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Stigma may up depression in lung cancer patients

Washington: Lung cancer patients may experience heightened depression because of sense of social rejection, internalized shame and social isolation, a new study has revealed. Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., found t [...]

Posted On : Mar, 26 2012 | Comments : 0

Depression In Coronary Stent Patients Raises Mortality Risk

A study presented at the 12th Annual Spring Meeting on Cardiovascular Nursing In Copenhagen, Denmark, has demonstrated that the risk of mortality increases in patients with a coronary stent implant. At the 7-year follow up, depressed sten [...]

Posted On : Mar, 20 2012 | Comments : 0

Depression Treatment in Patients With General Medical Condit...

Background Major depressive disorder is commonly found in patients with a wide range of general medical conditions, and it may have a major impact on patient functioning. This study looks at the effect of antidepressant treatment combinat [...]

Posted On : Jan, 10 2012 | Comments : 0

Seminar Examines Depression Treatments For Patients

Is deep-brain stimulation the answer for depression patients? A new seminar being released by researchers at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center looks at depression in a new light. For years, depression was seen as a symptom of many d [...]

Posted On : Dec, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Ten-Year Study of Medicaid Depression Patients Sees Big Cost...

The cost of treating Medicaid patients with depression increased substantially over a 10-year period, but it resulted in just a minimal improvement in the quality of their care, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of G [...]

Posted On : Dec, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Heart Patients With Depression Often Find ER Delays

A new study finds that heart attack patients with a history of depression are less likely than other heart attack patients to receive priority care at emergency departments. Canadian researchers analyzed data on 6,874 heart attack p [...]

Posted On : Mar, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Depression often overlooked in cancer patients

Radiation oncologist David Christie collaborated with the University of New England and Bond University to research the link between cancer and mental illness in 1,000 patients across south-east Queensland. Dr Christie says every patient [...]

Posted On : Jun, 29 2010 | Comments : 0

Study - Depression in aging cancer patients should be treate...

Far too often, primary-care doctors miss classic signs of depression when screening patients for other conditions. This week, a study makes note that one particularly vulnerable group is elderly cancer patients, and that a comprehensive pro [...]

Posted On : Oct, 23 2009 | Comments : 0

GPs 'failing to diagnose depression in half of patients'

GPs are failing to diagnose clinical depression in at least half of patients who see them because consultations are too rushed, a major study suggests. Up to 12 per cent of patients also have depression diagnosed incorrectly on the ba [...]

Posted On : Jul, 29 2009 | Comments : 0

Genes help placebos work in depression patients

Some combination of biological and psychological factors was thought to be responsible for why placebos, sugar pills designed to gauge the effectiveness of the actual medication, work for some people and not for others. Now researchers have [...]

Posted On : Jul, 22 2009 | Comments : 0

Unexplained Pain Among Depressed Patients

A new research study investigated the relatively common problem of unexplained pain or somatoform pain disorder among individuals with depression. Pain symptoms that cannot be attributed, or at least not fully attributed, to an organi [...]

Posted On : Jul, 17 2009 | Comments : 0

Medarex Surges On Successful Treatment Of Two Cancer Patient...

Shares of Medarex Inc. (MEDX) surged Monday on news that two patients taking the biopharmaceutical company's prostate cancer treatment in a mid-stage trial are now cancer free. The Mayo Clinic announced Friday that two men being treated wi [...]

Posted On : Jun, 23 2009 | Comments : 0

Genetic factors may predict depression in heart disease pati...

Individuals with heart disease are twice as likely to suffer from depression as the general population, an association the medical community has largely been unable to explain. Now, a new study by researchers at The Miriam Hospital, in conj [...]

Posted On : May, 21 2009 | Comments : 0

Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program improves patients symp...

A randomised controlled trial has revealed that the Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program improves the condition of arthritis patients significantly.Formerly called People with Arthritis Can Exercise (PACE), the program aims at managing art [...]