Sunday, April 19, 2009

Depression Recovery Program at Davis High School

A Nedley Depression Recovery Program will be held on Tuesday nights from April 28th to June 2nd from 7-9 p.m. at Davis High school, room 2308. It costs $50 per person, and $80 per couple, with an additional $20 fee for the workbook. (Three additional books will be recommended at the class.)

Come learn how to heal from Depression through the following areas:
April 28- Identifying Depression and it's Causes
May 5- Lifestyle Treatment for Depression
May 12- Nutrition & Brain Function for Depression & Anxiety
May 19- Cognitive Tools that Help Heal Depression & Anxiety
May 26- Positive Choices and Encouraging Calmness
June 2- More Tools for Improving Brain Function for Depression & Anxiety

Contact Holli Oram for more information

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Connecting the Dots

Thought you'd be interested in the following article from Bloomberg News:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601124&sid=a4V6UEpXf_mY&refer=home

In a letter sent today to the National Alliance for Mental Illness, based in Arlington, Virginia, Grassley asked the nonprofit group to disclose any financial backing from drug companies or from foundations created by the industry.

The Iowa Republican, in a series of hearings and investigations, has focused on financial ties between the drug industry, doctors and academic institutions. His efforts have led New York-based Pfizer Inc. to begin disclosing consulting payments to U.S. doctors, and Harvard Medical School in Boston to reexamine its conflict-of-interest policies. Now Grassley is expanding his inquiries to nonprofit groups.

“I have come to understand that money from the pharmaceutical industry shapes the practices of nonprofit organizations which purport to be independent in their viewpoints and actions,” Grassley wrote in his letter.

Officials at the National Alliance for Mental Illness didn’t return calls for comment.