Few Tips on What Not Say to Someone with Depression

How Not to Talk to Someone with Depression

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Posted by Brain & Behavior Research Foundation on Tuesday, April 7, 2015

What can Kelee meditation do for you? Kelee meditation will teach you how to understand your mind via the Kelee’s anatomy. When you learn the basic principles of the Kelee’s anatomy, you’ll find specific points of reference in your mind that you can feel and understand for yourself. This meditation is unlike any other meditation because of the anatomy of the Kelee and its reference points.

Kelee meditation is simple to do. It only takes five minutes to do the actual practice. The hallmark of Kelee meditation is that, Things that used to bother you, no longer do!

When you learn the fundamental difference between brain and mind, you can learn how to stop repetitive thinking and start observing from a calm, still, state of mind. This calm state of mind will begin to diminish the three biggest problems that everyone faces -- stress, anxiety and depression. You can begin to change these conditions before your very eyes, when you start doing Kelee meditation.

Beginners can learn Kelee meditation. It is a simple — deep, healing meditation. This short eBook is divided into three basic parts to guide you through if this is your first time meditating.

Air Pollution: Negative Impact on Your Body and Your Mind

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Air pollution may have a negative impact on both your body and your mind, according to two new studies.

In the first, researchers looked at the association between short-term air pollution exposure and stroke.

They analyzed data from 103 studies conducted in 28 countries.

According to the the results, it was found that a link exists between carbon monoxide, sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide, and stroke related hospital admissions or death. 

 The second study examined the association between particulate air pollution and anxiety. Particulate air pollution is a mixture of extremely small particles and liquid droplets, including things like nitrates, sulfates and metals.

More than 71,000 women between 57 and 85 years old were included. Their exposure to particulate matter was estimated 5 times over 15 years, and each participant also filled out anxiety questionnaires.

The data revealed that higher past exposure to fine particulate matter was associated with high symptoms of anxiety, especially with more recent exposures. An accompanying editorial says these two studies “confirm the urgent need to manage air pollution globally as a cause of ill health.”  HealthDay TV

Air Pollution

Air pollution is a mixture of solid particles and gases in the air. Car emissions, chemicals from factories, dust, pollen and mold spores may be suspended as particles. Ozone, a gas, is a major part of air pollution in cities. When ozone forms air pollution, it's also called smog.

Some air pollutants are poisonous. Inhaling them can increase the chance you'll have health problems. People with heart or lung disease, older adults and children are at greater risk from air pollution. Air pollution isn't just outside - the air insidebuildings can also be polluted and affect your health. 

Environmental Protection Agency

Stroke

A stroke is a medical emergency. Strokes happen when blood flow to your brain stops. Within minutes, brain cells begin to die. There are two kinds of stroke. The more common kind, called ischemic stroke, is caused by a blood clot that blocks or plugs a blood vessel in the brain. The other kind, called hemorrhagic stroke, is caused by a blood vessel that breaks and bleeds into the brain. "Mini-strokes" or transient ischemic attacks (TIAs), occur when the blood supply to the brain is briefly interrupted.

Symptoms of stroke are

• Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg (especially on one side of the body)
• Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding speech
• Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes
• Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination
• Sudden severe headache with no known cause

If you have any of these symptoms, you must get to a hospital quickly to begin treatment. Acute stroke therapies try to stop a stroke while it is happening by quickly dissolving the blood clot or by stopping the bleeding. Post-stroke rehabilitation helps individuals overcome disabilities that result from stroke damage. Drug therapy withblood thinners is the most common treatment for stroke.

NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Read about Stroke

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FDA Advisory Meeting to Discuss Modified Risk Tobacco Product Applications (MRTPAs)

April 9-10, 2015 TPSAC Meeting Notice

Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee 

Date: April 9-10, 2015

Time: The meeting will be held on April 9, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on April 10, 2015 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.  The meeting will be closed to the public from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. on April 9, 2015.

Location: 
Food and Drug Administration
FDA White Oak Conference Center
Building 31, Room 1503
10903 New Hampshire Ave.
Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002 

Webcast:
Seating for this meeting may be limited, so the public is encouraged to watch the free webcast instead of traveling to the meeting.  The link for the webcast will be available approximately 15 minutes prior to the beginning of the meeting each day and can be accessed on the TPSAC page. 

Agenda:  On April 9-10, 2015, the Committee will discuss modified risk tobacco product applications (MRTPAs) submitted by Swedish Match North America Inc. for 10 tobacco products:

