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<title><![CDATA[Viagra Effective for Women]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Unfortuately, a common side effect caused by the use of antidepressants is sexual dysfunction, a condition that spans gender.   Treatment-related sexual dysfunction is a major influence for early discontinuation of antidepressant treatment, which can lead to treatment failure.  Until recently, medical care has focused on improving male sexual function with use of sildenafil, [...] &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Free RSS news feeds on Feedzilla</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Heart Disease May Influence Dementia]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A new European study finds that coronary heart disease is associated with a lower performance in mental skills such as reasoning, vocabulary and verbal fluency.  The study of 5837 middle-aged Whitehall civil servants also found that the longer ago the heart disease had been diagnosed, the worse was the person&#8217;s cognitive performance &#8212; with [...] &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Free RSS news feeds on Feedzilla</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:23:26 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Reflecting On Values Transcends Self]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Criticism is difficult for most as no one enjoys being told that their behavior is harmful to themselves or others. A common response is to become defensive when confronted with evidence that behavior is irrational, irresponsible, or unhealthy.   Fortunately, research has shown that just a few minutes of writing about an important value [...] &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Free news widgets on Feedzilla</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:12:12 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[PTSD's Effect on Chronic Pain and Depression]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression are commonly experienced by individuals living with accident or trauma related chronic pain.  However, how PTSD relates to mood disorders and pain severity in chronic pain patients has remained a mystery. As a result, scientists from the University of Michigan researchers examined the contribution of PTSD to the pain [...] &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Free news widgets on Feedzilla</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:52:53 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[School girls dropout prone to depression]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Chicago - Academic failure appears to trouble teenage girls more deeply than boys, US researchers said on Tuesday.    They said adolescent girls who are expelled, suspended or drop out of high school ... &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Free content on Feedzilla</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:46:01 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Two-Drug Test Approach To Depression]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[0 posts Hoping to answer a question raised by the Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression (STAR*D) study, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have designed the Combining Medicati... &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Free content on Feedzilla</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:35:39 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Health Professions Council Launches Call For Ideas On The Statutory Regulation Of Psychotherapists And Counsellors, UK]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[HPC has launched its 'call for ideas' seeking the views of stakeholders on the potential statutory regulation of psychotherapists and counsellors.   In February 2007, the government published a White Paper on the future of regulation, 'Trust, Assurance and Safety - The Regulation of Health Professionals in the 21st Century'. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Free RSS news feeds on Feedzilla</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[End Of Life Physician-Patient Communication: Ensuring Final Chapter Is Enacted With The Greatest Skill And Compassion Possible]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Although a growing body of research supports a link between effective communication and patient, family and physician satisfaction, doctors, including oncologists and other specialists who frequently care for terminal patients, do not routinely receive training in end-of-life conversations during medical school, residency training, or after they start to practice medicine. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Free news widgets on Feedzilla</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Royal College Of Psychiatrists Responds To The Healthcare Commission's Review Of NHS Acute Inpatient Mental Health Services]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Royal College of Psychiatrists welcomes this detailed review of NHS acute inpatient mental health services by the Healthcare Commission.      It is encouraging to see that two-fifths of trusts exceeded the minimum level of service provision. However, it is disappointing that no trusts were scored excellent on all four of the key criteria against which performance was assessed. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Free news widgets on Feedzilla</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Serious school failure is depressing for girls, but not boys]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Washington, July 23 : Adolescent girls who are expelled, suspended or drop out of high school before they graduate are more likely to have a serious bout of depression by age 21 than boys with similar experiences, according to a new study. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Free content on Feedzilla</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:01:19 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mouse Spatial Recognition Memory Significantly Disrupted By Extremely Low-Frequency Magnetic Fields]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Exposure to extremely low frequency (ELF) magnetic fields is known to disrupt spatial cognition. Researchers found that mice exposed to extremely low ELFs over a long period had a significant disruption in spatial recognition memory.     In the study, mice were exposed to 25 or 50 Hz of electromagnetic fields for either 7 or 25 days, and then tested in the Y-maze. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Free RSS news feeds on Feedzilla</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Officials want moms screened for depression [36 mins ago]]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[With information from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), health officials found 40 percent of mothers didn&amp;#039;t discuss depression after childbirth with health care providers. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Free news widgets on Feedzilla</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:50:16 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Depression not climbing - study]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[THE popular belief that rates of depression are climbing has been challenged by new research.  A study by the University of Melbourne found there was no significant increase in the number of people be... &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Free content on Feedzilla</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:20:45 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[CO-MED Trial: Two-Drug Test Approach To Depression]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Hoping to answer a question raised by the Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression (STAR*D) study, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have designed the Combining Medication to Enhance Outcomes of Depression (CO-MED) trial to test multiple-medication treatment of depression.    ''We are trying two active, Food and Drug Administration-marketed antidepressant medicines available by prescription from your local drugstore,'' said Dr. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Free content on Feedzilla</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NY Psychiatric Center Worker Lived In A Paint Shed]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ORANGEBURG, N.Y. (AP) &amp;amp;#8213;   A New York state report says a maintenance man who earned $100,000 last year working at a psychiatric center has been living for free in a paint shed on his job and eve... &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Free RSS news feeds on Feedzilla</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:45:22 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[High rate of postpartum depression found in Oklahoma [2 hrs ago]]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[By The Associated Press One in four new mothers in Oklahoma reported symptoms of postpartum depression and adolescent mothers were more likely to experience the condition than older women, a recent st... &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Free news widgets on Feedzilla</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:13:44 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Memory Impairment Linked to Hearing Disorder]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A new report suggests mild memory impairment may be associated with central auditory processing dysfunction, or difficulty hearing in complex situations with competing noise, such as hearing a single conversation amid several other conversations.  The study is found in the July issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head &#038; Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. &#8220;Central [...] &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Free RSS news feeds on Feedzilla</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:59:05 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Finding May Lead to New Treatment for Parkinson's]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Researchers announce a surprise relationship between the genetics of blood cells and brain cells. A finding that may lead to a significant alteration in the way Parkinson&#8217;s disease is managed.   Scientists from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH), Harvard University-affiliated Brigham and Women&#8217;s Hospital and the University of [...] &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Free news widgets on Feedzilla</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:48:39 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[DBS Relieves Treatment Resistant Depression]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Results from a clinical trial show that patients with treatment-resistant depression who underwent deep brain stimulation (DBS) report significant improvements as early as one month after treatment.  The patients also experienced continued and sustained improvement over time.  The data are reported in the online issue of Biological Psychiatry by scientists from the University of [...] &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Free news widgets on Feedzilla</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:21:55 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Troubled Youth: Common Wisdom Falls Apart When Race Considered]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[One of the most widely accepted beliefs about the differences between troubled boys and girls may need to be revised, according to new research.    Experts have long believed that girls tend to internalize their problems, becoming depressed or anxious, while boys externalize, turning to violence against people or property.    But a new study found that this oft-repeated idea didn't hold true for African-American youth who were in the juvenile justice system. &nbsp; <a href='http://www.feedzilla.com/'>Free content on Feedzilla</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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