Severe depression affects about 14 percent of Americans and sales of antidepressants have soared to $10 billion a year. A survey by the Consumer Reports National Research Center of 1,500 subscribers finds they can help many people…….click here to continue reading
A disturbance in the central Caribbean Sea could result in the formation of a tropical depression during the next two days, according to the latest tropical summary from the National Hurricane Center in Miami…….click here to continue reading
MIAMI - A TROPICAL depression remains in the Pacific off Mexico’s south-western coast and a tropical storm warning is still in effect for the area. The National Hurricane Centre in Miami says the tropical storm warning is for the coast of Mexico from Punta Maldonado to Acapulco…….click here to continue reading
Understanding the potential causal pathway between vitamin D deficiency and depression requires further research, wrote the researchers, led by Luigi Ferrucci from the US National Institute on Aging…….click here to continue reading
Routine screening for postnatal depression in primary care - as recommended in recent guidance from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) - do not appear to represent value for money for the NHS, concludes a study published on bmj.com. The results suggest that both the NICE guidance and widespread current practice should be reviewed. More than one in 10 women suffer ………click here to continue reading
Results of a large study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health showed that electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) might be equally effective in both patients with unipolar depression and those with bipolar depression…….click here to continue reading
A tropical disturbance near Chuuk formed into a tropical depression yesterday. The National Weather Service in Guam said tropical depression 26W has winds between 20mph and 30mph and is moving Northwest at 3 mph…….click here to continue reading