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In an effort to better understand how chronic stress affects the human body, researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center and the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University, have created an animal model that shows how chronic stress affects behavior, physiology and reproduction.
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New data suggest
that Cymbalta (duloxetine HCl) 60 mg to 120 mg once daily delayed the
onset of a new episode of depression in patients who had previously
responded to the medication and who had recurrent depressive
disorder, defined in the study as those patients who experienced at
least three depressive episodes in the previous five years, compared
with Continue Reading »

Valdoxan® today received a positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency’s (EMEA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) for its use in the treatment of adult patients with Major Depressive Episodes (MDE).1
Valdoxan is an innovative approach to the treatment of MDE and has demonstrated convincing efficacy in depressed patients with moderate-severe depression2, offering new hope Continue Reading »

World COPD Day this year provides the occasion for the launch of a website for European citizens to check national and local air quality and to learn the steps they can take to minimise any adverse effects.(1)
Launched jointly by European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients’ Associations (EFA) and Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL), the website "Know Continue Reading »

As the Conservative party today predicts that we will see a staggering 26% increase in the number of people experiencing mental health problems by 2010 as a direct result of Britain’s economic crisis, leading mental health charity Mind says that more investment is needed in services to help cope with this potential surge.
Mind’s Chief Executive Paul Farmer said:
"Financial health and mental Continue Reading »

Buy generic cialis Acute kidney injury (AKI) - which is often caused by trauma, illness, or surgery - predisposes elderly individuals to the most serious form of chronic kidney disease (CKD), known as end stage Continue Reading »

We are faced with uncertainty every day. Will our investments pay off? Will we get the promotions we are hoping for? When faced with the unknown, most people experience some degree of anxiety and discomfort. Buy generic amoxil Exactly how much anxiety someone experiences during uncertain times depends on Continue Reading »

A little bit of stress goes a long way and can have far-reaching effects.
Neuroscientists from the University of Washington have found that a single exposure to uncontrollable stress impairs decision making in rats for several days, making them unable to reliably seek out the larger of two rewards.
The research was presented here Tuesday (Nov. 18) at a press conference on "Our Stressed Out Brains" during the Society Continue Reading »

Women who took the antidepressant fluoxetine during the first three months of
pregnancy gave birth to four times as many babies with heart problems as women
who did not and the levels were three times higher in women taking paroxetine.
Although some of the conditions were serious, others were not severe and resolved
themselves without the need for medical Continue Reading »

Children who worry about how their parents get along with each other are more likely than other children to have psychological problems. Now a new study says that children who worry a lot about conflicts between their parents are more likely to have problems in school because they have more difficulty paying attention to the tasks before them.
The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Rochester, Syracuse Continue Reading »

You couldn’t ignore the news if you tried. The economic crisis is all over magazines, newspapers and television news programs. So, it’s no wonder people are feeling anxious and stressed out.
But women may be reacting more strongly than men. A Continue Reading »

Individuals who are obese face certain risks when donating their kidneys, but their kidney function remains strong one year later, according to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology’s 41st Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
As the waiting list for kidney transplants grows, transplant centers are working to facilitate more live donor transplantations. Continue Reading »

Rasilez HCT® (aliskiren and hydrochlorothiazide), a single-pill combination of two high blood pressure medicines - first-in-class direct renin inhibitor Rasilez® (aliskiren) and the diuretic hydrochlorothiazide (HCT) - has been approved by Swissmedic as a new treatment for high blood pressure.
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"The increasing number of veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) raises the risk of domestic violence and its consequences on families and children in communities across the United States," says Monica Matthieu, Ph.D., an expert on veteran mental health and an assistant professor of social work at Washington University in St. Louis.
"Treatments for domestic violence are very different than those for PTSD. The Department of Veterans Continue Reading »

There are few studies comparing the efficacy of short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy (STPP) and pharmacotherapy in major depressive disorder. A group of finnish investigators conducted a comparative study on the efficacy of STPP versus fluoxetine treatment Continue Reading »

Although the variety of substances that can cause contact dermatitis is almost limitless, it often can be effectively managed with the proper diagnosis and treatment according to investigators presenting the latest research at the annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) in Seattle.
Contact dermatitis is an acute or chronic inflammation of the skin resulting from interaction with a chemical, biologic or physical Continue Reading »

"Job-Related Stress and Chronic Health Conditions Among Filipino Immigrants," Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health: A.B. de Castro of the University of Washington School of Nursing and the Department of Psychosocial and Community Health and colleagues examined data on 1,381 Continue Reading »

Buy levitra without prescription A thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, concludes that people who have nightmares following a suicide attempt are five times more likely to attempt suicide again, compared with those who do not have nightmares.
The study included 165 patients aged 18-69 years, who were being treated Continue Reading »

A study that could improve our health and well-being at work is about to start at The University of Nottingham.
In 2006 and 2007 more than half a million individuals in Britain reported experiencing work-related stress at a level that was making them ill.
Dr Maria Karanika-Murray, a Research Fellow in Occupational Health Psychology, has received funding from the Economic and Social Research Council to spend the next two and a Continue Reading »

Researchers at the Farber Institute for Neurosciences at Thomas Jefferson University and the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University were recently awarded a $3.7 million grant from The National Eye Institute to study depression in patients diagnosed with age-related Continue Reading »

A recent paper published in the Journal of the American Society of Hypertension projected that the prevalence of premature coronary heart disease (CHD) in young adulthood will more than triple from five percent to 16 percent for currently obese adolescents when they reach 35 years of age. While lifestyle changes and appropriate medications are acknowledged as imperative, Continue Reading »

From Halloween through Valentine’s Day, chocolate helps celebrate the season. While overindulging leads to calorie concerns, the right amounts of the right kinds of chocolate can actually make one feel and even look better. Registered dietitians Shara Aaron and Monica Bearden, authors of CHOCOLATE - A HEALTHY PASSION (Prometheus Books), can explain chocolate’s role in health and wellness, as well as its history, culture, sensory pleasures and more.
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Research presented at the 20th annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium, sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF), found that coronary heart disease (CHD) symptoms presented in the context of a stressful life event were identified as psychogenic in origin when presented by women and organic in origin when presented by men. Continue Reading »

Obese teenagers are much more likely to suffer from metabolic syndrome - which
can lead to heart disease - if they live in Brazil than Italy, according to a study in the
October issue of IJCP, the International Journal of Clinical Practice.
Researchers from the two countries looked at more than 500 obese teenage boys
and girls to see if Continue Reading »

UCSF researchers investigating the appropriate use of procedures to open narrowed coronary arteries — such as angioplasty and stenting — found that less than half of Medicare patients had documented noninvasive stress testing prior to elective percutaneous coronary intervention, or PCI, the clinical name for such procedures.
The team analyzed a 20 percent random sample of 2004 Continue Reading »