More info…by Anne Durrell Defining the Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder can be difficult because this disorder has two distinctly different parts to it. Bipolar illness is characterized by what are called episodes. These ones fall into 2 phases that is manic and depressive. The depressive episodes are known to the low where the manic ones [...]
Archive | July, 2009
Lung research
More info…By Jane ElliottHealth reporter, BBC NewsCatherine Lewington is excited that she has her first cold of the year.And unlike the many other common colds the 59-year-old has suffered, Catherine knows exactly what type she has C16. Despite having the lung condition Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Catherine is feeling relatively well and being regularly [...]
Gene clues to schizophrenia risk
More info…Scientists have identified thousands of tiny genetic variations which together could account for more than a third of the inherited risk of schizophrenia.They also showed the condition is genetically similar to bipolar disorder also known as manic depression. The findings came from work by three separate teams, who analysed DNA from thousands of people. [...]
Danny and Sylvia: from DC to NYC
More info…Danny Kaye once said it only took him 10 years to become an overnight sensation, but it took Danny and Sylvia, the bio-musical about Danny Kaye and his wife Sylvia Fine, only 8 years to move from its sensational American Century Theater opening in DC to its Off-Broadway open run. The show has changed [...]
Commentary: Gary McKinnons extradition battle
More info…James Slack of The Daily Mail has an article on the extradition battle for Gary McKinnon, a case that has become somewhat of a cause celebre. The case raises a number of issues, including whether extraditing someone with Aspergers Disorder to face a potentially lengthy prison sentence in the U.S. constitutes a serious threat [...]
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