Health Rewind: More Young People Getting Mental Health Care

Plus, is your preschooler depressed?

Health Care Reform Bringing Mental Health Services to Young Adults - New study found that thanks to Obamacare more young adults are getting linked into mental health services.  According to data, after the Affordable Care Act went into effect, 33 percent of young adults ages 18-25 who showed signs of mental health and addiction issues sought out care compared to 31 percent before, writes Health Day. —Kellee Terrell (Photo: Dale May/Corbis)

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Health Care Reform Bringing Mental Health Services to Young Adults - New study found that thanks to Obamacare more young adults are getting linked into mental health services.  According to data, after the Affordable Care Act went into effect, 33 percent of young adults ages 18-25 who showed signs of mental health and addiction issues sought out care compared to 31 percent before, writes Health Day. —Kellee Terrell (Photo: Dale May/Corbis)

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How Gun Violence Wrecks Your Emotional Health - MSNBC’s Tyrmaine Lee highlights the emotional wreckage that gun violence in Chicago creates for its city’s already vulnerable residents. People who live in these areas are 13 times more likely to suffer from PTSD, depression, anxiety and anger issues. Past data also found that living in areas ridden with gun violence also impacts brain function and development. (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Second American With Ebola Taken to Atlanta - Nancy Writebol, the second American medical missionary diagnosed with Ebola virus in Liberia, has been taken to Emory University in Atlanta to seek treatment, USA Today reported. While she was carried in the hospital on a stretcher, the doctors say that she is improving. (Photo: AP Photo/David Goldman)

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Second American With Ebola Taken to Atlanta - Nancy Writebol, the second American medical missionary diagnosed with Ebola virus in Liberia, has been taken to Emory University in Atlanta to seek treatment, USA Today reported. While she was carried in the hospital on a stretcher, the doctors say that she is improving. (Photo: AP Photo/David Goldman)

Inmates in Prisons That Ban Smoking Are Healthier - Prisons that ban smoking find that inmates are less likely to die from tobacco-related illnesses like cancer and heart disease. Researchers saw that in prisons where this ban had been in place for more than nine years, the risk of dying was 11 percent lower and 9 percent lower in prisons that established this ban later than nine years, says Health Day.  (Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

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Inmates in Prisons That Ban Smoking Are Healthier - Prisons that ban smoking find that inmates are less likely to die from tobacco-related illnesses like cancer and heart disease. Researchers saw that in prisons where this ban had been in place for more than nine years, the risk of dying was 11 percent lower and 9 percent lower in prisons that established this ban later than nine years, says Health Day.  (Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Poor People With Diabetes More Likely to Lose Their Limbs - Amputations and infections are 10 times more common among poor Americans living with diabetes, a new report found. Researchers from UCLA found that living under the federal poverty level, not speaking English as a main language, being a person of color, being male and older than 65 all put people more at risk for losing a limb, writes USA Today.  (Photo: Image Source/Getty Images)

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Poor People With Diabetes More Likely to Lose Their Limbs - Amputations and infections are 10 times more common among poor Americans living with diabetes, a new report found. Researchers from UCLA found that living under the federal poverty level, not speaking English as a main language, being a person of color, being male and older than 65 all put people more at risk for losing a limb, writes USA Today.  (Photo: Image Source/Getty Images)

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Camaron Thomas’s Ex Taking Him to Court Over Herpes Claim  - The ex-girlfriend of Pittsburgh Steelers lineman Camaron Thomas has filed a lawsuit against him for allegedly giving her herpes. The woman, whose name has not been released to the media, has also accused Thomas of domestic abuse. Thomas denies her accusations and plans on getting tested for herpes to prove that he is not guilty, TMZ wrote. (Photo: NFL via Getty Images) 

Toledo Residents Warned to Not Drink Their Tap Water - Over the weekend, Toledo, Ohio, residents were told that their tap water was contaminated with algae and that they would have to drink bottled water instead. They were also told not to brush their teeth, boil the water or bathe their children in tap water while officials inspected it. Thankfully, the two-day ban was lifted Monday afternoon, says the New York Times. (Photo: AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

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Toledo Residents Warned to Not Drink Their Tap Water - Over the weekend, Toledo, Ohio, residents were told that their tap water was contaminated with algae and that they would have to drink bottled water instead. They were also told not to brush their teeth, boil the water or bathe their children in tap water while officials inspected it. Thankfully, the two-day ban was lifted Monday afternoon, says the New York Times. (Photo: AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

NIH to Test Ebola Vaccine This Fall - The National Institutes of Health announced that in the wake of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, they will be testing a new Ebola vaccine this fall on humans. The vaccine, which is in the early stages, has shown promise in primates, USA Today reported. Since the winter, more than 800 people have been died during this most recent outbreak. (Photo: AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

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NIH to Test Ebola Vaccine This Fall - The National Institutes of Health announced that in the wake of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, they will be testing a new Ebola vaccine this fall on humans. The vaccine, which is in the early stages, has shown promise in primates, USA Today reported. Since the winter, more than 800 people have been died during this most recent outbreak. (Photo: AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

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Study: Some Birth Control Pills Raise Risk for Breast Cancer - Can birth control increase your risk for breast cancer? A new report found that high levels of estrogen in certain birth control pills triple a woman’s risk of breast cancer, writes The Atlantic. Pills with moderate estrogen increase a woman’s risk by 1.6 and low hormone pills have no increased risk. (Photo by: BSIP/UIG via Getty Images)

Is Your Preschooler Depressed? - Depression isn’t just for adults — even your preschooler can suffer from mental health issues, a recent study found. Researchers found that preschoolers who are depressed are 2.5 times more likely to show symptoms in elementary and middle school if not given treatment. Kids who were depressed were more likely to have mothers who suffered from depression, writes Health Day. (Photo: Lori Adamski-Peek/Corbis)

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Is Your Preschooler Depressed? - Depression isn’t just for adults — even your preschooler can suffer from mental health issues, a recent study found. Researchers found that preschoolers who are depressed are 2.5 times more likely to show symptoms in elementary and middle school if not given treatment. Kids who were depressed were more likely to have mothers who suffered from depression, writes Health Day. (Photo: Lori Adamski-Peek/Corbis)