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Sunday, April 30, 2006

Cognitive Therapy - Mental health experts' tactics for rain blues Go outside anyway, some


Mental health experts' tactics for rain blues Go outside anyway, some
San Francisco Gate - Seattle may be used to the kind of unrelenting rain that's been pelting Northern California in recent weeks, but the Bay Area most definitely is not, and mental health experts say the prolonged wet weather is leaving folks feeling just as gray and

Turning V-8s into V-4s may yield the fastest fuel savings
Scientific American - GAS SAVER: Four cylinders of this General Motors GEN IV V-8 engine shut down when they are not needed, thus boosting fuel economy. Despite rising fuel prices and fears of an oil crunch, Americans' lust for big vehicles with gas-gulping V-8 engines is

Experts say antidepressant drugs cause suicides instead of preventing
NewsTarget - In June 2001, a jury in Wyoming determined that the antidepressant drug Paxil caused a man to kill his wife, daughter and granddaughter before killing himself. The jury awarded the surviving family $8 million in damages, according to American Medical

HealthCheck Reports: April 2006
WPVI - Two thirds of all Americans live in dirty air. That's the word from the American Lung Association's annual "state of the air" report. The ALA says 150 million people live in counties with harmful levels of pollution. Although programs to clean up

Brain Scans Predict Benefits of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
KXAN - Brain scans can predict which patients suffering from depression will benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy, a new study says. Results of the study, by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, appear in the April issue of

Test may help predict depression treatment success
Reuters UK - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A brain imaging technique called functional MRI may help spot those individuals with "unipolar" depression who are likely to respond to cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), research suggests. "Bipolar" depression (also called

Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Cognitive Therapy - Since you asked


Since you asked
Salon - I have a strange problem. I'm living in denial. I'm not sure exactly how I mean this; let me try to explain. Logically, I know what I should do and how I should do it. My problem is, I can't get myself to behave in the way I need to in order to move

Good, Bad, and Ugly
Slate - Get "Dear Prudence" delivered to your inbox each week; click here to sign up. Please send your questions for publication to . (Questions may be edited.) Every time my mom and I meet new people or she introduces me to her friends, she points out some

Turning V-8s into V-4s may yield the fastest fuel savings
Scientific American - GAS SAVER: Four cylinders of this General Motors GEN IV V-8 engine shut down when they are not needed, thus boosting fuel economy. Despite rising fuel prices and fears of an oil crunch, Americans' lust for big vehicles with gas-gulping V-8 engines is

Refining ways to turn heavy oil into sweet crude
Scientific American - OIL SANDS contain sulfur that must be removed. Sweetening such crude oil could be achieved more economically with a sulfur-stripping technique from SulphCo, in which an ultrasonic probe generates bubbles that implode in a billionth of a second. The

Saturday, April 22, 2006

Cognitive Therapy - Dakota girls look to break the glass ceiling'


Dakota girls look to break the glass ceiling'
Voice News - About 100 girls from Macomb Township spent time at a Macomb Intermediate School District conference called "GlassBreakers. "GlassBreakers was a conference designed to inspire and give guidance to the girls so they can break the proverbial "glass

Social worker uses meditation therapy
Eyewitness News - ESSEX, Conn. -- In search of a method to treat her clients' depression, Elizabeth Hale-Rose has reached back some 2,500 years. Sitting in a circle with five of her clients, the licensed clinical social worker takes a page from the teachings of the

Anfal of males: PTSD effect on the women left behind 18 years on
Kurdish Media - Injustice can bring with it many atrocities and it can teach the human kind the betrayal of many men kinds. One of the many areas around of the world that has faced extremist political conflict is Kurdistan which is a region composed of many parts

10 ways to improve your sleep
Pravda - Hectic work schedules, lack of downtime and the change in seasons can make anyone feel more stressed than usual, leading to nocturnal tossing and turning. Insomnia is associated with deficits in attention, concentration, memory and ability to stay

Test may help predict depression treatment success
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A brain imaging technique called functional MRI may help spot those individuals with "unipolar" depression who are likely to respond to cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), research suggests. "Bipolar" depression (also called

In game of life, set and match to Vorchheimer
Bergen Record - Brett Vorchheimer knew something was wrong when he saw the feeding tube. There was no pain to explain his being in the hospital. There were no memories to fill in the blanks. The Old Tappan tennis player didn't know he had just spent 10 days in a

Friday, April 21, 2006

Cognitive Therapy - 10 ways to improve your sleep


10 ways to improve your sleep
Pravda - Hectic work schedules, lack of downtime and the change in seasons can make anyone feel more stressed than usual, leading to nocturnal tossing and turning. Insomnia is associated with deficits in attention, concentration, memory and ability to stay

