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90% of dementia undetected in China

Written by | 11 Sep 2013

World Health Matters by Gary Finnegan – China – An international team of scientists has found that over 90% of dementia cases in China go undetected, with the… read more.

Could a blood test predict suicide risk?

Written by | 6 Sep 2013

World Health Matters by Gary Finnegan – United States – A series of RNA biomarkers have been found which researchers say could help to identify people at risk… read more.

Ketamine shows antidepressant effect in refractory depression

Written by | 2 Sep 2013

FDA Highlights by Bruce Sylvester – Researchers report that, in a double-blind trial involving clinically depressed patients who had not responded to at least three prior antidepressants, intravenous… read more.

Mental illness associated with cannabis use

Written by | 2 Aug 2013

People with mental illnesses are more than seven times more likely to usecannabis weekly compared to people without a mental illness, according to researchers from the Centre for Addiction… read more.

‘Worrying’ rise in alcohol deaths among young women in England and Scotland

Written by | 24 Jul 2013

This is despite national downward trends in alcohol mortality, says authors.  There has been a “worrying” increase in alcohol related deaths among young women in England and Scotland,… read more.

'Worrying' rise in alcohol deaths among young women in England and Scotland

Written by | 24 Jul 2013

This is despite national downward trends in alcohol mortality, says authors.  There has been a “worrying” increase in alcohol related deaths among young women in England and Scotland,… read more.

Incidence of eating disorders rises in UK

Written by | 10 Jul 2013

Taken from the BMJ – by Bruce Sylvester – The most common type of eating disorder diagnosed in the UK is not bulimia or anorexia, but, rather, “eating… read more.

Lexapro (Escitalopram) improves stress-induced heart problem

Written by | 8 Jul 2013

FDA Highlights by Bruce Sylvester – Lexapro (escitalopram), which is used to treat depression and anxiety, appears to improve a stress-related heart condition in persons with stable coronary… read more.

Finasteride, a hair loss treatment, might also decrease alcohol consumption

Written by | 8 Jul 2013

FDA Highlights by Bruce Sylvester – Researchers report that finasteride appears to reduce alcohol consumption in some men. The results were published online on June 13, 2013 by Alcoholism:… read more.

Burnout and depression are common in Anesthesia trainees…

Written by | 27 Jun 2013

Study Raises Concerns about Impact on Patient Care and Safety.   Residents in anesthesiology training programs have high rates of burnout and depression, reports a survey study in the… read more.

ASCO 2013 – The evolution of fellowship training: Concurrent oncology and palliative care

Written by | 24 Jun 2013

by Jamie Von Roenn, MD, and Charles von Gunten, MD, PhD – The call to integrate palliative care practices and principles into comprehensive cancer care, not as something… read more.

Reach out to youth suicide

Written by | 28 May 2013

More than 80 per cent of youth who die by suicide had some form of contact with the health care system in the year before their death, according… read more.

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