am a little uneasy about the fact that hoarding is regarded by some in the mental health field as a condition that should be classified as a mental illness.In a canwest news service article, Dr....

What is Autism

"Autism is a complex condition sharing many similarities with other conditions such as dyslexia, dyspraxia and ADHD. For a diagnosis of autism to be made, there must be some other symptoms such as difficulties with speech, abnormalities of posture or gesture, impaired...

Why Women Aren't Richer

"Why aren't women in the U.S. better at saving and managing their money? I've heard all the excuses: "I don't have time ... I'm too disorganized ... I don't do numbers ... My husband does that." As I discuss at length in my new book, Make Money, Not Excuses (Crown Business),...

Is Your Kid at Risk of Becoming a Problem Gambler?

"Many parents may not mind their kids playing poker, but even those moms and dads know that there are risks. The biggest of those, namely, is the risk of addiction. Ed Looney, executive director of the Council of Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey, says that as a rule of...