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Mental illness can be overcome

May 24, 2006

Daily Sentinel - Mental illness affects every aspect of society and can encompass a wide range of symptoms. To bring about awareness of this prevalent yet often misunderstood illness, the month of May has been declared Mental Health Awareness Month. The theme is ...

The elephant in our living rooms: mental health concerns not "all in ...

May 24, 2006

Le Mars Daily Sentinel - Editor's note: This article is first in a series of three dealing with the reality of adult and youth mental health issues. We don't talk about it, but it's there, just as real as the coffee table and TV. Mental illness. It affects one in five ...

Holmes Slams Depression Stories

May 24, 2006

TEENHOLLYWOOD.COM - Hollywood star Tom Cruise has lashed out at reports his fiancee Katie Holmes is suffering from post-natal depression following the birth of their daughter Suri last month. Several US and UK publications claimed this week the Batman Begins beauty, 27 ...

Cymbalta affects sexual function less than Lexapro

May 24, 2006

Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among men with major depression, treatment with Cymbalta is associated with less worsening of sexual function than is treatment with Lexapro, investigators reported this week at the American Psychiatric Association 2006 ...

The future of medicine (The New Statesman)

May 24, 2006

This round table discussion, held by the New Statesman with Pfizer, examines where we can expect the leaps in development of medicine over the next few decades.

Spiritual Treatment Helpful to Patients with Eating Disorders

May 24, 2006

Dakota Voice - PHOENIX, May 24 /Christian Newswire/ -- In the past, mainstream professional psychology was skeptical about spiritual issues and therapy. In the last decade, there’s been a major shift and mental health professionals are beginning to understand the ...

Cymbalta affects sexual function less than Lexapro (Reuters)

May 24, 2006

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among men with major depression, treatment with Cymbalta is associated with less worsening of sexual function than is treatment with Lexapro, investigators reported this week at the American Psychiatric Association 2006 annual meeting in Toronto.

Natural remedies can alleviate ‘spirit disorders’ of stress and ...

May 24, 2006

Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder - It is estimated that 60-90 percent of health problems are related to spirit imbalance (Oriental medicine’s term for stress), anxiety, depression, insomnia, etc. Stress can impair the memory, trigger high blood pressure, affect blood sugar, and ...

New Program Offers Major Support to Spanish-Speaking Patients who ...

May 24, 2006

Hola Arkansas - --(HISPANIC PR WIRE – CONTEXTO LATINO)--Depression is a serious medical condition that affects roughly eight million Hispanics, who are significantly more likely to be chronically depressed than non-Hispanics, according to a recent study funded by ...

The future of medicine (The New Statesman)

May 24, 2006

This round table discussion, held by the New Statesman with Pfizer, examines where we can expect the leaps in development of medicine over the next few decades.

All in the mind? (Times Online)

May 24, 2006

Professor Michael Baum, who, as reported in yesterday’s Times, is petitioning NHS trusts to give up “unproven or disproved” complementary therapies, has form, as they say.

Cymbalta does not cause sexual side effects (Reuters.co.uk)

May 24, 2006

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among men with depression, treatment with the antidepressant Cymbalta (duloxetine) does not worsen sexual functioning, as is common for most antidepressants, investigators reported this week at the American Psychiatric Association 2006 annual meeting in Toronto.

Cymbalta does not cause sexual side effects

May 24, 2006

Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among men with depression, treatment with the antidepressant Cymbalta (duloxetine) does not worsen sexual functioning, as is common for most antidepressants, investigators reported this week at the American Psychiatric ...

St. John's Wort Could Ease Bladder Woes

May 24, 2006

National Womens Health Information Center - WEDNESDAY, May 24 (HealthDay News) -- The herbal supplement St. John's wort may help control pain linked to hypersensitive bladder disorders such as interstitial cystitis (IC), according to a new study involving rats. Bladder hyperactivity ...

Remuda Ranch, Nation's Leading Eating Disorder Treatment Center ...

May 24, 2006

KRNV - PHOENIX, May 24 /PRNewswire/ -- In the past, mainstream professional psychology was skeptical about spiritual issues and therapy. In the last decade, there's been a major shift and mental health professionals are beginning to understand the ...

Unprepared Caregivers Increase Dementia Activity in Patients

May 24, 2006

Senior Journal - Senior citizens who stayed active less likely to develop dementia May 22, 2006 - The first signs of dementia - including Alzheimer's disease – may not be a faulty memory but problems with balance and walking, according to a new study that found ...

Life After Prostate Cancer

May 24, 2006

KSLA - With early detection many men are beating prostate cancer but the treatments can leave troubling side effects. Today we have some options that are giving men their lives back after prostate cancer. It's a difficult subject to talk about so we agreed ...

Studies find cognitive therapy benefits IBS

May 24, 2006

EurekAlert - LOS ANGELES (May 24, 2006) – Cognitive behavioral therapy and hypnotherapy have been successfully used in the treatment of a variety of chronic syndromes, including common functional disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, such as irritable bowel ...

No Difference Between 2 Anemia Drugs for Cancer Patients: Report

May 24, 2006

KRNV - HOUSTON, May 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cyberonics, Inc. today announced the initiation of a study that will evaluate long-term clinical and economic outcomes for patients with TRD who are treated with vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) Therapy. The ...

