Friday, August 15, 2008

CALL FOR TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION IN OLDER PEOPLE TO BE A PRIORITY - PublicNet


CALL FOR TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION IN OLDER PEOPLE TO BE A PRIORITY
PublicNet, UK - Aug 14, 2008
Depression is an illness that blights the lives of many older people, but it can be treated. Research by the charity Age Concern has found that for many ...
Depression casts a dark cloud over older people this summer - UK TheMatureMarket.co.uk
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Uneasiness Over Lyme Disease Spreads - Martha's Vineyard Gazette


Uneasiness Over Lyme Disease Spreads
Martha's Vineyard Gazette, MA - 5 hours ago
The pains, the depression, the cognitive problems and the financial strains made life almost unendurable. And after the film ended, one member of the ...

Experiences in managing problematic crystal methamphetamine use ... - 7thSpace Interactive (press release)


Experiences in managing problematic crystal methamphetamine use ...
7thSpace Interactive (press release), NY - 7 hours ago
Five key themes were identified: an increasing problem; associations with depression; treatment challenges; health services and health care; ...

Thursday, August 14, 2008

Great Depression redux? Hardly - National Post


Great Depression redux? Hardly
National Post, Canada - 21 hours ago
That's the stuff of almost every 21st-century media treatment of perceived social problems. As Shlaes asks: "What about C? There was nothing wrong with A ...

Depression casts a dark cloud over older people this summer - UK - TheMatureMarket.co.uk


Depression casts a dark cloud over older people this summer - UK
TheMatureMarket.co.uk, UK - 12 hours ago
It is scandalous that hundreds of thousands of older people may be denied treatment because depression is wrongly seen as a natural part of getting older. ...

Alcohol abuse a risk for returning soldiers - Chicago Tribune

Alcohol abuse a risk for returning soldiers
Chicago Tribune, United States - 20 hours ago
Alcohol is one of several substances that soldiers often use to relieve anxiety or depression, suppress memories of trauma, and grease the wheels of ...
National Guard troops are more likely to abuse alcohol, study ... Abilene Reporter-News
War Vets At Higher Risk Of Alcohol Abuse After Combat eFluxMedia
Drinking Problems Greater Among Returning Combat Veterans U.S. News & World Report
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008

How to find help for your struggling teen - Tehran Times


How to find help for your struggling teen
Tehran Times, Iran - 2 hours ago
Many teens experience depression, family conflicts, or feelings of isolation. For some teens, these struggles go beyond normal development, ...

Unique Collaborative Alliance Prepares to Launch a Performance ... - MarketWatch


Unique Collaborative Alliance Prepares to Launch a Performance ...
MarketWatch - Aug 12, 2008
"Treatment resistant depression is a common problem, where a relative minority of patients are completely well on their first regimen. ...

Q&A: Sarcoidosis - Jackson Clarion Ledger


Q&A: Sarcoidosis
Jackson Clarion Ledger, MS - 7 hours ago
Also, people with sarcoidosis can have depression that is unrelated to the activity of the disease and is felt to be, in part, because of a misdirected ...

Heather Locklear leaves depression treatment facility: report - AFP

Heather Locklear leaves depression treatment facility: report
AFP - Jul 23, 2008
... had confirmed late last month that the actress had been dealing with anxiety and depression and entered a medical facility for diagnosis and treatment. ...

Birth trauma: Stress disorder afflicts moms - Kansas City Star


Birth trauma: Stress disorder afflicts moms
Kansas City Star, MO - 5 hours ago
PTSD is much less common than postpartum depression, which has become better-understood by the public as celebrities such as actress Brooke Shields and ...

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Herbal Supplements for Depression - Best Syndication

Herbal Supplements for Depression
Best Syndication, CA - 7 hours ago
The advantage of using these supplements is that they have less number of side effects when compared with other modes of treatment of depression. ...

Natural Depression Remedies - Best Syndication

Natural Depression Remedies
Best Syndication, CA - 3 hours ago
Certain considerations have to be followed before the medication of depression for selecting the right treatment for depression. ...

Monday, August 11, 2008

Swinging for the Fences - Barron's


Swinging for the Fences
Barron's - 20 hours ago
Right now, surgery is the main treatment, so an effective drug would be a big step forward. CEO Armando Anido isn't blowing smoke when he calls Xiaflex "a ...

