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Treating Depression May Boost Vaccine Response

Older patients with untreated major depressive disorder (MDD) may have lower cell-mediated immunity (CMI), which in turn may influence their response to the vaccine for herpes zoster, new research suggests. A randomized cohort study of [...]

Posted On : Feb, 15 2013 | Comments : 0

Potential target for treating depression identified

SCIENTISTS have found a novel molecular mechanism responsible for the most important symptom of major depression: anhedonia, the loss of the ability to experience pleasure. While the Stanford University School of Medicine study was conduc [...]

Posted On : Jul, 19 2012 | Comments : 0

Treating for Depression Can Prevent Teen Drug Abuse

Treating adolescents for depression can reduce their chances of abusing drugs later on, new research has found. Researchers at Duke University found that only 10 percent of 192 adolescents whose depression receded after 12 weeks of treatm [...]

Posted On : Jul, 02 2012 | Comments : 0

Treating Depression with the Oxytocin, the Love Hormone

Treating Depression with the Oxytocin, the Love Hormone

When a person hugs or affectionately touches another, the brain chemical oxytocin is released, helping to strengthen social bonds, among other actions. This “hormone of love” might provide hope for those suffering with depress [...]

Posted On : Feb, 21 2012 | Comments : 0

Treating Depression: Is there a placebo effect?

Clearly many people here are posting to uphold their long held belief. Beliefs ingrained through years of training by med school founded and funded by Pharma. I am an expert by experience having lost a family member due to poly pharmacy a [...]

Posted On : Feb, 20 2012 | Comments : 0

Treating diabetes, depression together may make sense

Patients with depression and type 2 diabetes showed more improvement when they received simultaneous treatment for both conditions, researchers report. Their 12-week study of 180 patients found that nearly 61 percent of those who recei [...]

Posted On : Jan, 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

Treating Insomnia Boosts Treatment for Child and Teen Depres...

TORONTO – More than half of children and teens who reported definite insomnia before being treated for depression experienced significant improvement in both their sleep and depression during their first weeks of treatment with fluo [...]

Posted On : Oct, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

The Basics of Treating Anxiety Disorders

  While it may be hard to find someone who has not experienced some form of anxiety in their life, there are those whose anxiety never fades which can make it impossible for suffers to lead a normal life. When the ability to partic [...]

Posted On : Jul, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Treating Women’s Depression Might Help Them Lose Weight

Treating Women’s Depression Might Help Them Lose Weight

For many women coping with obesity and depression, new research finds that improving your mood might be the link to losing weight. The new study, which appears in the November/December issue of the journal General Hospital Psychiatry, ci [...]

Posted On : Dec, 10 2010 | Comments : 0

The Basics of Treating Anxiety Disorders

While it may be hard to find someone who has not experienced some form of anxiety in their life, there are those whose anxiety never fades which can make it impossible for suffers to lead a normal life. When the ability to participate in [...]

Posted On : Sep, 04 2010 | Comments : 0

Treating depression helps with blood sugar control

In a study of low-income minorities with poorly controlled diabetes, researchers found that antidepressant therapy was associated with improved long-term blood sugar control and reduced blood pressure.  Rates of depression in people wi [...]

Posted On : Dec, 19 2009 | Comments : 0

Treating Depression Helps With Blood Sugar Control

Treating depression may help people with diabetes get their blood sugar under control. In a study of low-income minorities with poorly controlled diabetes, researchers found that antidepressant therapy was associated with improved long-term [...]

Posted On : Dec, 17 2009 | Comments : 0

Treating Depression After Surgery Speeds Recovery

A simple telephone intervention improved mood, physical functioning, and overall quality of life in patients who were depressed after heart bypass surgery, researchers reported in a late breaking clinical trial here at the American Heart As [...]

Posted On : Nov, 18 2009 | Comments : 0