(MintPress) – In the United Kingdom, children as young as 5-years-old are being treated for depression and anxiety, according to a report by the BBC. Professionals in the mental health field in the UK work with thousands of patients under the age of 18 each year. While
Update -- Approximately 10,000 Quebec residents took to the streets of Montreal Saturday in defiance of a recent law restricting public protests. The crowd, comprised mostly of students protesting proposed tuition hikes, contributed to the public cacophony by banging pots and pans. The police declared the march “illegal” but allowed it to proceed
(MintPress) — An Illinois senator is facing allegations that he paid his girlfriend $143,000 in backdoor funding — a case that draws attention to the growing reputation of corruption in the Illinois political scene. Kimberly Vertolli, the ex-wife of Sen. Mark Kirk, a Republican, has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC),
(MintPress) — With nearly 400,000 Americans set to lose unemployment benefits earlier than planned, the issue of lowering unemployment could come into play more than expected in states where out-of-work residents are scrambling for means to pay their bills. While Congress voted in February to extend benefits to the chronically unemployed, the
(MintPress) – A new study out of Denmark published in the Occupational and Environmental Medicine journal suggests that women who work night shifts are at a 40 percent increased risk of breast cancer. Those who work full-time shifts at night have long been studied for adverse health effects, which many say puts their safety at risk on the
