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Low Cholesterol Linked to Severe Depression and Violent Behavior in Men

...ing that Low levels of Cholesterol maybe linked to depression and violent behavior. A new study shows that men w...a fall in serotonin levels in the brain leading to depression or aggressive behavior. More research is required before firm conclusions can be derived from this n...

Feeling depressed? You may be at higher risk of STROKE

Those who suffer symptoms of depression are at an increased risk of stroke, according to r...oke risk. Those people with the highest levels of depression had a 73% increase in their risk of stroke. However, it is not clear if the depression actually caus...

Be happy: live long

...ears that pathological expressions of emotion like depression or hostility can lead to illness," said David Snowdon, University of Kentucky professor of neurology and director of the Nun Study for the school's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging. He also added, "Our theory is that negative emotional states such as a...

Antidepressants come in handy for patients on treatment for hepatitis, cancers and multiple sclerosis

... Atlanta, says doctors have assumed for years that depression therapies themselves can induce depression. The g... other antidepressants not only help alleviate the depression that could cause people to stop treatment, but also help in other ways. Study participants who took...

Diabetes and Depression often go hand-in-hand

...of 25 years of data has revealed that diabetes and depression go hand in hand for many people. People with Diabe...earch. Whether the diabetes precedes the onset of depression or vice-versa depends upon the individual, Dr. Lustman said. The relationship between depression and...

Emphasis to ban Drugs ads by Doctors

...ressants, for example, help take the stigma out of depression and may make sufferers realize that they are not alone. On veiwing such proposals President Bush has said he'd veto any proposal that encourage laswuits rather than resolving disputes in independent reviews. Secretary of Health Services Tommy Thomps...

For better mood and energy!! Work-up in short span

...ercise did not appear to reduce levels of tension, depression and anger among women, but these feelings were already low, the researchers note. In general, the results suggest that exercising for 10 minutes at an aerobic level of 60% (of maximum heart rate) is sufficient for increasing vigor, decreasing fatigu...

The big brain in suicides

...cause than the sucide group. A theory states that depression causes the brain to swell and these people with depression and sucidal attitude had heavier adrenal glands. The researchers said all suicide victims should h...

Pregnancy Blues

...study has found that women report higher levels of depression symptoms during pregnancy than after having a baby. A team headed by Dr Jonathan Evans of the University of Bristol had more than 12,000 pregnant women fill out a series of mood questionnaires, following them from 18 weeks into pregnancy throug...

Depression and heart failure

...study at the Duke University in the United States, depression increases the risk of dying from heart failure. The link between depression and coronary artery disease is well established and generally have a worse outcome. They screened ...

'Prozac miracle' could end in disaster

...oin it. All were prescribed Paxil/Seroxat for mild depression or anxiety and none was told they might become hooked. When they tried to stop taking it, they suffered violent and disturbing symptoms, including jolting pains in the head, vertigo, loss of coordination, abdominal discomfort, flu symptoms, agitation...

Antidepressant helps obesity

...covered that the drug bupropion, which is used for depression and smoking cessation, is helpful in helping women sustain weight loss. They gave 50 non-depressed overweight and obese women bupropion or placebo for eight weeks and put them on a 1,500 calorie per day diet. Two thirds of those on bupropion lost mor...

Dementia - a global problem

...for by their families, but there are high rates of depression among carers. Where there are a lot of people living at home the strain of caring is less, because it's shared. Public healthcare systems don't really take account of dementia - because it's been relatively uncommon till recently - and private care i...

Antidepressants increase gastric bleeding

...something doctors should be aware of when treating depression in older patients....

Suicide risk in panic disorder

...suffer from panic disorder. It's been assumed that depression is the link - people with panic disorder often suffer from depression. Moreover depression is a huge risk factor in suicide. However, a new study by doctors at Cleavland State University su...

Smoking can depreciate intellegence

... to affect brain function in older people, such as depression and alcohol use. Researcher Martin Prince said: "Our results indicate that persistent cigarette-smoking into late life increases the risk of cognitive impairment." Smoking contributes to vascular disease and atherosclerosis, conditions which narrow ...

Depression disturbs heart rate

Researchers have shed new light on how depression worsens the outlook in heart disease.Mounting evidence suggests a link between depression and heart attacks. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine now have a new clue as to...

Avoid stress to have strong babies

...ly to develop coronary heart disease, diabetes and depression in later life. Dr Glover said more research was needed to determine why stress should impact on development. "One possible reason is that stress raises the levels of hormones such as nor-adrenalin, which is known to constrict the blood vessels and ...

Short stature -a problem

...onal and psychological problems including anxiety, depression and attention deficit. Despite achieving lower grades at school, the children had near average IQs, and neither IQ nor achievement test scores changed with treatment. However, after hormone therapy behaviour problems improved. The children were les...

