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Patients suffering from major depression are at an increased risk for cardiovascular disease, but treating these patients with medication can greatly reduce the risk, according to new findings by researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. The results of their study are published in the July 16 issue of the journal PLoS ONE.

The researchers specifically studied the stress-hemoconcentration, which is a blood chemistry work-up that includes a blood cell count, hematocrit values, hemoglobin, total serum protein, and albumin. The stress-hemoconcentration increases during psychological stress, such as that caused by depression, and the increase is a risk factor for heart disease.

"We studied 146 outpatient depressed patients against controls from the same Mexican-American Los Angeles community," said Ma-Li Wong, M.D., professor and vice chair for translational research in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Miller School of Medicine and lead author of the study. "We took blood from all the participants at the start of the trial, and we found increased measures of stress-hemoconcentration in the mild to moderately depressed patients. Basically, when you are stressed out your blood becomes thicker than normal and thickened blood can put you at higher risk for a heart attack or stroke." All of the participants then completed eight weeks of a randomized, double-blind trial of antidepressant treatment with either desipramine or fluoxetine (PROZAC). Blood was drawn from all participants at the end of the eight-week treatment.

"After the treatment phase we found the measures of stress-hemoconcentration to be improved and they correlated with an improvement in depression symptoms," said Wong. "Our findings suggest that reducing the stress-hemoconcentration in depressed patients through antidepressant treatment could reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease."

The study took place while Dr. Wong and Dr. Julio Licinio were at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
www.med.miami.edu

Source : http://www.medicalnewstoday.com

Dlm sebuah hadis, ada menyebut perihal seekor syaitan yang duduk di atas pintu rumah. Tugasnya ialah untuk menanam keraguan di hati suami terhadap kesetiaan isteri di rumah dan keraguan di hati isteri terhadap kejujuran suami di luar rumah. Sebab itulah Rasulullah tidak akan masuk rumah sehingga Baginda mendengar jawaban salam dari isterinya. Di saat itu syaitan akan lari bersama-sama dengan salam itu.

Perhatikan gambar di atas. Berdiri sebelah kiri sekali. Nama dia Ellyas Bin Edros. Aku panggil dia buncit atau lebih senang dipanggil Lias. Siapa Lias ni?

Lias adalah rakan sebilik aku sewaktu menetap di Tmn. Shamelin Perkasa ketika sama-sama menuntut di KPTM dulu. Wajahnya sentiasa ceria sentiasa cool. Dia sering menjadi mangsa buli teman sebilik yang lain. Aku pun kadang-kadang join sekali.

Entah dah berapa lama agaknya tak jumpa dia. Sama seperti aku, Joe & Lan, Lias juga gagal menamatkan pelajaran di KPTM. Hanya gemuk (Daus) saje yang berjaya. Kini Lias berkhidmat di Universiti Malaya sebagai Pembantu Tadbir di Jabatan Alumni. Rezeki dia di sana. Rezeki aku disini. Apa pun aku ucapkan selamat maju jaya untuk Lias.

(This is 'The Secret')

I used to read this book. The title is ‘The Secret’ by Rhonda Byrne. This book is very special for me. It teach me how to be a very successful person in the world. Being like Hitler, Abraham Lincoln, Alexander Graham Bell, Iskandar Zulkarnain and all successful people who make history to this world.

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(My mobile workstation)

What would I be in 10 years from now? Let me tell you. I will be the Court Registrar. A fine carrier is it. What about having a perfect house and cars? Yes, cars. Mazda 6, Mazda RX8, Nissan Skyline, Honda Integra, BMW 3 Series, but the most wanted is Ferrari. I am dreaming. I know you would say that. It’s alright because I guess you don’t have ‘The Secret’ in your hands.

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Well, I guess I have to get back to my work. The dateline is today. That G.Ramesh will piss off if he knew the work hasn’t finish yet.

(I have to finish this)