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    Pregnant, Bipolar British Woman Fights For Abortion In Complicated Case

    A 37-year-old British woman is in the midst of a legal battle over her competence to choose an abortion. The woman, whose name has not been released, is 23 weeks pregnant and suffers from bipolar disorder. More » Pregnant, Bipolar British Woman Fights For Abortion In Complicated Case is a post...
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    Anonymous Mom: An Open Letter To My Bipolar Husband

    You’re never going to stop being bipolar, and I’m never going to be able to wear a bikini without looking like a lumpy loaf of white bread. That’s how I see your problem, as just another part of you. You look past my weight, even appreciate it at times, and I spend very little of my day worrying...
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    Improving Mood Symptoms In Children And Adolescents At Risk For Bipolar Disorder Thro

    A study published in the February 2013 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry found that children and adolescents with major depression or subthreshold forms of bipolar disorder - and who had at least one first-degree relative with bipolar disorder -...
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    Quiz.Are You Bipolar?

    http://www.blogthings.com/areyoubipolarquiz/ your sun,moon and mars signs. and ohh nooo im 84% Bi-Polar :O ive to consult a doctor!! i hope everyone has same level of bipolarity *gulp* Sphinxy..i dont make fun of people.(and definitely not on serious issues) but take the quiz at once lol..its...
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    Why It Matters That Jesse Jackson Jr. Has Bipolar II, Not Bipolar I

    The news that Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.*is being treated for bipolar disorder has been making the rounds, after the Mayo Clinic of Minnesota -- where Jackson is being treated -- released a statement about it Monday.*What's interesting to me is how little has been made of the distinction between...
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    Cannabis Enhances Bipolar Patients' Neurocognitive Performance

    According to a study published online in the journal Psychiatry Research, individuals with bipolar disorder who used cannabis showed higher neurocognitive performance than patients who did not use cannabis. Researchers at The Zucker Hillside Hospital in Long Island, NY, in collaboration with a...
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    Demi Lovato Relieved She Isn’t “Crazy,” Just Bipolar

    Disney teen turned X Factor judge Demi Lovato has been refreshingly open about everything from her struggle with anorexia and depression to her disdain for Hollywood's body standards. This month in Cosmo, she talks about how "relieved" she was when she got diagnosed with bipolar disorder in...
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    New Genetic Findings: Gifts Of The MAGI In Schizophrenia And Bipolar Disorder

    These findings are not about the classic story of gift-giving, although the MAGI genes (officially named membrane associated guanylate kinase, WW and PDZ domain containing proteins) do influence brain function in important ways. MAGI1 and MAGI2 are genes that code for the MAGI proteins. These...
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    Lithium For Bipolar Disorder - Pros And Cons Unclear

    The most effective long-term treatment for bipolar disorder is lithium. It offers protection against depression and mania and reduces the risk of suicide and short-term mortality. However, according to a study in The Lancet ,safety concerns have made the use of lithium controversial. The...
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    I'm 17 and Bipolar, but we lost our insurance?

    I had a suicide attempt back in September, and I got diagnosed as Bipolar II. They were still playing with my medications when I asked my mom if I could stop taking them AND seeing all my doctors. She said I could. (She's pretty much lets me make all the big decisions. I don't really agree with...
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    Bi-polar or just plain crazy? please read.......?

    well i'm 19 (female) UK & i've been feeling like this just before my 18th birthday! i can wake up the happiest person ever & then if somebody tries to have a carry on with me i start going nuts, throwing everything at them that i can find (tv's, dvd players, ashtrays, remotes, cups, plates...
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    Jessica Simpson’s Weight Watchers Talks Prove America’s Bipolar Approach To Pregnancy

    First, Jessica Simpson said her decision not to be anorexic has been great for branding; now, she's planning to cash in on her post-baby weight loss with Weight Watchers. The 31-year-old actress is negotiating a $4 million deal to be Weight Watchers' next celebrity spokesperson. It's sad that...
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    Type 2 bipolar? (Professions/health care experts only)?

    I never have full on mania. If it comes I have 1-3 weeks of mild mania and mild depression and they swap around 2-4 times a day. The mania is more stronger than the depression and lasts longer too. They last1-3 hours when im on climax, 1-7 hours where i feel energetic and conifdent and fearless...
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    I am Diabetic type one and i have Bipolar 2 disorder. Is it safe for me to have

    children? My Fiance has 2 children from a previous relationship. They live with us as their mother committed suicide. They are 5 and 3. I want to have my own child one day but I am afraid of what might happen to me if I do. I am now the mother of 2 small girls who have already last one...
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    Major Brain Similarities Found In Bipolar Disorder And Schizophrenia

    Researchers from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) and Beaumont Hospital have conducted a study which has found striking brain similarities in bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. The research has also pinpointed for the first time that a process which controls how information is...
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    Stem Cell Research Offers New Hope For Unlocking The Secrets Of Bipolar Disorder

    New stem cell lines developed from the skin of adults living with bipolar disorder are providing researchers at the University of Michigan Health System an unprecedented opportunity to delve into the genetic and biological underpinnings of the devastating mood disorder. Scientists will be able...
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    Diet Link To Bipolar Disorder

    New research reveals that there is a link between diet and bi-polar disorder, with sugar, caffeine and a poor diet having a negative effect and increasing the mood swings of sufferers. This comes at a time when there have been reports in the media of a strong increase in the number of people...
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    The gas in a bipolar flow can travel as fast as 102 km/s. If the length of...

    ...the jet is 1 ly, how long does it t? full question: The gas in a bipolar flow can travel as fast as 102 km/s. If the length of the jet is 1 ly, how long does it take for a blob of gas to travel from the protostar to the end of the jet? answer and how to do it please!
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    Are the online bipolar quiz diagnosess accurate?

    I've taken at least 5 all said very likely I have bipolar disorder, does that mean I should probably invest in a therapist?
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    Should a rookie with BiPolar genes be allow to become a cop when they have...

    ...mood swings? People with Bi Polar problems tend to go from one end of the cycle to to the other; that is sweet and kind on the right side of the cycle and angry and hateful at the other end. Wouldn't that make them unstable as an officer and undesirable to do any work at a Sheriff, Police or...
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