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Priory makes major investment in Roehampton hospital

December 22, 2009 by SallyPreston

Priory Group, the UK’s leading independent provider of mental healthcare, has invested in excess of three million pounds to return its flagship Roehampton hospital to its former splendour.

The magnificent Grade 2 listed building, which was built in the style known as Strawberry Hill Gothic, has undergone extensive external restoration and redecoration. The rendering is being restored and the entire building re-painted in its original colour.

Stem cell treatment for HIV and AIDS treatment

December 9, 2009 by srrpenna

UCLA researchers this week published data that for the first time shows human blood stem cells can be engineered to attack HIV-infected cells and that the process could not only prove to be a breakthrough for AIDS patients but also for the sufferers of other viral diseases.

The UCLA AIDS Institute study was published this week in the online journal Plos ONE. The research proves the feasibility "that human stem cells can be engineered into the equivalent of a genetic vaccine," according to an institute statement.

http://blogs.laweekly.com/ladaily/city-news/huge-aids-breakthrough-from-uc/

Advice for Depression Sufferers at Christmas

December 8, 2009 by SallyPreston

As millions of us prepare for the festive season, for a minority fun and laughter is the last thing on their minds. For those suffering from depression it can be the very worst time of the year, according to Dr Gowrisunkur consultant psychiatrist from the Priory.

More than 2.9 million people in the UK are diagnosed as having depression at any one time. As many as one in three people will be affected by depression at some point in their lives.

U.S. Cancer Rates Continue Their Decline: Report

December 7, 2009 by srrpenna

Fewer people are getting cancer and death rates continue to fall, according to the latest report on cancer in the United States, released on Monday.

New diagnoses for all types of cancer fell by almost 1 percent per year on average from 1999 to 2006 and deaths fell 1.6 percent per year from 2001 to 2006, the National Cancer Institute, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, American Cancer Society and the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries reported.

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