More about HIV

...HIV. Studies have shown, for example, that chronic depression and negative attitudes were associated with a rapid decline of T cells but with increased levels of NK cells in those with positive attitudes. Another study found that subjects who actively fought their disease and were able to cope well with the str...

Depression a possible danger in elderly

...-admitted to hospital. It has long been known that depression is linked to poor physical health, and this relati...00 patients on hospital admission, tested then for depression and then followed them up for six months. Those who were depressed were 40 per cent more likely to b...

Cure for sleepless nights

...e and increase the risk of suffering from clinical depression or being admitted to a hospital. The study, led by Charles Morin of the Université Laval in Quebec and funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, examined 78 adults with an average age of 65 who suffered from chronic and primary insomnia.So...

Antidepressants-important role

...wo thirds of the participants recovered from their depression during nine months of treatment - but it made little difference which drug they were on. This is good news - because individual patients may not respond to one of these SSRIs or find they have side effects. The doctor can now switch them to one of th...

New treatment for depression

...ter enrolled 75 patients with bipolar and unipolar depression into the study. All of the participants had severe depression and had failed to respond to at least two medications. The study found that after eight weeks of VNS...

Unnatural death common in mentally ill

...ccident. On an average mental health problems like depression or schizophrenia are related to higher rates of suicide.// What's not been clear is whether mental illness also increases the risk of other causes of unnatural death. Researchers at the University of Texas along with other colleagues in Italy did ...

Depression linked to mortality

...year, and 167,000 die from it. Men who suffer from depression and anxiety are more than three times as likely// ...were followed for 14 years.They found the men with depression or similar mental illness were much more likely to have fatal strokes, while the men who did not die...

Depression increases heart attacks

...w study suggests that people who are affected with depression are more likely to die of a heart attack than thos...stress or exertion. These findings suggest that if depression can be diagnosed and treated, people who have a heart attack may improve their chances of survival. ...

More People Seeking Treatment for Depression

...es in treatment options and educational efforts,// depression has been described as underdiagnosed and poorly tr...to determine the trends Americans are following in depression treatment. According to the researchers, overall outpatient treatment for depression increased three...

Medications for depression

...in the US have compared how people's treatment for depression changed from 1985 to 1999. // The rate of outpatient treatment for depression increased from 1 per 100 persons to 2.5 per 100 over this time.The proportion of those receiving dru...

Acne Drug linked to suicide attempts

...the FDA issued a statement about the potential for depression and suicide in teens taking the acne drug, Accutan...1, more concern was raised about the potential for depression and even suicide. In October 2000, the FDA said the drug had been associated with 44 suicides sinc...

Depression elevates heart failure risk

...kely to develop heart failure A connection between depression and heart disease has been shown by many research ...rence for the men. We still don't understand why depression increases heart failure risk among women. It could be a direct biological effect on the brain, or pe...

Depression hurts the heart

Experts have long thought depression could be bad for your heart. A new study demonstra...epression. They then found that people with major depression were at least three times as likelyto die of heart disease as were patients who weren't depressed.Ev...

Nausea Linked To Anxiety And Depression

...ur study population, the prevalence of anxiety and depression was significantly higher for subjects with nausea, compared to subjects without these complaints,” Haug says. Based on symptoms, 41 percent of those who had major complaints of nausea were found to have an anxiety disorder, while 24 percent were clin...

Gastrointestinal Complaint to be dealt Psychologically

...office, doctors might consider whether anxiety and depression lie at the root of the nausea, say researchers at ...xiety and one and a half times more likely to have depression compared to the general population....

Pregnant women more prone to depression

Women are more prone to get depression during their pregnancy more than after their babies are born.Scientists found the peak for depression was 32 weeks// into pregnancy, close to birth. The unborn child may also be affected, as for example...

Light therapy decreases depression during pregnancy

...nt-light therapy may be an effective treatment for depression in pregnant women. Dr. Dan Oren, an associate prof...epression, might also work on women suffering from depression during pregnancy. The author noted that around 10% of pregnant women meet the criteria for major d...

Depression has a worthwhile treatment

... a new study, screening of patients suffering from depression in a primary care visit was found to be done on a...o some experts it is too complicated to screen for depression while others believe it could be worthwhile.Researchers at the Hopkins University in USh have analys...

Mild Depression may guard aged women

...e to the contrary, researchers reported, that mild depression may probably protect elderly women from premature ...dy revealed that women exhibiting symptoms of mild depression died at a rate only 60 percent of that of women of the same age showing either no signs of depressio...

Antidepressants increase gastric bleeding

...something doctors should be aware of when treating depression in older patients....

Healing environment aids mental problem

...ople suffering variously from schizophrenia, manic depression and delusions were assessed by a psychiatrist before and after their stay. Being at the temple produced an average 15 per cent improvement in mental health ratings - about what would be expected by using psychiatric drugs. The participants merely too...

