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NEWS
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Legislation: Mental Health
Mental disorders are very similar in nature to other medical ailments such as diabetes and asthma, requiring long-term treatment and resulting from biological imbalances or deficiencies. However, mental health care is not as vigorously addressed as medical health care. The Surgeon General has estimated that 20% of the U.S. population has a diagnosable mental disorder in any given year; only one in three receives treatment. Furthermore, a study conducted by the World Health Organization, the World Bank, and Harvard University on the most common causes of disability worldwide found major chronic depression to be in the lead. Other mental disorders that were in the top ten included alcohol abuse, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and obsessive compulsive disorder. (Cont.)
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Advancement: Osteoporosis Treatment
A recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine reported that a popular bone-fortifying drug, Fosamax, can strengthen bones for a period of at least a decade. According to the drug's producer Merck, over three million Americans currently take Fosamax to increase bone density and prevent fractures.(Cont.)
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