| TORONTO (Canadian Press) -- A new survey finds that half of Canadian adults polled say they were bullied as a child or teenager.
BERLIN (dpa) -- Doing a job that does not correspond to your abilities generates stress that could lead to burnout as you are constantly forced to pretend to be something you are not.
MOSCOW (AP) -- A rash of teenage suicides in Russia has set off alarm bells and experts are urging the government to take immediate action.
MILAN (Canadian Press) -- A former prima ballerina's repeated statements that anorexia is rampant at Milan's famed La Scala theatre have startled the dance corps, which issued a statement Wednesday denying the eating disorder was an issue.
WASHINGTON (Associated Press) -- Alexis McKenzie's mother had mild dementia, but things sounded OK when she phoned home: Dad was with her, finishing his wife's sentences as they talked about puttering through the day and a drive to the store.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration is planning to spend more on Alzheimer's research. It's adding an extra 50 million dollars right away and, if Congress agrees, millions more next year.
(Associated Press) -- Detecting early warning signs of dementia can be difficult, but there are several types of cognitive screenings -- quick, simple tests of memory and thinking skills -- that can help a doctor decide if it's time to recommend a more in-depth exam.
LONDON (dpa) -- Working three to four hours overtime daily over an extended period increases the risk of major depression, according to a British study. The findings appeared in the journal PLos ONE, published by the Public Library of Science (PLoS), a non-profit organization with headquarters in San Francisco.
ATLANTA (AP) -- Fifteen teenage girls report a mysterious outbreak of spasms, tics and seizures in upstate New York. But tests find nothing physically wrong.
LONDON (AP) -- British researchers say parts of England and Wales with more suicide prevention programs had bigger drops in deaths than regions with fewer services.
TORONTO (Canadian Press) -- Perhaps it begins with recurring forgetfulness, a struggle to find words or maybe needing repeated reminders about an upcoming event. Or it may be that some everyday tasks, performed over a lifetime with unthinking ease, suddenly seem overwhelming.
(Associated Press) -- A warning to men considering a pricey new treatment for prostate cancer called proton therapy: Research suggests it might have more side effects than traditional radiation does.
TORONTO (Canadian Press) -- Consumers should avoid taking a daily dose of the antidepressant Celexa in excess of 40 milligrams, as higher doses can cause abnormal heart rhythms, the drug's Canadian distributor says.
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) -- The remnants of Hurricane Irene did what policymakers hadn't been able to accomplish for more than a decade - close the state's antiquated psychiatric hospital.
SEATTLE (The Seattle Times) -- The Army is reviewing the actions of a Madigan Army Medical Center psychiatric team that reversed the diagnoses of more than a dozen soldiers previously found to have post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD.
ATLANTA (AP) -- Imagine having the feeling that tiny bugs are crawling on your body, that you have oozing sores and mysterious fibers sprouting from your skin. Sound like a horror movie? Well, at one point several years ago, government doctors were getting up to 20 calls a day from people saying they had such symptoms.
(The New York Times News Service) -- Premiering tonight on Fox TV is "Touch," a drama centered on a mute, emotionally withdrawn 10-year-old named Jake who possesses genius-level math skills. Just released, meanwhile, is the film "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close," whose 10-year protagonist, Oskar Schell, exhibits mildly autistic traits. It earned an Oscar nomination for best picture Tuesday.
DAYTON, Ohio (The New York Times News Service) -- When colder weather hits, many people give up their regular exercise routines. Shorter days, less sunshine and uncomfortable temperatures can combine to make it more difficult to stay on track.
LONDON (AP) -- Former rugby player Tony Nicklinson had a high-flying job as a corporate manager in Dubai, where he went skydiving and bridge-climbing in his free time.
PARIS (The New York Times News Service) -- "Le Mur," or "The Wall," a small documentary film about autism released online last year, might normally not have attracted much attention. But an effort by French psychoanalysts to keep it from public eyes has helped to make it into a minor cause and shone a spotlight on the way children in France are treated for mental health problems.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Babies don't learn to talk just from hearing sounds. New research suggests they're lip-readers too.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government is setting what it calls an ambitious goal for Alzheimer's disease: Development of effective ways to treat and prevent the mind-destroying illness by 2025.
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