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Cannabis sativa vs cannabis indica
• Depression • • Pain • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 29 15

Cannabis sativa vs cannabis indica

Is all marijuana from a singles species, cannabis sativa? Or are there three distinct species: cannabis sativa, cannabis indica, and cannabis ruderalis?

Weed connoisseurs… Cannabis sativa vs cannabis indica   

 
 

Exercise questioned as depression treatment
• Depression • • Physical activity -exercise • Apr 01 15

Exercise questioned as depression treatment

“Exercise doesn’t help depression,” according to The Guardian. The paper said that patients advised to exercise fare no better than those who receive only… Exercise questioned as depression treatment   

 
 

Twin study lends new insights into link between back pain and depression
• Backache • • Depression • Feb 26 15

Twin study lends new insights into link between back pain and depression

Genetic factors help to explain the commonly found association between low back pain and depression, suggests a large study of twins in the… Twin study lends new insights into link between back pain and depression   

 
 

Teens prescribed anxiety, sleep medications likelier to illegally abuse them later
• Children's Health • • Depression • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Nov 24 14

Teens prescribed anxiety, sleep medications likelier to illegally abuse them later

The medical community may be inadvertently creating a new generation of illegal, recreational drug users by prescribing anti-anxiety or sleep medications to teenagers, say… Teens prescribed anxiety, sleep medications likelier to illegally abuse them later   

 
 

Controlling childbirth pain tied to lower depression risk
• Childbirth • • Depression • • Pain • Jul 23 14

Controlling childbirth pain tied to lower depRession risk

Controlling pain during childbirth and post delivery may reduce the risk of postpartum depression, writes Katherine Wisner, M.D., a Northwestern Medicine® perinatal psychiatrist, in… Controlling childbirth pain tied to lower depression risk   

 
 

Attenuated inhibition of neuron membrane excitability contributes to childhood depression
• Children's Health • • Depression • Jul 17 14

Attenuated inhibition of neuron membrane excitability contributes to childhood depression

Accumulating evidence suggests that the nucleus accumbens, which is involved in mechanisms of reward and addiction, plays a role in the pathogenesis of depression… Attenuated inhibition of neuron membrane excitability contributes to childhood depression   

 
 

Depression in AMD patients with low vision can be halved by integrated therapies
• Depression • • Eye / Vision Problems • Jul 09 14

DepreSsion in AMD patients with low vision can be halved by integrated therapies

The first clinical trial to examine integrated low vision and mental health treatment has shown that the approach can reduce the incidence of depression… Depression in AMD patients with low vision can be halved by integrated therapies   

 
 

Inflammation may help explain depression, diabetes link
• Depression • • Diabetes • Jun 08 14

Inflammation may help explain depreSsion, diaBetes link

People with both depression and diabetes have higher markers of inflammation in their blood than those with diabetes alone, a new study suggests.

Researchers… Inflammation may help explain depression, diabetes link   

 
 

Study shows dementia patients benefit from holistic exercise program
• Depression • • Physical activity -exercise • • Psychiatry / Psychology • May 19 14

Study shows demeNtia patients benefit from holistic exercise program

While dementia patients can often suffer from depression and declining physical and mental ability, exercise has been shown to help improve both their physical… Study shows dementia patients benefit from holistic exercise program   

 
 

Stronger adolescents and teens have less risk of diabetes, heart disease
• Depression • • Heart • Mar 31 14

Stronger adolescents and teens have less risk of diAbetes, heArt disease

Adolescents with stronger muscles have a lower risk of heart disease and diabetes, according to a new study that examined the influence of muscle… Stronger adolescents and teens have less risk of diabetes, heart disease   

 
 

Acupuncture enhances antidepressant effect of Seroxat
• Alternative Medicine • • Depression • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Mar 27 14

Acupuncture enhances antidepressant effect of Seroxat

Acupuncture is more effective than oral antidepressants in improving depressive symptoms, and produces fewer side effects than tricyclic antidepressants. Despite the continued development of… Acupuncture enhances antidepressant effect of Seroxat   

 
 

Study Defines Link Between Depression and Obesity in Adolescent Girls
• Depression • • Obesity • Mar 22 14

