Working During Treatment For Depression Can Increase Work Productivity

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Working During Treatment For Depression Can Increase Work Productivity

A new study from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) has found that employees with depression who receive treatment while still working are significantly more likely to be highly productive than those who do not. This is the first study of its kind to look into a possible correlation between treatment and productivity. The study is particularly significant at a time when the Canadian economy continues to...

Genes Behind Anxiety Identified

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Genes Behind Anxiety Identified

Overexpression of Crh and Oprm 1 genes is responsible for anxiety and behavioral problems, say scientists. The genes (Crh [corticotropin-releasing hormone] and Oprm 1 [mu-opioid receptor MOR 1]) may point the way to treating these problems in patients with too much of the protein, said scientists at the Baylor College of Medicine. MeCP2 is a "Goldilocks" in the protein world. When the protein...

Drugs Causing Low Sodium Levels / Hyponatremia

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Drugs Causing Low Sodium Levels / Hyponatremia

The body maintains a careful balance of electrolytes like sodium, potassium and chloride within the cells as well as in fluid outside the cells like blood and body fluids. Sodium is necessary to carry out some important functions like maintaining blood pressure. It also helps to maintain the function of nerves and muscles. Sodium...

Research: Inflammation may Link Obesity and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes

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Research: Inflammation may Link Obesity and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes

Many immunological mechanisms ensure the successful establishment and maintenance of pregnancy and imbalance in these mechanisms is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. In a review published in Advances in Neuroimmune Biology, researchers from the Institute of Life Science, College of Medicine at Swansea University in the UK examine the impact of maternal obesity on the inflammatory responses in tissues...

Combination Therapy Benefits Children With ADHD

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Combination Therapy Benefits Children With ADHD

While pharmacologic agents have a proved effective in children with Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), some children have suboptimal response to a single pharmacologic agent. A recent study by Dr. Timothy E. Wilens and colleagues, published in the January 2012 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP), is the first randomized placebo-controlled trial...

Do Race and Gender also Play a Role in Obesity and Cancer Screening ? Read more: Do Race and Gender also Play a Role in Obesity and Cancer Screening ?

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Do Race and Gender also Play a Role in Obesity and Cancer Screening ? Read more: Do Race and Gender also Play a Role in Obesity and Cancer Screening ?

  A study on the role of obesity in cancer screening rates for prostate, cervical as well as breast and colorectal cancers across race/ethnicity and gender is examined in the current issue of the Journal of Obesity. Researchers in Family and Community Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University recently found...