New study may explain cause of "winter blues"

We've all experienced the shift that occurs when the climate kicks from warm to cool, and scientists have isolated one of the possible causes for SAD (seasonal affective disorder):"In the first study of its kind in...

Enough Presidential Politics for Me! by Mary Neal

Fellow NowPublic authors, I want you to know that I have decided not to write any more political articles or post any more statements to articles about the upcoming election, although they get so many hits!  My...

Stock market collapse claims lives in India, overwhelms help lines in the U.S.

In the light of recent financial market breakdown, the focus has been on the demise of powerful American financial institutions, such as Lehman Brothers and AIG. The sense of instability that these collapses have...

U.S. Senate and House Pass Legislation Expanding Americans With Disabilities Act

Once again, the United States Congress and Senate have passed important legislation that benefits mentally ill Americans.  It is apparent that our representatives increasingly recognize the fact that mental illness is just another health condition that...

Medicare Mental Health Parity Bill Approved by Senate 69 to 30, by Mary Neal

SENATOR EDWARD KENNEDY returned to Washington for the first time since his brain surgery especially to vote in favor of  this important legislation to improve health care for millions of...

Beware of New Syndrome: "Sudden Death After Arrest"

Apparently, medical examiners are being given something new to put on autopsy reports to replace "death by taser" or "trauma after beatings."  Hopefully, this new syndrome, called "sudden death after arrest," is...

Mental Patients Gassed in Florida, by Mary Neal

As a child, I watched a movie that presented a shocking display of man's inhumanity to man, and it impressed me for life:  The Diary of Anne Frank.  It awakened me to the fact that...

Letter to Denise Brown, Sister of Nicole Brown, from Mary Neal, Victim of The...

Re:  Hattie Neal and Mary Neal v. The (Johnny) Cochran FirmUnited States District Court, Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Div;  Civil Action No. 1:07-cv-1935-TCB; Legal Malpractice, Fraud, Contract...

Assistance to the Incarcerated Mentally Ill's Apology to Civil Rights Organiz...

African Americans, civil rights organizations, journalists, and others, please pardon my family’s attempts to enlighten you and attract your support regarding an issue of gross injustice that does not afford an...

Genetic Traits Link to Bipolar Disorder

" Two genes in the brain that control the activity of the nerve cells may play a big role in a person's risk for developing bipolar disorder, which is marked by dramatic swings from being depressed to manic...

Senator Biden for VP - Excellent News for Mental Health Care Advocates!

THIS IS A GREAT DAY FOR MENTAL HEALTH!  Senator Joseph Biden, co-sponsor of the Paul Wellstone Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act, has agreed to be Senator Obama’s running mate.  Senator Biden is fully...

Memphis Police Taped Beating Transsexual Detainee - $1.3 Million Lawsuit File...

Duanna Johnson is filing a $1.3 million lawsuit for her beating while in custody of Memphis/Shelby County police officers, which was caught on tape.  A local television station carried  the...

JUSTICE QUEST FOR AMERICA'S MENTALLY ILL PRISONERS, by Mary Neal

Isn't it awful about Sean LeVert?  He was arrested in March 2008 for overdue child support and put in a restraint chair while undergoing a psychotic episode, according to jail officials. ...

Tasers Used to Tame Best Buy Shopper! by Mary Neal

GOVERNORS!  MAYORS!  POLICE CHIEFS!  Please do something about your police officers whom you have equipped with Taser guns!  Evidently, they lack proper training, or these "non-lethal" weapons are...

Happy Martin Luther King Day to Americans - Strongest People on the Planet! b...

Here is a video regarding Negro Spirituals and perhaps the most celebrated song ever written by a white songwriter:  http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=DMF_24cQqT0  What an emotional presentation!  I...

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