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SOUTHERN IOWA MENTAL HEALTH CENTER: AHA News: Overcoming Midlife Barriers to Exercise and Better Health
Just 30 minutes of movement – anything that gets your heart beating faster – five times a week is all it takes to meet federal guidelines for physical activity.
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SOUTHERN IOWA MENTAL HEALTH CENTER: Massive Gene Study Probes Origins of Depression
Researchers who pinpointed 178 gene variants linked to major depression say their findings could improve diagnosis and treatment of a disorder that affects 1 in 5 people.
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SOUTHERN IOWA MENTAL HEALTH: Debunking Myths That Have Some Parents Resisting COVID Vaccines for Teens
Many health experts hailed the recent approval of the Pfizer vaccine for those aged 12 to 15, but some parents have been hesitant to take their kids in for a shot.
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SOUTHERN IOWA MENTAL HEALTH CENTER: People With Intellectual Disabilities Are Being Hit Hard by COVID-19
New research is shining a light on a group particularly vulnerable to the new coronavirus: People with an intellectual or developmental disability (IDD), cared for either by family at home or in group homes.
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SOUTHERN IOWA MENTAL HEALTH CENTER: Up to 60% of Teens in Some U.S. Schools Used E-Cigs: Study
More than 1 in 10 middle and high school students in the United States used e-cigarettes within the last month, according to a University of Michigan study that found the rate in some schools is as high as 60%.
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SOUTHERN IOWA MENTAL HEALTH CENTER: School Closures Will Force Many U.S. Health Care Workers to Stay Home
At least 1 in 7 U.S. health care workers have to miss work to care for their children if the coronavirus pandemic keeps schools closed -- and their absence could result in more patient deaths, researchers say.
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SOUTHERN IOWA MENTAL HEALTH CENTER: For Addicts in Recovery, Technology Preserves Bonds Despite COVID-19 Crisis
Recovering alcoholic Catherine Collins normally attends five to seven face-to-face program meetings a week.