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Depression, Anxiety and Insomnia Drugs Can Increase Risk of ...

A new study warns that medications used to treat anxiety, depression and insomnia may increase an individuals’ risk of a car accident. Because of the risk, researchers suggest physicians should consider advising patients not to driv [...]

Posted On : Sep, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

Depression may up risk of peripheral artery disease

Washington: A study of more than one thousand men and women with heart disease has found depression to be associated with an increased risk of peripheral artery disease (PAD). PAD is a circulatory problem in which narrowed arteries reduce [...]

Posted On : Aug, 13 2012 | Comments : 0

Fighters are high risk candidates for developing depression

Lewis Pinto, a promising English super middleweight tweeted “No matter how good or bad you think life is, wake up each day and be thankful for life. Someone somewhere else is fighting to survive”. 3 days later and a mere 7 wee [...]

Posted On : Jun, 25 2012 | Comments : 0

Depression Heightens Dementia Risk in People With Diabetes

Depression is a known risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Diabetes, too, has been linked to an increased Alzheimer’s risk. Now, a new study shows that having both diabetes and depression raises the [...]

Posted On : Jun, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

Preemies at Greater Risk for Future Bipolar, Depression, Psy...

Babies born prematurely are at a much greater risk for developing severe mental disorders including psychosis, bipolar disorder and depression, according to a new study. Researchers found that individuals born very prematurely (less than [...]

Posted On : Jun, 04 2012 | Comments : 0

Antidepressants -- not depression -- increase risk of preter...

The results, reported May 25 online in the journal Epidemiology, are good news for women who worry that their depression will harm their baby. Researchers also stress that women who take antidepressants during pregnancy should not be over [...]

Posted On : May, 30 2012 | Comments : 0

Hysterectomy not tied to greater depression risk

Women suddenly thrust into "surgical menopause" by hysterectomy don't have more severe mood symptoms than women going through gradual, natural menopause, a new study suggests. Researchers who followed nearly 2,000 middl [...]

Posted On : May, 02 2012 | Comments : 0

Calling yourself fat increases depression risk

Making negative statements about your body, such as "I'm so fat," and "I need to work out more," may be deleterious to your body image and mental health, a new study finds. The results show engaging in "f [...]

Posted On : Mar, 27 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

Statin use tied to lower depression risk: study

It's still not clear whether the medications themselves have anything to do with the difference in mood among users, said Christian Otte, at the Charite University Medical Center in Berlin, who led the study. But the results do sup [...]

Posted On : Feb, 29 2012 | Comments : 0

Migraine increases risk of depression

A study of 36,000 women found those who had either suffered from different types of migraine in the past, or continued to experience episodes, were at a 36 per cent higher risk of developing depression over 14 years. All those who enrolle [...]

Posted On : Feb, 23 2012 | Comments : 0

Treating depression lowers risk

A past suicide attempt is the best predictor of a future attempt, says psychiatrist and director of the Ottawa Psychopharmacology Clinic Dr. David Bakish. In addition, he says, "the risk of suicide is higher in someone who has a fami [...]

Posted On : Jan, 19 2012 | Comments : 0

Having an abortion does not raise risk of mental health prob...

It makes no difference to a woman's mental health whether she chooses to have an abortion or continue with the pregnancy, researchers found. Women with unwanted pregnancy do have a higher incidence of mental health issues than those i [...]

Posted On : Dec, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

Risk for Dementia Rises When Diabetes, Depression Meet: Stud...

QUICK READThe good news is that lifestyle changes may lower your risk for all three conditions, experts say When people with type 2 diabetes also struggle with depression, their odds for a third worrisome condition -- dementia -- goes up [...]