UA Doctors to Study Internet-based Treatment for Depression in ... - University of Arizona News (press release)

UA Doctors to Study Internet-based Treatment for Depression in ...
University of Arizona News (press release), AZ - Aug 5, 2008
Moreno added, “This project will compare the acceptability and effectiveness of depression treatment for low-income Hispanic patients provided by a ...

UA to use grant to study depression treatment - FOX11AZ.com


UA to use grant to study depression treatment
FOX11AZ.com, AZ - Jul 31, 2008
The UA study, “Telepsychiatry Treatment for Depression in Underserved Hispanics” will evaluate the effectiveness of providing treatment via the internet. ...

Tips for a successful battle against Mycoplasma bovis - High Plains Journal


Tips for a successful battle against Mycoplasma bovis
High Plains Journal, KS - 2 hours ago
... slight cough, an increase in breathing rate, mild depression and runny eyes. When deciding on a treatment method, it is critical to choose a proven, ...

Sunday, August 10, 2008

• The Phobic Trust: Helping ease the angst - Business to Business


• The Phobic Trust: Helping ease the angst
Business to Business, New Zealand - 11 minutes ago
Often anxiety disorder is accompanied (co-morbid) with depression. Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) – A preoccupation with an imagined defect in appearance ...

Fidentia boss’s trial likely to be delayed by treatment for depression - Business Day


Fidentia boss’s trial likely to be delayed by treatment for depression
Business Day, South Africa - Aug 7, 2008
... treated for depression in the hospital section of Pollsmoor and Kahn asked for the postponement on the basis that Brown needed further treatment for “at ...

Keep Your Wits: Mental Effectiveness - Seattle Post Intelligencer

Keep Your Wits: Mental Effectiveness
Seattle Post Intelligencer - 19 hours ago
Now that ignoring depression is less common, we can get treatment and enjoy life! Step one is a healthy body. Step two is a sharp mind. ...

Think yourself to better health - Independent Online


Think yourself to better health
Independent Online, South Africa - 3 hours ago
Visualisation may be able to help depression caused by all sorts of factors. In a study at the University of South Florida, guided visualisation ...

Saturday, August 9, 2008

The new cancer trial that offers hope to thousands - guardian.co.uk


The new cancer trial that offers hope to thousands
guardian.co.uk, UK - 6 hours ago
The Observer has been given unprecedented access to the five-year, £35m research programme which is helping to revolutionise the treatment of cancer in the ...

Mentally ill still subject to contempt - Philadelphia Inquirer

Mentally ill still subject to contempt
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - Aug 7, 2008
There was a fair amount of bashing of mental-health treatment, too, as sports talk hosts dismissed the treatment of anyone with depression as a lot of ...
Eagles Guard Anderson Announces Battle With Depression Black America Web
Depression can have significant influence Cherry Hill Courier Post
Eagles - Outpouring of support for Eagles' Andrews Philadelphia Daily News
Reading Eagle - Philadelphia Inquirer
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Bedlam: London and Its Mad by Catharine Arnold - Times Online

Bedlam: London and Its Mad by Catharine Arnold
Times Online, UK - 21 hours ago
In the late 19th century, one distinguished London practitioner, George Savage, was still employing the age-old remedy of blistering, an agonising treatment ...

Quest For A Better Antidepressant - PsychCentral.com


Quest For A Better Antidepressant
PsychCentral.com, MA - 17 hours ago
The Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression (STAR*D) study, the largest prospective study of successive treatment options ever conducted, ...

Friday, August 8, 2008

Scientist troubled by depression - Baltimore Sun


Scientist troubled by depression
Baltimore Sun, United States - Aug 7, 2008
The clearance includes a mental health check, he said, though having sought mental health treatment would not disqualify a person from getting the clearance ...

Likely Cause Of Postpartum Blues And Depression Identified - Science Daily (press release)


Likely Cause Of Postpartum Blues And Depression Identified
Science Daily (press release) - Aug 7, 2008
... lowering interleukin-1 beta levels may be a better treatment option." He notes that while serotonin reuptake inhibitors, commonly used for depression, ...

