The Presbyterian Church has made a public statement condemning New Zealand’s binge-drinking culture and calling for effective government policies to combat it. Moderator of the Presbyterian Church, the Right Rev Andrew Norton, says the church isn’t against alcohol and the community must play a role in providing alcohol-free activities forContinue Reading

http://www.13newsnow.com/story/news/health/2015/07/17/tetris-video-game-may-ease-ptsd-study-suggests/30283397/ A week later, the Tetris players reported far fewer flashbacks over that previous week than their counterparts, and they scored much lower on PTSD questionnaires, according to the report, published July 1 in Psychological Science. “We showed that intrusive memories were virtually abolished by playing the computer game TetrisContinue Reading

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/848066 “Persons with TBI or PTSD can present with overlapping symptoms, making them challenging to tell apart,” coauthor Cyrus Raji, MD, PhD, from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), told Medscape Medical News. “SPECT imaging can be effectively used in both inpatient and outpatient settings to understand if aContinue Reading