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Classification Methods For Identifying The Neural Characterics Of Antidepressant Treatment
Depression is a major public health problem, and one of the most important challenges for psychiatrists is to determine whether an individual with depression should receive cognitive-behavioral therapy or treatment with antidepressant medication. A study by researchers from Emory University, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping in San Francisco, used brain imaging along with sophisticated statistical techniques to examine the differences in brain function that result from these two different kinds of treatment. Forty individuals with depression were scanned with magnetic resonance imaging after undergoing cognitive behavioral therapy or antidepressant therapy. The researchers found that they could distinguish the brain activity of individuals undergoing the two different treatments, and in particular that the two treatments differently affected the communication of the brain areas that are thought to play a role in depression, including the communication between the prefrontal cortex and the nucleus accumbens, and between the subgenual cingulate and the thalamus. The results provide a basis for future research that will try to predict which individuals will benefit from different treatments for depression.
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Warmer Weather Brings Health Concerns, Iowa
With schools dismissing for summer and summer activities underway, the Iowa Dept. of Public Health (IDPH) reminds Iowans to be aware of illnesses and health concerns that are typically associated with warmer weather. Increased outdoor activities mean increased potential for exposure to ticks, waterborne illnesses like Cryptosporidiosis (Crypto) and other diseases. "Everyone is eager to get outdoors," said IDPH Medical Director, Dr. Patricia Quinlisk. "Being aware of spring and summer health concerns is important, especially when simple precautions can help prevent illnesses."
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Op-Ed: First Lady's Upcoming Africa Trip; Developed Nations Commitment To World's Poor

Michelle Obama Can Highlight "Disproportionate Impact" of HIV/AIDS on Women, Girls During Africa Visit When first lady Michelle Obama travels to Ghana with the President in July she has the opportunity to shine a spotlight on the "disproportionate impact of AIDS on women and girls" worldwide, in turn helping to "strengthen the AIDS response - at home and abroad," Janet Fleischman, senior associate at the Global Health Policy Center of the Center for Strategic and International Studies writes in an allAfrica.com guest column. By "[a]ddressing the social and economic barriers that women and girls face in accessing AIDS prevention and treatment services; [s]ensibly integrating HIV/AIDS with family planning programs; and [e]nsuring the involvement of women and girls, including women living with HIV, in the design and implementation of AIDS programs" Fleischman writes that Obama could help to strengthen "women in their communities to respond to the AIDS crisis." Fleischman concludes, "Mrs. Obama has urged girls to believe in their dreams and to control their destinies. In taking on global Aids, she has the chance to help ensure that women and girls use those messages to save their lives" (Fleischman, allAfrica.com, 5/29). New York Times Editorial Calls For Wealthy Countries To Keep Promises To Help The World"s Poorest Regardless of the current economic crisis, "developed countries must not overlook the particular vulnerability of the world"s poor," a New York Times editorial says, pointing to a recent WHO health statistics survey that found many developing countries are falling short of the U.N. Millennium Development Goals. While the report "underscores some undeniable accomplishments," it also "shows that far too many people are still dying of preventable causes in the poorest countries," according to the editorial. "The problem is lack of res," says the editorial, which notes that last year "development aid from all of the rich countries rose more than 10 percent in 2008, to $120 billion. Still, that aid is short of the declared goal of $145 billion a year by 2010." The editorial concludes, "Wealthy countries promised nearly a decade ago to help the world"s poorest to emerge from the deepest poverty. This is the wrong time to stop" (New York Times, 5/30). This information was reprinted from globalhealth.kff.org with kind permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, search the archives and sign up for email delivery at globalhealth.kff.org. © Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


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