Study Defines Link Between Depression and Obesity in Adolescent Girls

Depression and obesity have long been associated, but how they relate over time is less clear.  New research from a Rutgers University–Camden professor shows… Study Defines Link Between Depression and Obesity in Adolescent Girls   

 
 

Depression in pregnant mothers may alter the pattern of brain development in their babies
• Children's Health • • Depression • • Pregnancy • Dec 04 13

DepreSsion in pregnant mothers may alter the pattern of brain development in their babies

Depression is a serious mental illness that has many negative consequences for sufferers. But depression among pregnant women may also have an impact on… Depression in pregnant mothers may alter the pattern of brain development in their babies   

 
 

Children with brain injuries nearly twice as likely to suffer from depression
• Children's Health • • Brain • • Depression • • Trauma & Injuries • Oct 24 13

Children with brain injuries nearly twice as likely to suffer from dePression

Adults with head injuries are known to be at high risk for depression, and yet little research had been done on the topic related… Children with brain injuries nearly twice as likely to suffer from depression   

 
 

Depression twice as likely in migraine sufferers
• Depression • • Headaches • • Migraine • Oct 17 13

DePression twice as likely in migraIne sufferers

The prevalence of depression among those with migraine is approximately twice as high as for those without the disease (men: 8.4% vs. 3.4%; women… Depression twice as likely in migraine sufferers   

 
 

Depression linked in mothers, teenage kids
• Children's Health • • Depression • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Oct 09 13

DePression linked in mothers, teenage kids

Teenagers are more likely to be depressed if their mothers were depressed while pregnant, according to a new study.

Mothers’ depression after giving birth… Depression linked in mothers, teenage kids   

 
 

Children as young as five suffering from depression
• Children's Health • • Depression • Sep 30 13

Children as young as five suffering from depreSsion

Experts said modern childhoods had become increasingly stressful, with pressures from social media and cyber-bullying, school testing and rising family breakdowns among the factors… Children as young as five suffering from depression   

 
 

Teen health program fights obesity, depression
• Children's Health • • Depression • • Obesity • Sep 29 13

Teen health program fights obeSity, dePression

A skills-building program offered as part of high school health classes may help prevent obesity, depression and drinking among teenagers, a new study suggests.

… Teen health program fights obesity, depression   
 
 

Services lacking for young gay black men
• Depression • • Psychiatry / Psychology • • Sexual Health • Sep 18 13

Services lacking for young gay black men

Physical, sexual and emotional abuse among young gay black men is a pervasive problem, yet there remains a lack of social services and resources… Services lacking for young gay black men   

 
 

Depression with diabetes may speed mental decline
• Depression • • Diabetes • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Aug 26 13

DePression with diaBetes may speed mental decline

In a study of middle-aged and older people with type 2 diabetes, declines in thinking and memory that are often linked to later dementia… Depression with diabetes may speed mental decline   

 
 

Depression Risk among Women in the Military Deployed after Childbirth
• Childbirth • • Depression • • Gender: Female • Feb 12 13

About 16,000 women on active duty in the U.S. military give birth each year. Most return to service after 6 weeks and can be… Depression Risk among Women in the Military Deployed after Childbirth   

 
 

Many poor pregnant women with HIV go untreated for depression
• AIDS/HIV • • Depression • • Gender: Female • Jun 13 12

It seems logical that programs to screen and manage depression in pregnant, HIV-positive Medicaid patients should already be in place, but they aren’t.

It’s… Many poor pregnant women with HIV go untreated for depression   

 
 

Video Game Helps Kids Battle Depression
• Children's Health • • Depression • • Gambling addictions • Apr 20 12


For depressed teenagers, a computer game may provide an alternative to in-person counseling, researchers found.

In a multicenter trial in New Zealand, playing the… Video Game Helps Kids Battle Depression   

 
 

Post-Stroke Depression Undertreated
• Depression • • Stroke • Apr 02 12

Many patients with persistent depression following stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) are not receiving the treatment they need, a study suggested.

Of the… Post-Stroke Depression Undertreated   

 
 

Music therapy relieves fibromyalgia symptoms and improves patients’ quality of life
• Alternative Medicine • • Depression • • Pain • May 26 11

University of Granada researchers have proven that music therapy combined with other relax techniques based on guided imagery reduces significantly pain, depression and anxiety,… Music therapy relieves fibromyalgia symptoms and improves patients’ quality of life   

 
 
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