Monthly Archives: October 2011

Latest Mood Disorder News

October 31, 2011     No comments

Scientists uncover genetic causes of bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder is characterised by mood swings between mania and depression. Like autism, it is thought to be a spectrum of disorders and, although its causes are not well understood, it seems to run in families and is thought to be caused by both …
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Post-birth depression manageable, say experts
… University of Lagos (CMUL), Dr Adebayo Erinfolami, up to 85 per cent of women suffer from some type of mood disturbance during the postpartum period. Erinfolami spoke at a public lecture tagged: The truth about emotional disorders. …
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Latest Asthma News

October 31, 2011     No comments

COIT Celebrates Indoor Air Quality Month With Online Quiz, Air Quality …
“For example, if anyone in a home has allergies, asthma, or other respiratory problems, it's especially critical to monitor indoor air quality. It's also important to be sure enough airflow is coming through vents in the home. …
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What's the cause of acute asthma exacerbation in 7-year-old?
On New Year's Day, a 7-year-old boy with a history of two hospitalizations for acute asthmatic bronchitis presents for the second time in two days with fever, rhinorrhea, cough and wheezing. Physical examination reveals an alert but anxious child. …
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Carmel repeats as state girls cross-country champions
In the state track 1600 meters June 4, Erba fell and Bennett couldn't finish because of an asthma attack. Erba, a junior, clocked 18 minutes, 5 seconds — a record for the five-year history of 5000-meter races on the LaVern Gibson course. …
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Early north wind warns of crisp winter

October 31, 2011     No comments

Early north wind warns of crisp winter
The Regional Meteorological Centre at Alipore, Calcutta, has forecast a clear sky for the next 72 hours and indicated that a complete onset of winter would be felt by the second week of November.
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La Comisión Europea autoriza la comercialización de la vacuna 'Prevenar 13 …

October 31, 2011     No comments

La Comisión Europea autoriza la comercialización de la vacuna 'Prevenar 13 …
El 'Streptococcus pneumoniae' puede producir diversos tipos de ENI como meningitis, neumonía bacteriémica y sepsis, las formas más graves de la enfermedad neumocócica, y enfermedades no invasivas como la neumonía y la otitis media aguda. …
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Alimentando la vida
"Un chico que toma la teta tiene 18 veces menos diarrea, 3 veces menos neumonía, 8 veces menos otitis media, 1.3 menos meningitis. Y en el prematuro es muy importante la prevención de una enfermedad típica que muchas veces lleva a que se perfore el …
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U verzorgt kinderen jonger dan 6 maanden: laat u dan vaccineren tegen de griep
Het gaat onder meer over bacteriële complicaties zoals middenoorontsteking (acute otitis media) en ernstige pneumonie, en complicaties zoals koortsstuipen, laryngitis, soms centrale neurologische verschijnselen zoals encefalitis. …
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OCD: 4 schoolchildren drown in Iloilo, 1 missing

October 31, 2011     No comments

OCD: 4 schoolchildren drown in Iloilo, 1 missing
In a radio interview, OCD Region 6 head Rose Cabrera said the bodies of the four had been recovered and brought to their respective families. "There are four, nadala ng malakas na agos ng tubig (There are four fatalities so far. …
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Coushatta girl advocates for those with OCD
A Coushatta girl is among national winners in a contest to promote greater understanding about obsessive compulsive disorder. Mystery Almond's poem "Special and Proud" took the top award in the International OCD Foundation's Dare to Believe poetry …
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Obesity and the food business — a hefty problem

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Obesity and the food business — a hefty problem
So it was perhaps less than surprising that US regulators this month retreated from proposals to ban the advertising of less healthy foods to children in a drive to combat ballooning rates of obesity. Five years after the ranks of the obese overtook …
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The Politics of Obesity
by DAVID ROSEN A specter is haunting America, the specter of obesity. According to the US Centers of Disease Control's 2007–2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), nearly three-quarters (73.7%) of all Americans 20 years and …
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Grammar and punctuation OCD

October 30, 2011     No comments

Grammar and punctuation OCD
You see, the problem is I think I now have grammar and punctuation OCD. Spotting typos in my sent emails makes me annoyed and I had to rewrite a sentence in a casual exchange with a friend because the split infinitive was too glaring to overlook. …
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Now we've seen (and heard) it all
Amanda Rykoff (aka The OCD Chick) is a NYC-based sports fan and TiVo junkie. She is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, a recovering attorney and previous host of the ESPN podcast "Play Ball!" Follow her on Twitter. …
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'Patients will end up in police cells. It's appalling'

October 30, 2011     No comments

'Patients will end up in police cells. It's appalling'
by ADRIAN JENKINS Gordon's brush with death was caused by one of the 'highs' triggered by his mental illness, manic depression — now known as bipolar disorder. He was diagnosed with the condition almost two decades ago following a breakdown, …
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Leif Gregersen's 'Through The Withering Storm' Exposes the Dark Side of …
Edmonton, Alberta Leif Gregersen, a published poet, short story, magazine, and newspaper writer has launched his first ebook called, “Through The Withering Storm” which revolves around his early life, bipolar disorder sufferings and how he recovers …
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Latest Dementia News

October 30, 2011     No comments

Bulletin Board: Dementia care seminar to be held in Douglassville
Keystone Villa at Douglassville, a retirement community at 1152 Ben Franklin Highway East, Douglassville, is offering a dementia care seminar Nov. 16 at 6 pm The seminar, "Building Blocks of Dementia Care," is the first in a four-part educational …
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Fish could cut risk of dementia
Eating fish may boost blood flow to the brain which could stave off dementia in later life, researchers have discovered. Eating fish may boost blood flow to the brain which could stave off dementia in later life, researchers have discovered. …
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Latest ADHD News

October 30, 2011     No comments

An MD Responds to New ADHD Guidelines
By Brian Fisher on October 20, 2011 Comment Discussion around the release of revised ADHD guidelines has been robust. The educators of our part of the world have lots of questions. Interestingly, I've come across a pediatrician, Claudia M. Gold, MD, …
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Does Your Teen Have ADHD, a Drug Problem, or Both?
Teens who have ADHD are twice as likely as other kids to smoke, drink, or use drugs. What's the connection — and what can you do to prevent your child from engaging in such risky behavior? By Allison Takeda THURSDAY, Oct. 27, 2011 — Last week, …
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