Outcome of common medications

...5 clinical trials. They found no increased risk in depression but say there was a very small increase in fatigue and sexual dysfunction. The researchers conclude that the conventional wisdom that beta blocker therapy is associated with substantial risks of depressive symptoms, fatigue and sexual dysfunction is...

Psychiatric issues common in brain disease

...reversed or treated, psychiatric disorders such as depression are treatable. Addressing such problems in those with Huntington's could greatly improve quality of life - for the patients and their families....

Memory loss always goes hand with Depression

...ive impairment. It is well worthwhile asking about depression and so on, say the researchers, when someone presents with memory loss. Treatment will improve quality of life for the patient and their carers....

Similar diseases in married couples

... whose spouses have asthma, high blood pressure or depression are more likely to suffer from these conditions th...They found that the partners of those with asthma, depression and peptic ulcers were 60 per cent more likely to have these problems themselves. There was also a s...

Emotional intelligence in Cancer

..., //the patient is left with increased feelings of depression and anxiety. Researchers from the University of Texas performed a unique Internet study to determine the role of emotional intelligence in how cancer patients cope with their condition. They recruited breast cancer patients to fill out an anonymous ...

Personality Impacts Arthritis

... consistent and effective predictor of anxiety and depression after three and five years. Researchers feel the study shows the importance of paying close attention to factors other than the disease when studying risk factors for heightened distress over time. Authors write, "In addition, screening patients wit...

Overcoming actively may help in breast cancer

...up to 44 per cent of women experienced anxiety and depression on being diagnosed with breast cancer. And up to ten per cent even had post-traumatic stress disorder. Women who adopt a positive coping style for living with breast cancer do appear to have better immune function compared to those who use a passive ...

Short stature -a problem

...onal and psychological problems including anxiety, depression and attention deficit. Despite achieving lower grades at school, the children had near average IQs, and neither IQ nor achievement test scores changed with treatment. However, after hormone therapy behaviour problems improved. The children were les...

Handling forgetfulness

...for this - stress, too many things to think about, depression or just lack of practice in memorizing. But there are many ways in which you can tackle any memory problems. First of all, keeping socially and physically active have both been shown to improve memory and thinking skills. Actively training the mind...

Depressed women show signs of earlier onset of Perimenopause

...y) were two to three times more likely to have had depression that was treated with medication for one year or l...omen with and 646 women without a history of major depression between the ages of 36 and 45 years old. None of the women enrolled in the study had gone through me...

Antidepressants could pose grave implications

...e who take anti-depressants to relieve symptoms of depression could be at higher risk of developing gastrointestinal bleeding. The study which was conducted over a four year period included 26000 anti-depressant// users, who were compared for hospitalizations due to upper GI bleeding with non-users of the drugs...

Association of depression and diabetes

...nomic status were all associated more closely with depression than non-diabetics. Diabetic females, or those under age 54, were also more likely to experience depression....

Smokers more prone to depression

...rticipated. The researchers measured variations in depression among current and former smokers as compared with depression in non-smokers, using ordinal logistic regression. They focussed on the association between time sin...

Way out of winter depression

Winter depression or Seasonal Affective Disorder(SAD) is not all tha... the lack of sunlight in the winter months. Winter depression involves suffering from feelings of gloom, anxiety and lethargy as the days get longer and nights ge...

Depression drugs help baby

... have found that mothers suffering from postpartum depression who take anti depressants are more likely to have ... anti-depressants while breast feeding. Postpartum depression in the first six months after giving birth affects 12 percent to 15 percent of new mothers. Symptoms...

Suicide reduced by anti-depressants

...f general practitioners in recognising symptoms of depression and responding to them. With data collected from Australian Bureau of Statistics and IMS Health Australia//, scientists compared number of suicides to number of anti-depressant prescription. Even though the overall suicide rate remained the same, the...

Links between Depression and Migraine

...icates that treatments for both migraine and major depression may benefit patients with both disorders. A study ...of migraine in individuals with pre-existing major depression was three times higher than in individuals with no history of major depression.// Moreover the risk ...

Try Iron to overcome fatigue

... percent in the placebo group.// The difference in depression was not statistically different between the two groups, but a greater decrease in anxiety was observed in the iron group. Investigators found a significant response only in patients with a baseline ferritin concentration of 50 micrograms per liter. U...

Teens Misusing Nicotine-Replacement Products

...t such symptoms of nicotine withdrawal as anxiety, depression and insomnia. "You don't need much nicotine to relieve that," Hughes says. "People can get 10 percent of the nicotine they normally get and still relieve their withdrawal symptoms." A third over-the-counter product, the nicotine lozenge, became avai...

Let Anger go, Save the Headache

...is more common among headache sufferers, even when depression and anxiety is taken into account. Trait anger and...etween the groups after researchers controlled for depression and anxiety. Previous research shows people with headaches may experience more problems with anger ...