Effective stress reliever Tranquil sounds oxygen bar feeds your brain with both oxygen and music.

When you are off from a hard day of work, the most efficient way to get rid of the tiredness is to refill your brain with some fresh oxygen and also blast some nice tunes to let your mind relax.

The Tranquil sounds oxygen bar is a gadget that is built to help you relax your mind, by feeding you both with oxygen and music. It works similarly to other oxygen bars, which pumps pure oxygen into your body, so you will get refreshed and released of your tensions.

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People who suffer from severe depression following a heart attack might be more likely to experience cardiac complications while hospitalized, according to a new study.

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For the 5.7 million Americans with bipolar disorder, finding effective treatments can pose a serious challenge. But recent research has shown promise for expanding the number of medicines that can be used to prevent the manic “highs” and depressed “lows” that characterize this condition.

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Some schizophrenia patients become less prone to violence when taking medication, but those with a history of childhood conduct problems continue to pose a higher risk even with treatment, according to a new study by researchers at Duke University Medical Center.

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How could a single, nonpharmacological intervention help patients deal with disorders ranging from high blood pressure, to pain syndromes, to infertility, to rheumatoid arthritis?

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The Mental Health Services Evaluation Department at McLean Hospital, the largest psychiatric affiliate of Harvard Medical School, announced today that it has released an improved application that allows mental health care providers to measure patient outcomes. An online application, WebScore 2.0, is used by mental health providers to score the BASIS-24 survey (Behavior and Symptom Identification Scale) and report on the progress of patients undergoing psychiatric treatment.

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North Carolina health care insurers must provide the same amount of coverage for certain mental conditions as they do for physical ailments under a state law that took effect on Tuesday, the Winston-Salem Journal reports. The North Carolina General Assembly last year passed the "mental health parity" measure to require that nine common mental health conditions be covered at levels equal to physical conditions.

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People who suffer from severe depression following a heart attack might be more likely to experience cardiac complications while hospitalized, according to a new study.

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New mouse strains engineered to express human genes related to mental disorders are being developed under a recently-launched grant program from NIMH’s Division of Neuroscience and Basic Behavioral Science. The new models are designed to help scientists understand the molecular workings of variations in genes that may predispose for – or even help protect against – illnesses like depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.

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Medications that target the protein BAG1, which regulates a process that can trigger symptoms in people who have bipolar disorder, may offer a new way of treating the disease, according to NIMH scientists.

People with bipolar disorder, also called manic depressive illness, experience unusually intense emotional states that occur in distinct periods called mood episodes. An overly joyful or overexcited state is called a manic episode, and an extremely sad or hopeless state is called a depressive episode.

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Little girls love toting around dolls that look like themselves. Desi McKenzie’s eldest daughter had that doll but when Aubrey was born the Hawaiian mother couldn’t provide the same for her. Aubrey has Down syndrome.

The mother recently found that a few doll makers in the United States and Europe do make the dolls. Ms. McKenzie plans on getting one for Aubrey who is now 10.

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Health Minister Ivan Lewis outlined proposals to improve the quality of dementia care and provide more help for people with dementia, as he launched a consultation on the first ever National Dementia Strategy.

The full Strategy, to be launched in the Autumn, will have three main aims:

- to increase awareness of dementia and remove the stigma associated with it

- ensure early diagnosis and intervention

- improve the quality of care that people with dementia receive

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Researchers in England conduct a study to find out if fitness plays a role in the treatment of depression.

Montana DPHHS will allocate $2 million to launch an early intervention program for children with autism.

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Public health officials are urging Iowans affected by recent flooding to manage stress to reduce injury and further mental distress.

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I don't know if people have heard about the missing autistic man who wandered away from a camp near Grantsburg, Wisconsin. I live about 20 miles away from that camp and my grandparents used to live about a mile from that camp. My mom also grew up in Grantsburg. This situation of the lost man suffering from Autism hit a little close to home.

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