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Too Much Overtime May Raise Depression Risk

January 27th, 2012

Title: Too Much Overtime May Raise Depression Risk Category: Health News Created: 1/26/2012 11:01:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 1/26/2012……click here to continue reading

Medication helps some with mild depression

January 26th, 2012

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with mild depression may benefit from taking antidepressants, suggests a new analysis of past studies that compared symptoms in people on the drugs to those given drug-free placebo pills. Some earlier reports had suggested that antidepressants generally only improve mood in people with severe depression. But that might be because those studies weren't precise ………click here to continue reading

Depression costing UK economy £11 billion

December 31st, 2011

High levels of depression are costing the UK almost £11bn a year in lost earnings, in demands on the health service and in prescribing drugs to tackle the problem. Related Stories Search to resume for missing holidaymaker Handyman wanted for Stephen Hawking’s wheelchair Riot fear over Charles and Diana’s wedding Social care ‘not fit for purpose’ Street murder treated as hate crime……click here to continue reading

Migraines may raise depression risk: study

November 24th, 2011

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who get painful migraine headaches may be at a higher risk for developing clinical depression, suggests a new study from Canada. The research, published in the journal Headache, also hints that the relationship may go both ways, and people with clinical depression could have a higher risk of developing migraines, but that finding could have been due to chance ………click here to continue reading

Depression in young people increases risk of heart disease mortality

November 12th, 2011

The negative effects of depression in young people on the health of their hearts may be stronger than previously recognized. Depression or a history of suicide attempts in people younger than 40, especially young women, markedly increases their risk for dying from heart disease…….click here to continue reading

Too little exercise, too much TV tied to depression

November 12th, 2011

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who exercised frequently and didn’t watch much TV were least likely be diagnosed with depression in a new study of middle-aged Americans…….click here to continue reading

Depression tied to higher stroke risk

November 3rd, 2011

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Combining the results of 17 studies on depression and stroke, researchers found that people who had depression at some point in their lives were about a third more likely to suffer a stroke than those who haven’t been depressed…….click here to continue reading

Older first-time moms not at higher depression risk

October 26th, 2011

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who have their first baby at an older age aren’t at greater risk of postpartum depression, according to a new report that contradicts earlier concerns…….click here to continue reading

Depression: Shaking the stigma

September 29th, 2011

Dalhousie marks National Mental Health Awareness Week with public lecture and free depression screening sessions…….click here to continue reading

Depression: Shaking the stigma

September 29th, 2011

Dalhousie marks National Mental Health Awareness Week with public lecture and free depression screening sessions…….click here to continue reading