• MR0000020: General Loose, smokeless tobacco, loose snus, 1.59 oz (45g), cardboard can (SKU 4852);
• MR0000021: General Dry Mint Portion Original Mini, smokeless tobacco, snus portions, 0.21 oz (6g), 20—0.3g portions, plastic can (SKU 4800);
• MR0000022: General Portion Original Large, smokeless tobacco, snus portions, 0.9 oz (24g), 24—1g portions, plastic can (SKU 4880);
• MR0000023: General Classic Blend Portion White Large, smokeless tobacco, snus portions, 0.48 oz (13.5g), 15—0.9g portions, plastic can (SKU 4877);
• MR0000024: General Classic Blend Portion White Large, smokeless tobacco, snus portions, 0.38 oz (10.8g), 12—0.9g portions, plastic can (SKU 4878);
• MR0000025: General Mint Portion White Large, smokeless tobacco, snus portions, 0.9 oz (24g), 24—1g portions, plastic can (SKU 4352);
• MR0000026: General Nordic Mint Portion White Large, smokeless tobacco, snus portions, 0.48 oz (13.5g), 15—0.9g portions, plastic can (SKU 4876);
• MR0000027: General Nordic Mint Portion White Large, smokeless tobacco, snus portions, 0.38 oz (10.8g), 12—0.9g portions, plastic can (SKU 4875);
• MR0000028: General Portion White Large, smokeless tobacco, snus portions, 0.9 oz (24g), 24—1g portions, plastic can (SKU 4881); and
• MR0000029: General Wintergreen Portion White Large, smokeless tobacco, snus portions, 0.9 oz (24g), 24—1g portions, plastic can (SKU 4882).

Meeting Materials:  Links to meeting materials will be added as they become available.  FDA intends to make the background material available to the public no later than 2 business days before the meeting. If FDA is unable to post the background material on its website prior to the meeting, the background material will be made publicly available at the location of the advisory committee meeting, and will be posted on FDA’s website after the meeting.

Public Participation Information:  Interested persons may present data, information, or views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the committee. 

Written submissions may be made to the contact person on or before March 20, 2015.  Please send 20 paper copies, and one electronic copy,  of your submission to: 

Caryn Cohen, M.S.
Food and Drug Administration 
Center for Tobacco Products 
Document Control Center 
Building 71, Room G335
10903 New Hampshire Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002

Copies must be received by 4 p.m. (Eastern) on March 20, 2015.

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US Patient Being Treated for Ebola Is Now in Critical Condition

U.S. Ebola Patient in Critical Condition 
An American being treated for Ebola at the National Institutes of Health outside Washington, D.C. is now in critical condition, the NIH said Monday. It's bad news for the health care worker who was infected in Sierra Leone while trying to help fight the West African epidemic, which has sickened more than 24,000 people and killed more than 10,000 of them in a year.  NBC reports.

New Ebola Patient Heads to US

"NIH physicians have changed the status of the patient with Ebola virus disease being treated at the NIH Clinical Center from serious to critical condition. No additional details about the patient are being shared at this time," NIH said in a statement. The patient works for Partners in Health, a group that has 2,000 employees in West Africa, including 100 expatriates.

• *Includes pictures 
•  *Includes accounts written by doctors, scientists, and survivors about the history and effects of the virus 
•  *Includes a bibliography for further reading “The Ebola epidemic ravaging parts of West Africa is the most severe acute public health emergency seen in modern times. 
• *Never before in recorded history has a biosafety level four pathogen infected so many people so quickly, over such a broad geographical area, for so long.” – World Health Organization, September 2014

How Is Ebola Treated?

What Is Out There to Treat Ebola? Presented by NBC

In 1976 a deadly virus emerged from the Congo forest. As swiftly as it came, it disappeared, leaving no trace. Over the four decades since, Ebola has emerged sporadically, each time to devastating effect. It can kill up to 90 percent of its victims. In between these outbreaks, it is untraceable, hiding deep in the jungle. The search is on to find Ebola’s elusive host animal. And until we find it, Ebola will continue to strike. Acclaimed science writer and explorer David Quammen first came near the virus while he was traveling in the jungles of Gabon, accompanied by local men whose village had been devastated by a recent outbreak. Here he tells the story of Ebola—its past, present, and its unknowable future.

Loneliness May Affect Longevity-How Much?

A New Study Reveals Loneliness and Social Isolation May Be As Much of a Threat to Living a Long Life as Obesity. 
HealthDay TV

The results showed the likelihood of death increased by 26 percent for reported loneliness, 29 percent for social isolation and 32 percent for living alone. The lead author says the effect of these social factors is comparable to obesity… something public health takes very seriously. The study concludes that it may be time to add social isolation and loneliness to the list of concerns.

There is a book entitled "Leaving Loneliness: A Workbook: Building Relationships with Yourself and Others."
Addressing persistent loneliness requires reflection and action to address the loneliness at its core. This book focuses squarely on what psychologists call your attachment style, an invisible but pervasive approach to relationships that influences how lonely or socially abundant your life is to become. Your attachment style can leave you nourished with love, isolated and longing, or trapped in stormy and unstable relationships, depending on your particular attachment style.Kirkus Reviews calls Leaving Loneliness, "A curative, uplifting workbook" (review is below). That is because attachment styles can be changed, and this workbook’s purpose is to help you on your path to do exactly that. Use the reflective activities to replace pangs of loneliness with connection.

• Learn about other books for loneliness

Seven Little-Known, Interesting Facts about Our Blood

Understanding True Blood: 7 Little-Known Facts About Blood

1            8% of your body weight is your blood.

2            There is 0.2 milligrams of gold in your body, most of which is in your blood.

3            Coconut water can be used (in emergencies) as a substitute for blood plasma.

4            Pregnant women have about 50% more blood by week 20 of pregnancy than they did before they conceived.

5            Your blood type can increase memory problems.

6            James Harrison has donated blood over 1,000 times, saving over 2 million unborn babies from Rhesus disease.

7            Green Bay Packers fan unknowingly treated fatal blood disease through blood donations to afford football games.

Post by Medical Daily.