Stigmabase | North America

As e-cigarettes advertising expands, so does teen use  - Public health officials worry the products threaten decades of progress in combating youth tobacco use and could cultivate more regular smokers.

We Underestimate Deadly Eating Disorders  - Although eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness , their severity is often underestimated by ...

Brain Wiring Changes Might Help Guard Against Bipolar Disorder  - The bipolar disorder patients and their resilient siblings had similar ... Our research should give people hope that even though mental illness runs in ...

Circadian Rhythms Could Hold Secret to Treating Depression, Addiction, Mental Illness  - The brain is like an orchestra – with all the synapses and genes working in tune and in time, the symphony of the soul is allowed to play. But if you ...

Equality Maryland to merge with another LGBTQ group  - Equality Maryland, the state's biggest advocacy group for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer people, will merge with another organization, ...

Adam Benn: coordinator of Black Queer Youth (BQY), Essence and Get Out, all at Sherbourne  -  When I went away to university, I joined the McMaster cheerleading team. I wanted to try something new, but the challenge was that a lot of varsity teams required you to have previous experience. The cheerleading team was looking for guys because it allowed them to do more advanced steps. When I joined, it was so physical that I started

Complacency Could Mean Disaster for LGBTQ Rights in 2016 and Beyond  - June 26, 2015 was a historic day for LGBTQ people. That warm Friday was one that I will never forget. I distinctly remember standing outside of the ...

Where do the 2016 Presidential Candidates Stand on Important LGBTQ Issues?  - The former U.S. senator and U.S. Secretary of State said she is dedicated to ensuring all LGBTQ residents have equal rights. According to her official ...

Film Released For Human Rights Day Raises Awareness Of Executions Of LGBTQ People  - The filmmakers hope that the timing of the release will help raise awareness for organizations working to end persecution of LGBTQ people around ...

Order against gay marriage is still in place  - Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore on Wednesday said state probate judges remain under a court order to refuse marriage licenses to gay couples even though a US. Supreme Court decision effectively legalized same-sex marriage more than six months ago.

Michigan elections board approves formatting of LGBT rights petition  - Supporters of amending Michigan's constitution to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity cleared ...

A new magazine in Louisville making a splash spotlighting the LGBTQ community and featuring ...  - The Magazine's Creative Director Wil Heuser joined us to talk it over. Modern Louisville Magazine's launch party is this Sunday from two until four at ...

Teens , Your Brain Needs Real Food  - The AAP recommends teens eat a balanced diet. That means aiming for three meals a day and two healthy snacks, and not singling out "good" or ...

More than just Friday night fun: socially active teens are physically healthier  - Now, researchers say, socially active teens , like their older counterparts, ... "It is really what goes on in adolescence that is important for your health ," ...

Children aged four to 10 'have equivalent of 5500 sugar cubes a year'  -  Children aged between four and 10 consume 22kg in sugar every year, according to a public health campaign urging parents to take control of their ...

Child health and well-being a priority at Le Ballon Rouge  - Of course, the physical aspect of child health and well-being is not forgotten at Le Ballon Rouge. Children are encouraged to eat nutritious foods, ...

The Death of Small Creatures is a hauntingly beautiful depiction of psychological turmoil  - Almost instantly Cull takes readers by the hand and reveals the almost unbearable truth about the “intense and immediate experience of mental illness  ...

Creative people's brains really do work differently  - evaluations of their lives, work, and personalities, including tests that aimed to look for signs of mental illness and indicators of creative thinking.

Housing a dire need for mentally ill  - Joyce Miller and her daughter, Jourdan, have spent the last seven years trying to understand and educate themselves on Jourdan's mental illness .

Hearing voices is not necessarily a sign of mental illness  - However, hearing voices can be a symptom of a mental health disorder , such a schizophrenia. In other cases, trauma can profoundly impact whether ...