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Antidepressants can help people with physical ills

2010-03-17T11:15:46Z

<div><p>LONDON (Reuters) - Antidepressants such as Eli Lilly's Prozac or GlaxoSmithKline's Paxil can help depressed patients with physical illness, and doctors should consider them more often,...

Some antidepressants may raise cataract risk: study

2010-03-15T13:16:08Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who take certain drugs for depression known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) may have a higher-than-average risk of developing cataracts, a study from Canada hints.</p><p>Among about 18,700 Quebec residents aged 65 and older with cataracts and 187,000 age-match...

How to Recognize Depression Symptoms in Your Teen

2010-03-14T06:59:59Z

The wild mood swings experienced among most teenagers are usually a normal part of adolescent behavior, although it can become a nightmare for their parents. However, psychologists have conducted studies and have concluded many teens who do experience ups and downs in their moods are in actuality dealing with teenage depression symptoms.<br><br>Medical Findings<br><br>Although a main list of depression symptoms in teens are still not agreed upon by all medical experts,...

Headache, Tired, Depressed? You May Be Dehydrated

2010-03-13T19:54:40Z

Over 340 million people worldwide suffer from some form of depression. It can be a very debilitating illness that affects many areas of your life. When a person is depressed, not only is everyday life a struggle, but their friends and loved ones are also affected by the disease.<br><br>Depression can have many symptoms including: headaches, appetite changes, insomnia and feelings of emptiness and thoughts of suicide. If you or someone you know is dealing with thoughts of suicide, ...

Obesity and depression are a two-way street

2010-03-05T11:15:19Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who are obese are at increased risk of becoming depressed, and people who are depressed are at increased risk of becoming obese, Dutch researchers have found.</p><p>"There is a reciprocal association over time between depression and obesity," Dr. Floriana S. Luppino, of LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The teenage son of famed Osmond family singer Marie Osmond committed suicide by jumping from a building in downtown Los Angeles, her representative confirmed on Saturday.</p><p>Michael Blosil, 18, leapt from his apartment around 9 p.m. (12 a.m. EST) Friday after leavi...

Acupuncture shows promise for depression in pregnancy

2010-02-22T14:30:28Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For pregnant women with depression, a couple months of acupuncture might help reduce the severity of their symptoms, a small study hints.</p><p>The study, which followed 150 pregnant women with major depression, tested "depression-specific" acupuncture against massage and acupuncture sessions that, according to traditional Chinese medicine, does not specifically target de...

Mom's antidepressants may delay baby's first steps

2010-02-22T08:30:44Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When pregnant women take antidepressants, it sometimes causes their babies to hit developmental milestones late, Danish researchers reported on Monday.</p><p>However, the delays--up to one month--still place the toddlers within the normal range of development.</p><p>"These drugs have an effect on the fetus' brain," said Reuters) - Workers with depression stay home sick more often than healthy colleagues, even when their disease is treated, according to a Thomson Reuters report released on Tuesday.</p><p>The report, commissioned by drug maker Sanofi Aventis, suggests that employers would ...

Antidepressants may delay breast milk production

2010-02-22T12:59:49Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Widely used antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) may delay a woman's breast milk production soon after giving birth, a new study hints.</p><p>In a survey of 431 women who gave birth at one U.S. medical center, researchers found that seven of the ei...

Drugs for depression, anxiety tied to preterm birth

2010-02-22T16:58:59Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pregnant women who take certain drugs for depression or anxiety may have heightened risks of preterm delivery or other birth complications, according to a new study.</p><p>Researchers found that among nearly 3,000 women who gave birth in Washington State, ...

How to treat depression

2010-02-22T17:16:31Z

Author: Imran ali

Depression is a mental imbalance that a person experiences when there is pressure on the person. This pressure can come due to a lot of unavoidable circumstances. So, if a person is depressed, the best way to ease his depressed mind is to use medication. The use of medicine is the first thing that people suggest when they talk of depression. Remember that medicines are not always required to ease depression. Instead people can try out the effective home r...

What is Depression Primer and What Are the Facts?

2010-02-22T18:55:20Z

Being sad for a while is one thing, but being depressed takes sorrow to a different level. Depression is a pervasive sadness that clutches you by the collar and transforms your life as it slips a burlap sack over your head. You start to adjust to life with this sack on, and soon you sway every decision based on that sack blinding you to your true abilities.<br><br>Depression is specified as 2 or more weeks of emotional and physical lethargy. Clinical depression is ...

Beat the Holiday Blues

2010-02-22T22:26:59Z

<div><p>Happy holidays? Bah, humbug. For some guys, December is actually the darkest month, says Andrew Weil, M.D. "There's a contradiction between expectations of joy and reality," he says. (The sucky economy doesn't help.) Conquer the problem with these simple all natural mood boosters.</p><p></p><p>1.) Get Your Ass to the Gym It's still the best way to prev...

Helping Yourself Treat Anxiety Disorders

2010-02-22T22:34:55Z

This is in no way to insinuate that someone who is suffering from severe anxiety or depression can be cured by taking a herbal supplement or performing exercises or yoga.<br><br>That being said, in the same respect, every single person who feels a little down should not have to run to the doctor and get tranquilizers and anti depressants. There are certain things that people can do to stave off both depression and anxiety on their own.<br><br&a...

Few depressed Americans treated appropriately: study

2010-02-22T23:20:36Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Most Americans with major depression go untreated or under treated using a benchmark of American Psychiatric Association guidelines, according to a national study released this week.</p><p>Mexican Americans and African Americans are the least lik...

EU probes Danish drug maker for generic drug delay

2010-02-23T00:10:36Z

<div id="subtitle">EU says it suspects Denmark's Lundbeck may have blocked launch of generic antidepressants</div><div><p>European Union regulators said Thursday that they suspect Danish drug maker Lundbeck may have delayed the launch of a cheaper, generic version of its antide...

How to Treat Depression With Acupuncture

2010-02-23T00:11:55Z

People who are depressed often suffer from anxiety, worry, crying spells, fatigue, an inability to concentrate, a lack of interest in social activities and hobbies, etc. In extreme cases, depression leaves individuals feeling hopeless, often considering harming themselves or others, or even committing suicide. Whether you've experienced it for yourself, you know a friend or relative who has dealt with it, or you've heard about it on TV (usually tied to some "miracle" pill), you probably know ...

Antidepressants do little for mild cases: study

2010-02-23T00:54:55Z

<div><p>Patients with mild or moderate depression may benefit little from antidepressant medications and may be better treated with alternatives, researchers said Tuesday.</p><p>A group of researchers combined data from six studies involving 718 adult outpatients who ranged from mildly to very severely depressed according to the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale.</p><p>Their study, which sought to compare the bene...

Limits to antidepressants' effectiveness: study

2010-02-23T00:58:21Z

<div><p>CHICAGO (Reuters) - Mild to severe depression might be better treated with alternatives to antidepressant drugs, which do not help patients much more than an inactive placebo, researchers said Tuesday.</p><p>Combining data from six studies that examined the effectiveness of two commonly prescribed antidepressants -- paroxe...