Experts say antidepressant drugs cause suicides instead of preventing
NewsTarget - In June 2001, a jury in Wyoming determined that the antidepressant drug Paxil caused a man to kill his wife, daughter and granddaughter before killing himself. The jury awarded the surviving family $8 million in damages, according to American Medical

Turning V-8s into V-4s may yield the fastest fuel savings
Scientific American - GAS SAVER: Four cylinders of this General Motors GEN IV V-8 engine shut down when they are not needed, thus boosting fuel economy. Despite rising fuel prices and fears of an oil crunch, Americans' lust for big vehicles with gas-gulping V-8 engines is

Since you asked
Salon - I have a strange problem. I'm living in denial. I'm not sure exactly how I mean this; let me try to explain. Logically, I know what I should do and how I should do it. My problem is, I can't get myself to behave in the way I need to in order to move

Mental health experts' tactics for rain blues Go outside anyway, some
San Francisco Gate - Seattle may be used to the kind of unrelenting rain that's been pelting Northern California in recent weeks, but the Bay Area most definitely is not, and mental health experts say the prolonged wet weather is leaving folks feeling just as gray and

Thursday, April 20, 2006

Cognitive Therapy - Brain Imaging Predicts Treatment Success in Depressed Patients


Brain Imaging Predicts Treatment Success in Depressed Patients
Medscape News - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 12 - Functional MRI can be used to predict which patients with unipolar depression will respond to cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), according to a report in the April issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry. "By

Since you asked
Salon - I have a strange problem. I'm living in denial. I'm not sure exactly how I mean this; let me try to explain. Logically, I know what I should do and how I should do it. My problem is, I can't get myself to behave in the way I need to in order to move

Refining ways to turn heavy oil into sweet crude
Scientific American - OIL SANDS contain sulfur that must be removed. Sweetening such crude oil could be achieved more economically with a sulfur-stripping technique from SulphCo, in which an ultrasonic probe generates bubbles that implode in a billionth of a second. The

Peace of mind
Guardian Unlimited - Children play with toy guns under an IRA mural in the mainly-Catholic Market area of south Belfast, Northern Ireland. Photograph: Peter Morrison/AP If ever a line could sum up how people in Northern Ireland coped with living in fear during 30 years

Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Cognitive Therapy - Mental health experts' tactics for rain blues Go outside anyway, some


Mental health experts' tactics for rain blues Go outside anyway, some
San Francisco Gate - Seattle may be used to the kind of unrelenting rain that's been pelting Northern California in recent weeks, but the Bay Area most definitely is not, and mental health experts say the prolonged wet weather is leaving folks feeling just as gray and

Brain imaging can predict effectiveness of cognitive behavior therapy
EurekAlert - Whether or not cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) will help a person recover from depression can be predicted through brain imaging, according to research results published by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in the April issue of the

STEPPS group treatment for borderline personality disorder in The
News-Medical.Net - Trade between countries usually involves products. However, one successful export from the United States to the Netherlands, Norway and several other countries is a cognitive therapy treatment program created by University of Iowa experts to help

Imaging may help with depression
PhysOrg - Whether or not cognitive behavior therapy will help a person recover from depression can be predicted through brain imaging, a U.S. study found. University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers say more than 17 million U.S. adults will

Read what bloggers are saying about this Newsweek article
MSNBC - April 10, 2006 issue - My son Alex told me about his day recently. He played cars with Max and Aidan, sang the "Mr. Sun" song and danced a typical day for a 2-year-old. His report, however, was anything but routine. It was the first real

Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Cognitive Therapy - 'Resonance' May Explain Virologic Failure In HIV Drug Therapy (Science Daily)



'Resonance' May Explain Virologic Failure In HIV Drug Therapy (Science Daily)
Based on the assumption that viral dynamics have an intrinsic periodicity, or cycle, that varies from patient to patient, the researchers suggest that these forces interact with therapeutically prescribed, structured treatment interruptions (STI) in a way that causes high fluctuations in the patient's viral load and, ultimately, virologic failure. At that point, the drugs can no longer reduce the
Use of fMRI to Predict Recovery From Unipolar Depression With ... - Am J Psychiatry (subscription)

Use of fMRI to Predict Recovery From Unipolar Depression With ...
Am J Psychiatry (subscription) - Apr 12, 2006
... Beck AT: Cognitive Therapy of Depression. New York, Guilford, 1979. Hollon SD, Thase ME, Markowitz JC: Treatment and prevention of depression. ...

