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	Baylor Psychiatry Clinic offers free depression screening
	Riley president-elect of internal medicine professional organization
	Lions Eye Bank celebrates 50 years

Baylor Psychiatry Clinic offers free depression screening

Free depression screenings are offered at the Baylor Psychiatry Clinic at Baylor College of Medicine.

The screenings involve completing a questionnaire and meeting with a mental health professional in the clinic located in the Houston Medical Center Building at 6655 Travis St., Suite 500.

The following symptoms may signal depression:

• General feeling of sadness
• Changes in sleep or appetite
• Rapid weight loss or gain
• Feeling of hopelessness or worthlessness
• Loss of interest in activities once enjoyable
• Difficulty concentrating
• Low self-esteem
• Excessive guilt
• Difficulty making decisions

To set up an appointment, call Elizabeth Dodd at 713-798-7988, ext. 58991.

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Riley president-elect of internal medicine professional organization

Wayne J. Riley, MD, assistant dean and assistant professor of medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, was elected president-elect of the 5,000 member Texas Academy of Internal Medicine, the Texas Chapter of the American College of Physicians. He will begin his term as president in November 2004.

Riley received his medical degree from the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, and in May 2002, an MBA from the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management at Rice University.

He has received numerous honors including the 2003 Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Morehouse School of Medicine, the Baylor College of Medicine's Fulbright & Jaworski Faculty Excellence award for Educational leadership, and was inducted into the BCM Academy of Distinguished Educators.

Riley is a diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners and the American Board of Internal Medicine, and was elected to fellowship in the ACP in 1999. He currently serves as vice-chair of the boards of directors of both Catholic Charities in Houston and of the BCM Federal Credit Union.

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Lions Eye Bank celebrates 50 years

The Lions Eye Bank of Texas at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston recently celebrated its 50th anniversary during a reception at the John P. McGovern Museum of Health & Medical Sciences.

The Lions Eye Bank recovers, evaluates and distributes ocular tissue for transplant on patients suffering from conditions causing corneal-related visual impairments. Over 50,000 corneas for transplant have been distributed through the Lions Eye Bank of Texas and it continues to lead the state in corneal transplants and research.

The Lions Eye Bank of Texas provides ocular tissues to surgeons across the Texas Gulf Coast, the United States and throughout North and South America.

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