Word: mentality
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...Less than a decade ago, newborns weren't so fortunate. As recently as 2000, most hospitals tested for only a handful of the recommended 29 diseases, including phenylketonuria, a metabolic disorder that can result in mental retardation, and hypothyroidism, a hormone deficiency that can stunt growth and brain development. (Both conditions are treatable with special diets and hormone supplements.) In many cases, these detectable diseases can be treated or managed if caught early...
With an estimated 300 million Web users--the most in the world--China is struggling with an epidemic of Internet obsession among its youth. Since the establishment in 2004 of the country's first Internet-addiction-treatment facility, the China Youth Mental Health Center, more than 3,000 patients have been treated there. (See 10 things to do in Beijing...
Coming off of that nail-biting match, the Crimson has been focusing on its mental sharpness. In the team’s final week of training, it is preparing to play outside of its comfort zone in order to pull off the exciting points and wins that will be critical to its success this weekend...
...identity of Bowman ’99, who later graduated from Columbia Medical School. Natalie M. Bowman ’99 could not be reached for comment yesterday. Ann Fitz, one of Reed’s attorneys, said she believes Reed’s actions were motivated by mental illness caused by her mother’s death in 1998. “She felt like there was no other choice but to try and hide herself and live her life through somebody else’s identity,” Fitz said. Fitz said she was particularly disappointed with...
...decomposition, according to Wark, but the body was ultimately identified through dental records. An autopsy was performed yesterday to gain more information, including the cause of death. The district attorney’s office suspects no foul play at this time, as the individual had a history of mental illness. “The deceased had tried to commit suicide in a similar manner before,” Wark said. In the aftermath of the discovery, police sent out a teletype to other police departments in the area, and the Waltham Police Department responded that they were still searching...