Mental Health
Club Drug Ketamine 'Could Offer... Print E-mail
Written by Claire Bates - MailOnline   
Club Drug Ketamine 'Could Offer Almost Instant Remedy for Severe Depression'

A prescription drug that is also used as a powerful horse tranquiliser could offer an almost instant remedy for people suffering from depression, say scientists.

Doctors at Ben Taub General hospital in Houston, Texas, are testing the effect of ketamine on patients with a severe form of the condition.

The Class C drug, which is illegal to possess or sell, can cause a loss of feeling in the body and paralysis of the muscles sometimes giving users a feeling of being separated from reality. It is popular with clubbers because of its hallucinogenic effects.
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Acupuncture May Be Effective for Migraines Print E-mail
Written by Sonya Collins - WebMD   
Experts Split on Whether to Recommend the Ancient Therapy
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How to Deal with Anxiety Print E-mail
Written by Sonia Juttla - telegraph.co.uk   
Free yourself from constant fretting with these tips from Jane Plant

Break the habit
For some people, anxiety is a pattern of behaviour – they become anxious about everything and anything. They’ve learnt it from their childhood, sometimes as a result of parenting. The first thing to do is realise that you are the sort of person who gets anxious and be open to make changes. Dealing with anxiety isn’t all about taking pills; it’s about dealing with your lifestyle
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Signs of Autism 'can be Detected in Six-month-old Babies'... Print E-mail
Written by Jenny Hope - MailOnline   
Signs of Autism 'can be Detected in Six-month-old Babies' by Measuring Brain Activity

Scientists have detected signs of autism in babies as young as six months, leading to hopes of a test for the disorder.

They made the breakthrough by measuring brain activity and believe it could lead to identifying those infants most at risk at a much earlier stage.

Around one in 100 children develops the disorder but symptoms do not usually become apparent until the second year of life.

Earlier diagnosis, it is hoped, could lead to ways of ‘coaxing’ the brain to develop in different ways to counter problems caused by the condition.
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CDC: Morgellons Disease May Be Psychiatric Disorder Print E-mail
Written by Daniel J. DeNoon - WebMD   
Mysterious Morgellons Skin Fibers: Only Cotton From Clothing?

Extensive study of people suffering from Morgellons disease -- including analysis of their mysterious "skin fibers" -- finds no underlying cause of the illness.

Morgellons symptoms are as creepy as the name implies. Patients report slow-to-heal sores that often feel like bugs are crawling under their skin. They often scratch themselves raw. And they also report that mysterious colored fibers, granules, worms, eggs, fuzzballs, or other stuff comes out of their skin.
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