In game of life, set and match to Vorchheimer
Bergen Record - Brett Vorchheimer knew something was wrong when he saw the feeding tube. There was no pain to explain his being in the hospital. There were no memories to fill in the blanks. The Old Tappan tennis player didn't know he had just spent 10 days in a ...
US-Taiwan Constellation Of Satellites Will Track Hurricanes, Monitor Climate Change And ... (Science Daily)
A globe-spanning constellation of six satellites expected to improve weather forecasts, monitor climate change, and enhance space weather research will head into orbit on Fri. April 14, 2006. Barring delays, a Minotaur rocket is scheduled to launch the array at 5:10 p.m. Pacific time from Vandenberg Air Force Base on the central California coast.
Social worker uses meditation therapy - WFSB

Social worker uses meditation therapy
WFSB, CT - Apr 13, 2006
... The technique she is using, known as Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, is a cutting-edge approach to treating people with anxiety and depression. ...

Since you asked ...
Salon - I have a strange problem. I'm living in denial. I'm not sure exactly how I mean this; let me try to explain. Logically, I know what I should do and how I should do it. My problem is, I can't get myself to behave in the way I need to in order to move ...

Monday, April 17, 2006

Cognitive Therapy - Scans help fight depression


Scans help fight depression
Health 24 - Brain scans can predict which patients suffering from depression, will benefit from cognitive behavioural therapy, says a new study. Results of the study, by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, appear in the April issue of

Brain Imaging Predicts Treatment Success in Depressed Patients
Medscape News - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 12 - Functional MRI can be used to predict which patients with unipolar depression will respond to cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), according to a report in the April issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry. "By

Since you asked
Salon - I have a strange problem. I'm living in denial. I'm not sure exactly how I mean this; let me try to explain. Logically, I know what I should do and how I should do it. My problem is, I can't get myself to behave in the way I need to in order to move

Experts say antidepressant drugs cause suicides instead of preventing
NewsTarget - In June 2001, a jury in Wyoming determined that the antidepressant drug Paxil caused a man to kill his wife, daughter and granddaughter before killing himself. The jury awarded the surviving family $8 million in damages, according to American Medical

Refining ways to turn heavy oil into sweet crude
Scientific American - OIL SANDS contain sulfur that must be removed. Sweetening such crude oil could be achieved more economically with a sulfur-stripping technique from SulphCo, in which an ultrasonic probe generates bubbles that implode in a billionth of a second. The

Anfal of males: PTSD effect on the women left behind 18 years on
Kurdish Media - Injustice can bring with it many atrocities and it can teach the human kind the betrayal of many men kinds. One of the many areas around of the world that has faced extremist political conflict is Kurdistan which is a region composed of many parts

Sunday, April 16, 2006

Cognitive Therapy - Experts say antidepressant drugs cause suicides instead of preventing


Experts say antidepressant drugs cause suicides instead of preventing
NewsTarget - In June 2001, a jury in Wyoming determined that the antidepressant drug Paxil caused a man to kill his wife, daughter and granddaughter before killing himself. The jury awarded the surviving family $8 million in damages, according to American Medical

Anfal of males: PTSD effect on the women left behind 18 years on
Kurdish Media - Injustice can bring with it many atrocities and it can teach the human kind the betrayal of many men kinds. One of the many areas around of the world that has faced extremist political conflict is Kurdistan which is a region composed of many parts

Social phobia/Social Anxiety Disorder
Health 24 - obias may present as a fear of being around other people, or of presenting a speech, talking to an authoritarian figure, dating or signing cheques in public. The most common social phobia is the fear of speaking in public. People suffering from

Imaging may help with depression
PhysOrg - Whether or not cognitive behavior therapy will help a person recover from depression can be predicted through brain imaging, a U.S. study found. University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers say more than 17 million U.S. adults will

Help! I'm avoiding and hiding again!
Salon - I have a strange problem. I'm living in denial. I'm not sure exactly how I mean this; let me try to explain. Logically, I know what I should do and how I should do it. My problem is, I can't get myself to behave in the way I need to in order to move

Saturday, April 15, 2006

Cognitive Therapy - Occipital Nerve Stimulation Found To Be Safe, Effective Treatment For Chronic Headache (Science Daily)



Occipital Nerve Stimulation Found To Be Safe, Effective Treatment For Chronic Headache (Science Daily)
Patients suffering from chronic migraine headaches who have found no relief through the use of medication may find hope through occipital nerve stimulation (ONS). At the 58th annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, April 1-8, 2006, in San Diego, research physicians from Mayo Clinic in Arizona presented findings of their clinical studies that show ONS as a safe, effective treatment
Brain Scans Predict Benefits of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - KPHO Phoenix

Brain Scans Predict Benefits of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
KPHO Phoenix, AZ - Apr 1, 2006
... brain and decreased activity in another in response to emotional stimuli are more likely to respond to a specific treatment -- cognitive therapy," said Greg J ...

