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The Senate voted down an amendment to the upper chamber's immigration bill proposed by Sen. David Vitter that would require a full biometric visa tracking system placed at every land, sea, and air port of entry in the United States before legalized immigrants could receive green cards.

When a patient lives with a age-related emotional and mental disorder such as Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia, the situation takes a toll on both the person living with the disease and their caregivers.

FEEL no horror or shame in wearing your wrinkles as if it were a coat of steel. It makes sense, mighty true, to everyone who has survived the slings and arrows of adolescence.

The former tailor claims he has decided to open up, to stop fans speculating on the real reasons for the break-up.

Belgium is currently discussing two bills to expand its euthanasia laws-one allowing minors the right to euthanize, and the other allowing elderly patients with early Alzheimer's to sign a document authorizing euthanasia once their disease further develops.

Since the 1990s, veterans, policymakers and health care professionals have expressed concern over veterans' untreated mental health challenges and high suicide rates.

Folate fuels the synthesis of key brain chemical messengers, like serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine.

Postmenopausal women who use antidepressant medication or suffer from depression might be more likely to have a higher body mass index , larger waist circumference and inflammation - all associated with increased risk for diabetes and cardiovascular disease, according to a study led by University of Massachusetts Medical School investigator ... (more)

Walking to listen. That's what the man who walked the country coast to coast said he was doing.

There hasn't been much in the way of hard science to help doctors or patients decide on the best treatments for depression - until now.

When Daniela Munoz arrived in Edmonton as a refugee claimant 11 years ago from Colombia, she was thinking of suicide.

Post-traumatic stress disorder has taken a new shape in the U.S. military, especially as servicemen and women endure multiple deployments to war zones in the Middle East.

Editor's note: This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values.

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Telomere caps on chromosomes shorten every time a cell divides and short telomeres interfere with cell division.

The prevalence of depression in young people is increasing. The predominant co-morbidities of juvenile depression include sleep disturbances and persistent problems with the sleep-wake rhythm, which have shown to influence treatment outcomes negatively.

Pentagon data shows that 52 percent of military suicides were committed by active-duty service members who had never been in combat, officials said.

Walk into any American high school and nearly one in five boys in the hallways will have a diagnosis of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

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PARIS Jackson's reported suicide attempt may have come after she learned sibling Prince may not be her full biological brother.