News tagged with mood symptoms

Opioid abuse linked to mood and anxiety disorders

Individuals suffering from mood and anxiety disorders such as bipolar, panic disorder and major depressive disorder may be more likely to abuse opioids, according to a new study led by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 13, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Hormone therapy making comeback; Doctors say risks can be minimized

A decade after millions of women went cold turkey on the hormone pills that controlled their hot flashes, mood swings and other menopausal symptoms, some doctors say the therapy is safe to try again.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Older women still suffer from hot flushes and night sweats years after the menopause, finds study

Women still have hot flushes and night sweats years after the menopause finds a new study published today in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Helping Latinos quit smoking: Miriam Hospital studies offers new insight

Latinos looking to quit smoking are more successful when they have a significant other and partner support, say researchers from The Miriam Hospital's Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine. According to the study, ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Women with BRCA mutations can take hormone-replacement therapy safely after ovary removal

Women with the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations, which are linked to a very high risk of breast and ovarian cancer, can safely take hormone-replacement therapy (HRT) to mitigate menopausal symptoms after surgical removal of ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mental health affected by perceived life-threat

Feeling like your life is in danger during an accident or disaster can have long-term negative effects on health - whether or not the threat to your life was real. This is one of the results of a new doctoral thesis from ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 10, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Attendance at Alcoholics Anonymous meetings may reduce depression symptoms

One of many reasons that attendance at Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings helps people with alcohol use disorders stay sober appears to be alleviation of depression. A team of researchers has found that study participants ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 28, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Addiction: Insights from Parkinson's disease

A new comprehensive review by researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI), McGill University and the University of Cambridge, England provides vital insights into the neurological basis of addiction by investigating ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 25, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0