Brain Imaging Predicts Treatment Success in Depressed Patients
Medscape News - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 12 - Functional MRI can be used to predict which patients with unipolar depression will respond to cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), according to a report in the April issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry. "By ...
Test may help predict depression treatment success (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A brain imaging technique called functional MRI may help spot those individuals with "unipolar" depression who are likely to respond to cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), research suggests.
set and match to Vorchheimer - NorthJersey.com

set and match to Vorchheimer
NorthJersey.com, NJ - Apr 13, 2006
... He started walking in February 2005. Concentrating, thinking and speaking proved to be harder. Brett spent the next seven months undergoing cognitive therapy. ...

Imaging may help with depression
PhysOrg - Whether or not cognitive behavior therapy will help a person recover from depression can be predicted through brain imaging, a U.S. study found. University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers say more than 17 million U.S. adults will ...

Friday, April 14, 2006

Cognitive Therapy - Test may help predict depression treatment success


Test may help predict depression treatment success
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A brain imaging technique called functional MRI may help spot those individuals with "unipolar" depression who are likely to respond to cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), research suggests. "Bipolar" depression (also called

Imaging may help with depression
PhysOrg - Whether or not cognitive behavior therapy will help a person recover from depression can be predicted through brain imaging, a U.S. study found. University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers say more than 17 million U.S. adults will

In game of life, set and match to Vorchheimer
Bergen Record - Brett Vorchheimer knew something was wrong when he saw the feeding tube. There was no pain to explain his being in the hospital. There were no memories to fill in the blanks. The Old Tappan tennis player didn't know he had just spent 10 days in a

Therapy program export treats borderline personality disorder
Kerala Next - Trade between countries usually involves products. However, one successful export from the United States to the Netherlands, Norway and several other countries is a cognitive therapy treatment program created by University of Iowa experts to help

Brain Imaging Predicts Treatment Success in Depressed Patients
Medscape News - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 12 - Functional MRI can be used to predict which patients with unipolar depression will respond to cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), according to a report in the April issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry. "By

Thursday, April 13, 2006

Cognitive Therapy - Peace of mind


Peace of mind
Guardian Unlimited - Children play with toy guns under an IRA mural in the mainly-Catholic Market area of south Belfast, Northern Ireland. Photograph: Peter Morrison/AP If ever a line could sum up how people in Northern Ireland coped with living in fear during 30 years

Test may help predict depression treatment success
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A brain imaging technique called functional MRI may help spot those individuals with "unipolar" depression who are likely to respond to cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), research suggests. "Bipolar" depression (also called

Brain imaging can predict effectiveness of cognitive behavior therapy
EurekAlert - Whether or not cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) will help a person recover from depression can be predicted through brain imaging, according to research results published by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in the April issue of the

Brain Imaging Predicts Treatment Success in Depressed Patients
Medscape News - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 12 - Functional MRI can be used to predict which patients with unipolar depression will respond to cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), according to a report in the April issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry. "By

Refining ways to turn heavy oil into sweet crude
Scientific American - OIL SANDS contain sulfur that must be removed. Sweetening such crude oil could be achieved more economically with a sulfur-stripping technique from SulphCo, in which an ultrasonic probe generates bubbles that implode in a billionth of a second. The

Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Cognitive Therapy - Photodynamic Therapy Is An Alternative To Removal Of Esophagus (Science Daily)



Photodynamic Therapy Is An Alternative To Removal Of Esophagus (Science Daily)
Most people experience occasional heartburn. But when heartburn is severe or occurs frequently over an extended period of time, it is called Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease or GERD. Over time, untreated GERD damages the lining of the esophagus. As a result, one in 10 people with GERD develop Barrett's esophagus, a potentially dangerous change in the lining of the esophagus.
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Military Returnees From ... - Am J Psychiatry (subscription)

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Military Returnees From ...
Am J Psychiatry (subscription) - Apr 3, 2006
... Cognitive therapy and cognitive processing therapy focus on the trauma-related erroneous automatic thoughts associated with PTSD. ...

