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News on Depression

Life has its ups and downs.  Feeling unhappy or sad in response to disappointment, loss or frustration is a normal reaction.  However, clinical depression overwhelms and engulfs your day to day life, interfering with your ability to work, eat, sleep and have fun.  A person with severe depression has little to no interest in work or hobbies, and may even have trouble getting out of bed.  Learning how to understand its signs, symptoms and causes is the first step to overcoming the problem.



11/16/2009 - News

A Low Fat Diet May Improve Your Mood

Whether they are following a low fat diet or a very low carbohydrate diet, it seems that obese or overweight people lose about the same amount of weight after year. But, according to a study published in the November 9, 2009 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, those people who ate a low fat diet experienced greater improvement in mood. Read more

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10/14/2009 - News

Mediterranean Diet May Reduce Risk of Depression

Many health benefits have been associated with adherence to a Mediterranean diet. Now, researchers from Spain report in the October 2009 issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry that following a Mediterranean diet may decrease the risk of developing depression. Read more

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09/29/2009 - News

Diabetics with Depression Have Increased Mortality Risk

Recent evidence suggests that the presence of depression is linked to an increased risk of death among patients with diabetes. In the September/October 2009 issue of Annals of Family Medicine, researchers report that patients with both diabetes and depression are at a substantially increased risk of death beyond cardiovascular death. Read more

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09/16/2009 - News

Viagra for Women

According to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the erectile-dysfunction drug sildenafil (marketed as Viagra®) can improve sexual function in pre-menopausal women experiencing adverse sexual side effects from anti-depressants. Read more

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06/30/2009 - News

Diabetes and Depression May Be a Deadly Double Whammy

Elderly individuals who suffer from both diabetes and depression have an increased risk of death from all causes compared to their diabetic counterparts who were not depressed, according to a new study published in the October issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine . Read more

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06/30/2009 - News

Depression Screening Recommended for People with Heart Disease

Up to 20% of patients hospitalized for heart attack meet the criteria for major depression. Healthcare providers should routinely screen patients with heart disease for signs of depression, according to a new advisory issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) and published online September 29, 2008 online in the journal Circulation . Read more

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06/30/2009 - News

Depression and Diabetes - A Two-Way Street

Depressive symptoms have previously been associated with the development of type 2 diabetes. But, does it work the other way around as well? According to a study published in the June 18, 2008 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, patients with treated type 2 diabetes have an increased risk of developing depression . Likewise, patients with depression were found to have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes within a 3-year period. Read more

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06/25/2009 - News

Which Drug is Most Effective for Major Depression?

Depression is a major cause of disability, and people suffering from depression may be overwhelmed by the wide range of clinically-proven antidepressants on the market. Escitalopam and sertraline have the best combined profile of efficacy and acceptability, according to a meta-analysis published in the January 29, 2009 early online edition of the journal Lancet . Read more

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06/19/2009 - News

Fax alerts do not improve medication compliance

A new study suggests that faxing doctors about patient non-aherence to antidpressant medication is not effective. Read more

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06/18/2009 - News

FDA Investigating Behavior Changes with Asthma Medication

On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a statement about their ongoing investigation of a possible association between use of the asthma and allergy drug, montelukast (marketed as Singulair®), and the development of behavior or mood changes, including suicidal thoughts and suicide . Read more

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