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A team of scientists from University College London, the National Institute for Health and Medical Research in France, and the University of Montpellier, in France analyzed the relationship between the form of food and the chance of depression.

More precisely, the association between a healthy diet and balanced and to prevent the development of this highly complex disorder that affects not only the social life of sufferers, but also “installed” in both the psyche and the body of those affected.

“Most previous work on the topic focused on the action to have certain nutrients on depression, while we take and look at food as a whole,” the investigators said the 3,486 people involved, whose average age was 57 years.

That group was divided over the five-year long investigation into two smaller biases. On the one hand, the people who ate healthy, fruits, vegetables, vegetables and fish, and those who preferred other processed foods, sugars, fried foods and dairy fat.

“We developed a questionnaire designed to assess potential alterations in mood, and established that people who chose to processed foods were 58% more likely to develop depression, compared with those following a healthy diet,” they added scientists.

“We are extremely pleased that we found a very consistent pattern of relationship between the way of feeding and the possibility of developing depression. However, further studies will be necessary to confirm definitively,” they stated.

This need arises from a question: are those who choose a diet rich in fat more susceptible to depression, or else it is that people with depressive tendencies usually opt for a less healthy diet? Is a bilateral or one of the diseases “caused” or triggers another?

“In general the relationship between depression and other disorders is bilateral. This means that although depressive symptoms are affecting the development of certain diseases, there are some diseases that can help a person suffering from a depressive illness,” said Dr. Luis Herrnstein, psychoanalyst and president of the Foundation for the Study of Depression (FUNDEP).

“To which we must be very aware of is the so-called ‘masked depression’ that occurs when the mood alteration not expressed through physical symptoms such as sadness, but from physiological changes, completed the specialist.

On the other hand it is noteworthy that depression is a state of sadness or distress passenger, but a deeper problem that usually do not conform to a single cause, but many. In fact, it is assumed that the development of this disorder is due to a combination of psychological, genetic and biochemical.

Your symptoms may also vary because contrary to what many people think being depressed is not about always and inevitably to be drawn all day in bed.

Those with the disorder through various stages or moments in which usually takes possession of them has marked irritability, a deep interest in activities that used to enjoy and a great pessimism.

The aim of this work, carried out by members of the Military Medical University Shanghai, was to assess, through rigorous scientific study (meta-analysis of randomized and controlled studies), effectiveness and safety of the use of specific antibiotics to prevent long term repeat urinary tract infections (UTI recurrent).

We carried out a search in databases and relevant journal articles, mainly reflecting recurrent UTI, with repeated positive urine cultures, new or chronic renal injury and adverse events during or after treatment.

Although more studies are needed in this regard, the authors conclude that of all the data reviewed, there is evidence that prevention with antibiotics reduces the incidence of recurrent UTI in childhood.

The aim of this work, carried out by members of the University of Texas, was to study the frequency, risk factors, diagnosis and treatment of childhood obesity in early childhood (weight x height), in pediatric practice.

We conducted a case-control study retrospectively. The researchers reviewed and collected data from medical records of mothers (during pregnancy) and their children.

From the data, the authors conclude that obesity in infancy strongly predicts obesity at 24 months. Risk factors include excessive weight gain during pregnancy or a high weight of the newborn for gestational age.

Thus, doctors diagnose obesity in only a minority of children. Pediatric primary care also needs to diagnose obesity in infants and working to develop effective interventions in this regard.

The Confederation of Municipal Health Officials (CONFUSAM) expressed their rejection of the measures announced by the Presidential Commission on financing health and medical leave, claiming, “Its staging forced to call on citizens to mobilize.”

On increasing to 8% of the compulsory contribution for health, and increased spending by the concept of medical leave, the group said that the practice of these initiatives would mean “a serious economic harm to the millions of workers and the country “.

In addition, they criticized that this will give a “giant step toward a goal that is one of the dreams of the prophets of the market, many of them members of the current government, namely, the privatization of health.”

“The proposal to increase the contribution rate for health, in the end clearly points to keep absolving the state from its responsibility, charging more and more people the cost of public system”, entered the press release signed by the leader trade union body, Esteban Maturing.

On another line, the document also criticizes on medical leave “appears as a clearly opportunistic raise the possibility of punishing those who by reason of illness are seen in the obligation to rest and, of course, would be a tremendous setback to reproductive rights and child care.”