Exec says Lindner Center to treat all facets of patient - Bizjournals.com


Exec says Lindner Center to treat all facets of patient
Bizjournals.com, NC - 1 hour ago
So the stress for an executive can be very difficult to handle, and sometimes it leads to depression. If they can learn to manage their stress more ...

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Good sex everyday, keeps doctors away - Times of India


Good sex everyday, keeps doctors away
Times of India, India - 3 hours ago
Research also suggests that sex and masturbation can help ease joint and muscle pain, combat depression, promote heart health and lengthen one's life span. ...

Deep-Brain Stimulation Shows Promise - Medscape (subscription)


Deep-Brain Stimulation Shows Promise
Medscape (subscription) - Jul 30, 2008
"It might be seen as an enabling aspect of [depression] treatment, so that people are then able to work with their psychiatrist...usually with medication, ...

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Matria Healthcare Provides Critical Support to New Moms Through ... - MarketWatch


Matria Healthcare Provides Critical Support to New Moms Through ...
MarketWatch - 22 hours ago
Of the estimated 4.3 million women giving birth in the US this year, as many as 650000 of them will suffer from some form of postpartum depression. ...

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

WHITEHOUSE STATION, NJ--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- - StreetInsider.com (subscription)


WHITEHOUSE STATION, NJ--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
StreetInsider.com (subscription), MI - 14 hours ago
Neuropsychiatric adverse events, which included abnormal dreams, depression, nightmare and suicidal thoughts, were reported less frequently with the ...

QUICK SEARCH BY ORGANIZATION - Canada NewsWire (press release)


QUICK SEARCH BY ORGANIZATION
Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 3 hours ago
Neuropsychiatric adverse events, which included abnormal dreams, depression, nightmare and suicidal thoughts, were reported less frequently in the ...

Monday, August 4, 2008

DND says 14.1% of soldiers returning from Afghanistan have OSI and ... - Hill Times (subscription)


DND says 14.1% of soldiers returning from Afghanistan have OSI and ...
Hill Times (subscription), Canada - 4 hours ago
Berdais said "more specifically, symptoms of PTSD, depression, or both were seen in 6.5 per cent of returning CF personnel. These are by far the most common ...

Sunday, August 3, 2008

Anti-Epileptic Drugs and the Risk of Suicide - GNIF Brain Blogger

Anti-Epileptic Drugs and the Risk of Suicide
GNIF Brain Blogger, CA - 13 hours ago
They can be used to treat psychiatric disorders, including bipolar disorder, depression, and anxiety, as well as migraines and neuropathic pain. ...

Saturday, August 2, 2008

Psychiatry and Medical Illness - Psychiatric Times


Psychiatry and Medical Illness
Psychiatric Times, NY - 18 hours ago
Fortunately, SSRI therapy can effectively prevent or treat interferon-induced depression. Active treatment of patients with hepatitis C often requires ...
£11m in hat-trick of prestigious research grants Media Newswire (press release)
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Friday, August 1, 2008

Study Finds a Genetic Key That Leads to Self-Killing, Depression - TheMedGuru

Study Finds a Genetic Key That Leads to Self-Killing, Depression
TheMedGuru, India - 10 hours ago
Calling the findings “revolutionary”, the scientists hope they will lead to major breakthroughs in treatment of mental disorders like depression and ...
Suicide's genetic key discovered Globe and Mail
Link between brain chemical, suicide found London Free Press
Study compares suicides' brains to control group, finds some ... The Canadian Press
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Aspen has many depression triggers - Aspen Daily News


Aspen has many depression triggers
Aspen Daily News, CO - 11 hours ago
Schneck, an expert in bipolar disorders, also gave the keynote address, which highlighted some of the statistics, causes and treatment of depression. ...
Mountain life depressing? Aspen Times
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ICAD: Investigational Alzheimer's Drug Found Beneficial in ... - MedPage Today

ICAD: Investigational Alzheimer's Drug Found Beneficial in ...
MedPage Today, NJ - Jul 31, 2008
He said that the rates of depression with active treatment (about 15%) were not high enough to halt the phase III trial that is being planned.

Treatment For Depression In - Oneindia

Treatment For Depression In
Oneindia, India - Jul 9, 2008
"This is the first time this type of depression treatment has been evaluated in cancer patients and the results are very encouraging," he added.