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Meditation Good For Psychiatrists' Mental Health
05.07.2008 04:22
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Meditation sessions are proving a hit for members of the Royal College of Psychiatrists at their Annual Meeting at Imperial College, London - with a growing number claiming they are turning to the spiritual discipline to combat anxiety and burnout. Meditation workshops, run by the College's 2,000-strong Spirituality Special Interest Group, are overbooked.
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Mental Disorders
Personal Self-awareness Good For Mental Health, Says Friar Jamison - Royal College Of Psychiatrists Annual Meeting
05.07.2008 04:22
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Religion can provide a "cure for the soul" by educating people to be self-aware and accepting that their inner world has an impact on the world outside, Friar Christopher Jamison, abbot of Worth Abbey and star of the BBC documentary series The Monastery told the Royal College of Psychiatrists' Annual Meeting this week.
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Mental Disorders
HIV Transmission Via Breastfeeding Blocked By Infant Formula
05.07.2008 04:21
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Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a global epidemic threatening the lives of millions of people. Because there is no known cure, prevention of the transmission of the virus that causes AIDS, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), is critical for controlling the disease. The transmitting routes of HIV include breastfeeding, which passes the virus from mothers to infants.
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Ritalin-style Drug Set For Wider Role In Adult Mental Illness
05.07.2008 04:21
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A significant number of adults with unresolved depression, anxiety or addiction may actually have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), a condition that has been widely considered to resolve in late adolescence.
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Depression
Prozac Gene Test Good For Patients, Royal College Of Psychiatrists
05.07.2008 04:21
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People who suffer depression that does not respond to medication could be treated successfully if a simple genetic blood test was made more widely available in the UK. Four out of 10 people with depression have a genetic abnormality that prevents them responding to anti-depressant medication, according to research presented at the Royal College of Psychiatrists' Annual Meeting in London this week.
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Depression
Antidepressants Can Change The Way Depressed People See The World In Just Four Hours
05.07.2008 04:21
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A single antidepressant tablet makes a depressed person see the world in a more positive light just four hours after swallowing it, a new study has shown. Dr Philip Cowen, professor of pharmacology at the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford, told delegates at the Royal College of Psychiatrists' Annual Meeting in London that antidepressant medication starts to work far faster than most clinicians assume.
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Depression
Vaccine To Prevent Kidney Cancer Recurrence Not Shown To Be Effective
05.07.2008 04:20
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A randomized trial that studied the impact of the new vitespen vaccine, administered after surgery for kidney cancer, failed to demonstrate an increase in recurrence-free survival (RFS). More research is needed, according to the study authors, in order to know whether the vaccine can increase RFS if given to patients during the early stages of the disease.
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Cancer
KAI-1 Able To Distinguish Chromophobe Renal Cancers From Oncocytoma
05.07.2008 04:20
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ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - (Reported from the Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association) Researchers showed that KAI-1 can differentiate chromophobe renal cancers from oncocytoma. Papillary renal cancer with clear cell components is worse than pure papillary tumors. There was a general trend toward watching small renal masses rather than surgery. Small renal tumors that are destined to be metastatic have a growth rate of 0.74cm/year compared to 0.
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Cancer
Bladder Cancer - Reported From The Annual Meeting Of The American Urological Association
05.07.2008 04:20
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ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - Abstract 1791 showed the importance of a repeat TURBT for T1 grade 3 tumors. If there is no residual tumor (NRT) on the repeat TURBT patients do much better than if there is residual tumor (SRT). NRT - Recurrence 17% - Progression 10% - DFS 78% SRT - Recurrence 45% - Progression 23% - DFS 50% Abstract 1695 showed that 60% of all bladder cancer deaths occur within the first 2 years of diagnosis.
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New Depression Treatment For Cancer Patients Shows Promise
05.07.2008 04:20
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An article published in The Lancet finds that cancer patients who received a care package called "Depression Care for People with Cancer" (DCPC) had lower levels of depression than those who received the usual care (antidepressants and mental health services recommended by the cancer team).
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Promising Hematologists Begin Year-Long Program To Pursue Careers In Clinical Hematology Research
05.07.2008 04:20
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Twenty hematology and hematology/oncology fellows and junior faculty will begin a unique year-long education and mentoring program this summer as part of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Clinical Research Training Institute. Each year, the Clinical Research Training Institute provides aspiring hematologists with the necessary tools to begin careers in clinical research.
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Cancer
Addiction Largely Determined By Our Genes - Annual Meeting Of The Royal College Of Psychiatrists
05.07.2008 04:20
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The mystery of why one person becomes hooked on alcohol, heroin, sex or gambling, and another remains free of addiction, lies deep in the brain and is largely determined by our genes.
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Harmful Habits
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