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Bringing you the latest news and announcements about depression therapy and counselling. Including research and clinical trial details for medications, self-help, support groups and everything relevant to depression for mental health professionals. News is updated at least twice daily.

Despressing Times On Campus

CBS News - "I hit the lowest point of my depression and I thought generally about suicide, but I didn't attempt it or plan it or threaten it, I just thought generally about it." Jordan Nott (CBS) Jordan Nott's first year at George Washington University was a ...

Emergency Departments Are The First Stop For Millions Of Hospital ...

Medical News Today - More than half (55 percent) of the 29.3 million admissions to U.S. community hospitals for conditions other than pregnancy, childbirth and neonatal care begin in the hospital emergency department (ED), according to HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research ...

Even At Rest, Men's And Women's Brains Behave Differently

Medical News Today - A key part of the brain involved in processing emotionally-influenced memories acts differently in men and women, even in the absence of stimuli, UC Irvine researchers have found. Larry Cahill, an associate professor of neurobiology and behavior, and ...

Researchers tout hibernation hormone

Abilene Reporter-News - Japanese researchers report they've found a hibernation hormone in the brains of chipmunks that seems to induce the seasonal dormant state, a discovery that could bring advances to human health care and perhaps even space travel. Hibernation allows ...

Child abuse and neglect awareness

News 10 Now - In 2005 more than 4,700 reports of child abuse were made to the Onondaga County Child Abuse Hotline. That's up more than 6% from 2004. But officials say that shouldn't be considered bad news. "We see that as the community getting more involved ...

Quote from: wrz on April 04, 2006, 04:45:46 PM

Daily Herald - I suppose one could say that God can -- and probably does -- "hide" evidence that would prove his scriptures.  That would negate the need for faith!  I've heard that argument many times right here on this forum.  Personally, I don't think there is ...

Bed Rest May Not Be Helpful for Threatened Miscarriage

Medscape News - April 5, 2006 — An opinion piece in the March 24 issue of The New York Times highlights a controversial issue in obstetrics: the value of bed rest for threatened miscarriage. Although this intervention is widely prescribed, evidence of its efficacy ...

Kennedy emerges from the darkness

Globe and Mail - CALGARY — You look into his eyes and see something that wasn't there two years ago when he sipped his morning coffee and admitted he couldn't sleep at night because of the sounds he kept hearing -- the creaking floor and the clicking of a hot-air ...

Attorney Seeks To Block Steroid Questions In Corrections Lawsuit

WFTV - Steroid use among prison guards was the first part of a now wide-ranging state and federal investigation into the state Corrections Department that led to the forced resignation of Secretary James Crosby in February. Crosby, former regional director ...

Higher Self-awareness Of Memory Complaints Predict Brain Function ...

Medical News Today - In one of the first studies of its kind, a UCLA team found that a higher self awareness of memory difficulties may be associated with brain function decline over time, particularly in older adults with a genetic risk for Alzheimer's disease ...

An ‘ice storm’ epidemic

Aitkin Independent Age - Janet Larson, Riverwood family and psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner, is a doctoral student at the University of North Dakota. She talked about the pathophysiological and psychiatric effects of methamphetamine use. From left, Aitkin County ...

From bench to bedside: 'holy grail' treatment (The Scotsman)

TRANSLATIONAL medicine is a term used to describe the branch of research that attempts to move developments made by scientists in the lab out to patients.

Laughing through his final days Art Buchwald prepares for death with ...

CNN - WASHINGTON (AP) -- Art Buchwald is living dying to the fullest. Weeks after he was expected to die from his decision to forgo dialysis, the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist is holding court in a hospice salon to a procession of family, friends and ...

Buchwald packs living and writing into his final days

SignOn San Diego - EDUCATION: Quit high school at age 17 to join Marines; attended University of Southern California, 1945-48, where he was managing editor of the college humor magazine but ruled ineligible for a degree after his lack of a high school diploma was ...

Health commissioner leaving for job in Washington

WCAX - MONTPELIER, Vt. -- Dr. Paul Jarris, the state's health commissioner for three years, is leaving to take a job with a Washington-based association of health commissioners, it was announced Wednesday. Jarris, 48, of Shelburne, was appointed by Gov ...

Transition To Menopause Associated With New Onset Of Depressive Symptoms (Medical News Today)

Women with no history of depression may be at an increased risk of new onset depressive symptoms and disorders as they transition to menopause, according to two studies in the April issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.As background information in the articles, the authors write that although the transition to menopause has long been considered a time of

05 April 2006 (PharmiWeb)

Patients with early Parkinson’s disease could benefit from an innovative treatment that was launched in the UK on 5 April 2006. Neupro® (rotigotine transdermal patch), developed by SCHWARZ PHARMA, combines a new dopamine agonist, rotigotine, with the convenience of a transdermal patch delivery system.

Fatal abuse of children up in '04; neglect cases decline

Washington Times - The number of fatally abused children rose slightly in 2004 from the previous year as the overall number of abused and neglected children dropped, a new report says. Officials from the Department of Health and Human Services said that one reason for ...