The Sun Has Finally Come Out for Alex
MSNBC - April 10, 2006 issue - My son Alex told me about his day recently. He played cars with Max and Aidan, sang the "Mr. Sun" song and danced a typical day for a 2-year-old. His report, however, was anything but routine. It was the first real ...
Periodontal Therapy May Help Diabetic Patients Improve Sugar Control (Science Daily)
Results of a new study support the hypothesis that periodontal therapy may improve metabolic control (lower HbA1c) in diabetic patients. This study appears in April's issue of the Journal of Periodontology.
Since you asked ... - Salon

Since you asked ...
Salon - Apr 6, 2006
... In fact, the thing to do is present yourself to the Psychological Establishment, Behavioral Branch -- Cognitive Therapy Division. ...

Imaging may help with depression
PhysOrg - Whether or not cognitive behavior therapy will help a person recover from depression can be predicted through brain imaging, a U.S. study found. University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers say more than 17 million U.S. adults will ...

Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Cognitive Therapy - Anfal of males: PTSD effect on the women left behind 18 years on


Anfal of males: PTSD effect on the women left behind 18 years on
Kurdish Media - Injustice can bring with it many atrocities and it can teach the human kind the betrayal of many men kinds. One of the many areas around of the world that has faced extremist political conflict is Kurdistan which is a region composed of many parts

Imaging may help with depression
PhysOrg - Whether or not cognitive behavior therapy will help a person recover from depression can be predicted through brain imaging, a U.S. study found. University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers say more than 17 million U.S. adults will

Refining ways to turn heavy oil into sweet crude
Scientific American - OIL SANDS contain sulfur that must be removed. Sweetening such crude oil could be achieved more economically with a sulfur-stripping technique from SulphCo, in which an ultrasonic probe generates bubbles that implode in a billionth of a second. The

The Sun Has Finally Come Out for Alex
MSNBC - April 10, 2006 issue - My son Alex told me about his day recently. He played cars with Max and Aidan, sang the "Mr. Sun" song and danced a typical day for a 2-year-old. His report, however, was anything but routine. It was the first real

Social phobia/Social Anxiety Disorder
Health 24 - obias may present as a fear of being around other people, or of presenting a speech, talking to an authoritarian figure, dating or signing cheques in public. The most common social phobia is the fear of speaking in public. People suffering from

Experts say antidepressant drugs cause suicides instead of preventing
NewsTarget - In June 2001, a jury in Wyoming determined that the antidepressant drug Paxil caused a man to kill his wife, daughter and granddaughter before killing himself. The jury awarded the surviving family $8 million in damages, according to American Medical

Monday, April 10, 2006

Cognitive Therapy - Brain Scans Predict Benefits of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy


Brain Scans Predict Benefits of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
HealthScout - Brain scans can predict which patients suffering from depression will benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy, a new study says. Results of the study, by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, appear in the April issue of

You Are The Guest
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Since you asked
Salon - I have a strange problem. I'm living in denial. I'm not sure exactly how I mean this; let me try to explain. Logically, I know what I should do and how I should do it. My problem is, I can't get myself to behave in the way I need to in order to move

Peace of mind
Guardian Unlimited - Children play with toy guns under an IRA mural in the mainly-Catholic Market area of south Belfast, Northern Ireland. Photograph: Peter Morrison/AP If ever a line could sum up how people in Northern Ireland coped with living in fear during 30 years

The Sun Has Finally Come Out for Alex
MSNBC - April 10, 2006 issue - My son Alex told me about his day recently. He played cars with Max and Aidan, sang the "Mr. Sun" song and danced a typical day for a 2-year-old. His report, however, was anything but routine. It was the first real

Tuesday, April 04, 2006

Cognitive Therapy - Health Highlights: April 3, 2006 (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)



Health Highlights: April 3, 2006 (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:
The Sun Has Finally Come Out for Alex - Newsweek

The Sun Has Finally Come Out for Alex
Newsweek - Apr 1, 2006
... But at 16 months, he had just started walking and could say only "hi," "bye" and "Mama." He qualified for physical and cognitive therapy, but not for speech. ...

You Are The Guest
Podcasting News - Description: You Are The Guest is a weekly show where we talk to everyday people from around the world about their lives and the issues of the day. Listeners can be the guest! Go to www.youaretheguest.com for details. Podcast News Feed: http://www ...
Health Highlights: April 1, 2006 (MedicineNet.com)
Title: Health Highlights: April 1, 2006 Category: Health News Created: 4/2/2006 1:58:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 4/2/2006 1:57:48 AM
US exports personality therapy - myDNA.com

US exports personality therapy
myDNA.com, TX - Apr 3, 2006
However, one successful export from the United States to the Netherlands, Norway and several other countries is a cognitive therapy treatment program created ...