All in the mind? (Times Online)

May 24, 2006

Professor Michael Baum, who, as reported in yesterday’s Times, is petitioning NHS trusts to give up “unproven or disproved” complementary therapies, has form, as they say.

Alternative therapies: a lifeline or drain on the health service? (The Scotsman)

May 24, 2006

DOCTORS are urging the NHS to drop complementary treatments, but CLAIRE L SMITH hears testimonies from those who say they can't live without them.

Brain Scans Predict Benefits of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

May 24, 2006

KFOR - Brain scans can predict which patients suffering from depression will benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy, a new study says. Results of the study, by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, appear in the April issue of ...

Verbal Abuse In Childhood Triggers Adult Anxiety, Depression

May 24, 2006

Medical News Today - A new study by Florida State University researchers has found that people who were verbally abused as children grow up to be self-critical adults prone to depression and anxiety . People who were verbally abused had 1.6 times as many symptoms of ...

Treat osteoporosis with a pair of drugs

May 24, 2006

News 14 Charlotte - Jesse Sullivan, a double amputee, is the first person to be equipped with a bionic arm. His thoughts trigger the electrodes that allow the arm to move. The drug Gleevec changed the lives of patients with leukemia, but some have become resistant. So ...

Healing rooms prescribe faith for what ails people

May 24, 2006

Fort Wayne News-Sentinel - It seems an odd spot to come seeking miracles. Rich and Dottie Kanes' faith-healing ministry occupies a corner of a strip mall in Coral Springs, Fla., lodged between storefront businesses for chiropractic therapy, ultrasounds and radiology. Their ...

Depression sufferers 'getting wrong treatment' (u.tv)

May 24, 2006

Only a quarter of Irish people who have depression are getting the right treatment. Aware, the Republic`s biggest depression awareness group, say that the stigma surrounding the illness is still stopping people coming forward.

Holmes slams depression stories (WENN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

May 24, 2006

Hollywood star Tom Cruise has lashed out at reports his fiancee Katie Holmes is suffering from post-natal depression following the birth of their daughter Suri last month.

Holmes Slams Depression Stories (ContactMusic)

May 24, 2006

Hollywood star TOM CRUISE has lashed out at reports his fiancee KATIE HOLMES is suffering from post-natal depression following the birth of their daug

Verbal Abuse In Childhood Triggers Adult Anxiety, Depression (Medical News Today)

May 24, 2006

A new study by Florida State University researchers has found that people who were verbally abused as children grow up to be self-critical adults prone to depression and anxiety. People who were verbally abused had 1. [click link for full article]

Brain Scans Predict Benefits of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

May 24, 2006

KFOR - Brain scans can predict which patients suffering from depression will benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy, a new study says. Results of the study, by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, appear in the April issue of ...

UCB Completes Mutual Recognition Procedure for Equasym™ XL

May 24, 2006

WebWire - Brussels (Belgium) - UCB announced today that it had successfully completed the European Mutual Recognition Procedure (MRP) for Equasym™ XL for use in the treatment of the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with the UK ...

Alternative therapies: a lifeline or drain on the health service? (The Scotsman)

May 24, 2006

DOCTORS are urging the NHS to drop complementary treatments, but CLAIRE L SMITH hears testimonies from those who say they can't live without them.

Verbal Abuse In Childhood Triggers Adult Anxiety, Depression (Medical News Today)

May 24, 2006

A new study by Florida State University researchers has found that people who were verbally abused as children grow up to be self-critical adults prone to depression and anxiety. People who were verbally abused had 1. [click link for full article]

Doctors' letter sparks NHS alternative therapies row (Guardian Unlimited)

May 24, 2006

Signatories labelled old-fashioned 'clinical barons'.

A clash of cultures (Guardian Unlimited)

May 24, 2006

A rational society should resist populist calls for a retreat from science - even when they come from the heir to the throne.

Mental Health and Illness - Bouncing Back from the Brink

May 24, 2006

Southern Illinoisan - Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States suffered from depression his entire adult life. He often battled suicidal thoughts and would go off into the woods, alone accompanied only by a gun. During the time of his second nervous ...

The proper way to remove a tick

May 24, 2006

Times Herald-Record - Ticks' mouth parts have reverse harpoonlike barbs. These are designed to penetrate and attach to the skin. Once attached, ticks secrete a cementlike substance that helps them adhere firmly to the skin. The Lyme Disease Foundation suggests the ...

Doctors' letter sparks NHS alternative therapies row (Guardian Unlimited)

May 24, 2006

Signatories labelled old-fashioned 'clinical barons'.

Alternative treatments popular way to treat mental-health problems

May 24, 2006

La Crosse Tribune - Harvey Larsen finds that Tai Chi Chih has a calming effect when he does the movements. The Holmen, Wis., man said the gentle movements help reduce stress and increase his energy. Larson takes Tai Chi Chih instruction from Sister Marian Massman at the ...

No Difference Between 2 Anemia Drugs for Cancer Patients: Report

May 24, 2006

KRNV - ST. LOUIS, May 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- For millions of Americans, getting a new prescription increasingly means first trying a lower cost generic medicine before using a more expensive brand drug. Today, Express Scripts reported that 14 million ...


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If you have depression, or at least you think you have one, you must realize that you should not diagnose yourself. You need to have a healthcare practitioner that is skilled to give you a correct assessment and professional diagnosis of your condition. There is absolutely no reason ...
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