Fatal child abuse up in '04

World Peace Herald - WASHINGTON -- The number of fatally abused children rose slightly in 2004 from the previous year as the overall number of abused and neglected children dropped, a new report says. Officials from the Department of Health and Human Services said that ...

Studies: Risk of depression climbs with the approach of menopause

York Dispatch Online - CHICAGO -- Two separate studies show a woman's risk for a first bout with depression rises sharply as she approaches menopause. One of the studies measured hormone levels in 231 Philadelphia-area women over eight years and found that a woman's ...

MLS' Johnson makes play for World Cup spot

USA Today - With one match left and less than one month remaining before the USA's World Cup roster is named, coach Bruce Arena is waiting for one of the team's Major League Soccer forwards to aggressively take hold of that position. Eddie Johnson hopes to be ...

Lack Of Sleep (5 Hours Or Less) Linked To Increased Risk Of High Blood Pressure (Medical News Today)

If you're middle age and sleep five or less hours a night, you may be increasing your risk of developing high blood pressure, according to a study released by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and the College of Physicians and Surgeons, and reported in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association... click link for more info.

The trip of a lifetime (BBC News)

LSD was medical wonder drug before it was outlawed. But a new generation is researching the medical benefits of psychedelic drugs.

Sleep problems get new attention but health threat still underrated

Baltimore Sun - Trying to find answers, Dinges has kept test subjects awake for up to 88 hours to determine the effect of sleep deprivation on memory and brain function. He also has tested the latest medications designed for sleep-deprived Air Force pilots. What ...

TRAGIC MUM SET FIRE TO HERSELF (The News and Star)

DEPRESSION plunged a mother to such a low that she poured spirits over her body and set herself on fire. Neighbours could hear screaming as flames began to engulf Pamela Jane Lightburn and her mother tried desperately to put them out.

Artists Rothstein, Martin premiere works at Gallery 208

Up and Coming Magazine - Gallery 208 will host the artistic premiere of Fayettville photographer Sonja Rothstein's work, titled As I See It, along with the brushwork artistry of Etsuko Martin's presentation East Meets West, Thursday, April 6, from 5:30 - 7 p.m. at 208 Rowan ...

The trip of a lifetime (BBC News)

LSD was medical wonder drug before it was outlawed. But a new generation is researching the medical benefits of psychedelic drugs.

Worried sick (Guardian Unlimited)

Treating cancer sufferers requires more than just removing tumours, writes Peter Cardy.

Highlights of the International Stroke Conference 2006

Medscape News - The American Stroke Association held the International Stroke Conference 2006 meeting in Kissimmee, Florida, February 16-18, 2006. Stroke specialists met to present the latest research on the risks, prevention, and treatment of stroke and transient ...

Threats get Fantasia his day in court

1960 Sun - MIDDLETOWN -- A 50-year-old man who is accused of threatening the life of Probate Judge Joe Marino in a letter has been ordered by a Middlesex Superior Court judge to undergo a competency hearing. The hearing has been scheduled for May 3 by Judge ...

Solving the mystery of fibromyalgia

Southern Illinoisan - You go to the doctor complaining of throbbing, burning muscle pain throughout your body, overwhelming fatigue, and anxiety that makes it extremely difficult to do even the everyday things like housecleaning, playing with the kids and exercising ...

Buchwald's goodbye: writing, reminiscing

Macon Telegraph - WASHINGTON - Art Buchwald is living dying to the fullest. Weeks after he was expected to die from his decision to forgo dialysis, the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist is holding court in a hospice salon to a procession of family, friends and ...

Herbal therapy alert as doctors point to risk of drug failure (The Scotsman via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

TWO of the most popular herbal remedies, St John's wort and echinacea, could limit the effectiveness of up to a quarter of all pharmaceutical drugs, researchers warned yesterday.

'Shocking gaps' in cancer support (PA via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Cancer patients are not getting the emotional support they need to deal with such a devastating illness, a leading charity has said.

Stories in Letters:

Lincoln Journal Star - Letters, 4/5: A chance at a life Local View: Quality people, quality service Letters, 4/4: Stooges to run country? Letters, 4/3: Target story entertaining Tribute: Kathryn Reed kept groundwater legacy Letters, 4/1: Transmission line woes Shoemaker ...

CANCER BLOW TO COUPLES (Daily Record)

ONE in 16 Scots cancer sufferers break up with their partners as a result of their illness, a study has revealed. Researchers also found depression and anxiety added to the problems faced by patients.

'Shocking gaps' in cancer support (Evening Standard)

Cancer patients are not getting the emotional support they need to deal with such a devastating illness, a leading charity has said. A study for Macmillan Cancer Support found that almost half of cancer patients (49%) experienced depression and 75% suffered anxiety as a result of their cancer.

Herbal therapy alert as doctors point to risk of drug failure (The Scotsman via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

TWO of the most popular herbal remedies, St John's wort and echinacea, could limit the effectiveness of up to a quarter of all pharmaceutical drugs, researchers warned yesterday.

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