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Depression rife among medical students

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 05, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Medical students frequently suffer from depression, especially during their internship years. New research published in the open access journal BMC Medical Education reveals the extent of the problem and features a detail ...


Link between depression, higher risk of cardio events may be because of change in health behaviors

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 25, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The increased risk of cardiovascular events for patients with coronary heart disease and symptoms of depression appears to be largely explained by a change in health behaviors, especially a lack of physical activity, according ...


Depression during pregnancy can double risk of preterm delivery

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 23, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Depressed pregnant women have twice the risk of preterm delivery than pregnant women with no symptoms of depression, according to a new study by the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research. The study is published online in ...


Restless nights put older adults at risk for depression recurrence

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 30, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Nearly 60 percent of the nation's elderly have trouble sleeping, whether it's a lot of tossing and turning or outright bouts of insomnia. While for most people sleeplessness can be annoying at best or unhealthy at worst, ...


You've got to have hope: studies show 'hope therapy' fights depression

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Aug 16, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (17) | comments 1

A growing body of research suggests that there is a potent way to fight symptoms of depression that doesn't involve getting a prescription. This potent weapon? Hope.


Public health clinic study links 'Americanization' and depression

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 12, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A study of 439 U.S. and Mexican-born Latinas seeking pregnancy and postpartum services at public health clinics in San Antonio uncovered elevated levels of depression among the more "Americanized" women, report researchers ...


Voluntary exercise does not appear to alleviate anxiety and depression

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 04, 2008 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (11) | comments 0

Voluntary physical activity does not appear to cause a reduction in anxiety and depression, but exercise and mood may be associated through a common genetic factor, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of ...



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