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Games for Health: Research, Development, and Clinical Applications (G4H), a new, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the development, use, and applications of game technology for improving physical and mental health and well-being. The Journal breaks new ground as the first to address this emerging, widely-recognized, and increasingly adopted area of healthcare. Published bi-monthly, Games for Health: Research, Development, and Clinical Applications will be released in fall 2011. Forthcoming articles for early issues of Games for Health: Research, Development, and Clinical Applications include research on the effectiveness and design strategies of: Games intended to develop the social skills of people with conditions such as autism Exergames aimed at motivating more activity in physical education classes An alternate realty game designed to increase physical activity Exergames for young adults and families Games to help treat eating disorders and habits such as smoking Games to improve cognitive function in older adults The use of simulations to help develop the interpersonal skills of family members of veterans suffering from PTSD

"Insurers hope that clinicians will be so hassled by authorization procedures that they won't seek admission for their patients, saving insurance companies money," he said. "Placing profits ahead of the health of patients when mental illness makes them vulnerable is immoral. A single-payer Medicare-for-all health care system would represent a great leap forward for patients and providers alike."

If we do a book on the health impact of the environment, we might want to consider television--the media, more broadly--as part of the environment. Exposure and overexposure to the media is certainly part of the experience of living in much of the US, Europe, and Asia.

I could've done this study! I have not let Nia watch any telly yet except she did catch some Sesame Street. I can't stand the whining of Sponge Bob.

Mental Health

"New findings . . show that Medicaid coverage had no detectable effect on the prevalence of diabetes, high cholesterol, or high blood pressure, but substantially reduced depression, nearly eliminated catastrophic out-of-pocket expenditures, and increased the diagnosis of diabetes and the use of diabetes medication among low-income adults."

15 March 2012 Last updated at 05:50 ET By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News Looking at the back of the eye may offer an insight into the health of someone's brain, according to the US researchers. A small study, published in the journal Neurology, linked damage to the retina with declining brain function.

-The president of the American Psychiatric Association says he is "very open" to a request from the Army to come up with an alternative name for post-traumatic stress disorder so that troops returning from combat will feel less stigmatized and more encouraged to seek treatment.

This has been discussed and tried as a treatment for eons by parents (myself included) not wanting to put their kids on serious drugs. Most psychiatrists do not back it up as viable so having an article in JAMA about it is a huge change in perspective and it comes on the heels of research showing pretty serious side effects to the pharmaceutical treatments.