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A new study reveals that women who smoke are at greater risk of developing major depressive disorder. The study has been published today the British Journal of Psychiatry.
Australian researchers from the University of Melbourne and Geelng’s Barwon Health assessed a group of 1043 Australian women, whose health had been monitored for a decade as part of the Geelong Osteoporosis Study.
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Are genes destiny? Alternatively, are we simply the products of our environment? There is a growing sense that neither of these two possibilities fully captures the essence of the risk for psychiatric disorders. New light is being shed on the complex interaction of genetic and environmental factors as the result Continue Reading »

Environmental changes implemented at 12 Dow Chemical Company worksites helped employees’ there achieve modest improvements in health risks, including weight management, decreasing tobacco use and blood pressure, says Emory University public health researcher Ron Goetzel, PhD.
Goetzel and his team will present the findings from their study Oct. 29, 2008, at the annual meeting of Continue Reading »

With suicide the second-leading cause of death for Wyoming youths ages 15-19, the Wyoming Department of Health is beginning a new program with public and private partners to help address the role of schools in youth suicide prevention.
"Because we are a community here in Wyoming it hurts us all when our youth lose faith in their future and consider suicide as their only option," says Keith Hotle, suicide prevention team leader with the Wyoming Department of Health’s Continue Reading »

Researchers have new insight into the mechanisms that underlie a pathological increase in the size of the heart. The research, published by Cell Press in the October 24th issue of the journal Molecular Cell, may lead to the development of new strategies for managing this extremely common cardiac ailment that often leads to heart failure.
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Giving children with milk allergies increasingly higher doses of milk over time may ease, and even help them completely overcome, their allergic reactions, according to the results of a study led Continue Reading »

It is well known that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) frequently suffer from depression and anxiety, but according to new research, depression and anxiety may actually cause increased hospitalizations and exacerbations.
"This is an important and revealing finding, indicating that for COPD patients, depression and anxiety must be treated as potential clinically important Continue Reading »

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Switching off a protein causes the brakes to fail in our natural ability to respond to stress.
Chronic stress takes a physical and emotional toll on our bodies and scientists are working on piecing together a medical puzzle to understand how we respond to stress at the cellular level in the brain. fluoxetine mastercard Being able to quickly and successfully respond Continue Reading »

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) may reduce the risk of suicide in depressed adults, according to a study by researchers from the World Health Organization and the University of Verona, Italy published in CMAJ.
The study, a meta-analysis of 8 large-scale observational studies, was undertaken to explore whether SSRIs reduce or increase the risk of suicide in depressed Continue Reading »

Anxiety disorders in children and adolescents should be recognized and treated to prevent educational underachievement and adult substance abuse, anxiety disorders and depression, says a nationally recognized child psychiatrist from UT Southwestern Medical Center.
In an editorial appearing in the Dec. 25 issue of New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Buy Continue Reading »

Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE Alternext US (COR)) reported that top-line data from its second Phase IIa study in opioid-induced respiratory depression (RD) demonstrated that a single oral dose of 1500mg of the AMPAKINE® compound CX717 achieved statistical significance (p = 0.005) over placebo on the primary endpoint measure of spontaneous basal respiration without affecting opioid-induced analgesia. This placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized Continue Reading »

Men’s Health News
A team of researchers from Britain and Germany have found that a man’s testicles may be a source of stem cells.
The researchers suggest that the sperm cells can possibly be coaxed into stem cells with similar properties to those found in the embryo, which offers the promise of a supply of "repair tissue" for other parts of the body.
Experts say any ability to transform cells taken from an adult back into Continue Reading »

An early proof-of-concept study presented shows promising results for imatinib in the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a severe, incurable blood vessel disorder.
Preliminary findings from a 59-patient, multi-center Phase II clinical trial suggest imatinib provides a treatment benefit, as demonstrated by a significant improvement in pulmonary vascular resistance and a numerical increase in cardiac output, key Continue Reading »

Buy propecia pills Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) therapy has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and is now an entirely new treatment option for patients suffering from depression.
Dr. Phil Janicak, a professor of psychiatry at Rush University Medical Center, was the principal investigator for the clinical trials of TMS, which is a Continue Reading »

The Priory Group has issued a list of top ten indicators for stressed City executives which should act as warning signs that professional help should be sought. As the global economy goes into meltdown, experts at the Priory Group are coping with escalating levels of depression and related Continue Reading »

A new survey out today on World Mental Health Day has revealed that whilst the credit crunch has understandably made many people a little more depressed and anxious, just 8% had become a lot more depressed and anxious.
The YouGov survey commissioned by mental healthcare specialists Affinity found that overall 51% of people surveyed said that they were in fact unaffected by the current financial circumstances, and Continue Reading »

Men’s Health News
New research from the UK has found that one dose of chemotherapy is the best way to cure testicular cancer in many patients.
If testicular cancer is spotted early enough it is highly curable - it is commonly treated with either the drug carboplatin or radiotherapy - carboplatin is also used to treat ovarian and lung cancer.
In a trial funded by the Medical Research Council it has been found that the drug offered a Continue Reading »

High blood pressure appears to be a contributing factor in the breast cancer mortality disparity between black and white women, according to a study published March 1 in the International Journal of Cancer, Reuters Health reports. For the study, Dejana Braithwaite of the University of California-San Francisco and colleagues Continue Reading »

New research claims that blood pressure drug Candesartan could cut the risk of people with diabetes developing retinopathy, a condition that can lead to blindness.The study found that people with Type 1 diabetes who were given the drug were almost a fifth less likely to develop the condition.
Scientists tested the effects of the blood pressure drug on almost 2,000 patients. Continue Reading »

Adheris, Inc., a leader in patient adherence and education programs, announced today the results of a new study that examined adherence rates among patients on SSRI/SNRI antidepressant therapy.
Study results showed that patients new to antidepressant treatment and those who Continue Reading »

A landmark study indicating that angioplasty may not be cost effective for some stable heart disease patients and research indicating individualized consent forms may help patients make better decisions are among topics reported in the debut issue of Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.
The bi-monthly journal will focus on content that can influence medical practice and health policy, Continue Reading »

America’s financial crises is fueling chronic stress and limiting some people’s ability to think clearly, control emotions and regulate bodily functions in a healthy manner. University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Associate Professor Josh Klapow, Ph.D., says now is the time to take control of emotions and better regulate the mind-body stress response. Klapow is a clinical psychologist and author of "Living SMART: 5 Essential Skills Continue Reading »

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has released the responses of presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama to a detailed questionnaire about mental health care–along with highlights of the Democratic Continue Reading »