ScienceDaily (Sep. 29, 2009) - Lowers blood pressure, encourages exercise, improves psychological health— these may sound like the effects of a miracle drug, but they are actually among the benefits of owning a four-legged, furry pet.
This fall, the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine Research Center for Human-Animal Interaction (ReCHAI) will explore the many [...]
Archive for September, 2009
29 Sep
A Pet In Your Life Keeps The Doctor Away
28 Sep
Obesity, alcohol, depression interlinked for women
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – September 25, 2009 – Alcohol abuse, obesity and depression seem to go hand in hand for many women, according to the first study to look at how the three relate to one another over time in young adults.
Dr. Carolyn A. McCarty of Seattle Children’s Research Institute and her colleagues also [...]
27 Sep
Antidepressants in pregnancy up heart defect risk
By Anthony J. Brown, MD
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – September 25, 2009 – If you take antidepressants such as fluoxetine (marketed as Prozac) early in your pregnancy, you may be doubling the risk that your newborn will be born with a heart defect, according to a new study.
However, the vast majority of children born to [...]
24 Sep
Cocaine Addiction
Computer Model Shows Changes In Brain Mechanisms For Cocaine Addicts
ScienceDaily (Sep. 23, 2009) — About 2 million Americans currently use cocaine for its temporary side-effects of euphoria, which have contributed to making it one of the most dangerous and addictive drugs in the country. Cocaine addiction, which can cause severe biological and behavioral problems, is [...]
22 Sep
Flavored Cigarette Ban Takes Effect
TUESDAY, Sept. 22 (HealthDay News) — Young people who enjoy a hint of vanilla, berry or chocolate when they light up are about to have their favorite smokes snuffed out. A new federal law banning fruit- and candy-flavored cigarettes takes effect Sept. 22.
The prohibition is part of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, [...]
20 Sep
Women & Alcoholism – Video
I found this video very informative on the subject of alcohol and women; and experiences from the women themselves.
http://www.youtube.com/user/ResearchChannel
19 Sep
Health Tip: Stress Has Its Warning Signs
Here’s a list of possible symptoms
(HealthDay News) — September 17, 2009 – Everyone has a certain amount of stress. But too much of it may make us feel quite fearful or worried, not to mention the physical effects it can cause, such as a rise in blood pressure.
The National Women’s Health Information Center offers this [...]
14 Sep
Treating Workers’ Mental Woes May Boost Productivity
But not treating problems resulted in roughly same outcome, research shows
THURSDAY, Sept. 10 (HealthDay News) — Treatment can help workers with mental health problems return to near-normal productivity, but not treating people who have high levels of mental stress seemed to have the same effect, researchers report.
In the study, investigators looked at statistics regarding mental [...]
14 Sep
Ketamine Reduces Suicidality In Depressed Patients
ScienceDaily (Sep. 13, 2009) — Drug treatment options for depression can take weeks for the beneficial effects to emerge, which is clearly inadequate for those at immediate risk of suicide. However, intravenous (IV) ketamine, a drug previously used as an anesthetic, has shown rapid antidepressant effects in early trials.
Researchers have now explored ketamine’s effects on [...]
10 Sep
Severe, Lasting Depression Tied to Heart Patient Deaths
MONDAY, Sept. 7 (HealthDay News) — Certain depressed patients who suffer from heart disease have nearly double the risk of dying over a seven-year period compared with other depressed patients, researchers say.
The patients most at risk are those who suffer from the most severe depression within a few weeks of being hospitalized for a cardiac [...]
10 Sep
HOARDING
Definition
Hoarding is the excessive collection of items, along with the inability to discard them. Hoarding often creates such cramped living conditions that homes may be filled to capacity, with only narrow pathways winding through stacks of clutter. Some people also collect animals, keeping dozens or hundreds of pets in unsanitary conditions.
Hoarding, also called compulsive hoarding [...]
8 Sep
Depressed Teens Continue to Suffer
FRIDAY, Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) — Mildly depressed teenagers are more likely to have major depression, anxiety disorders and eating disorders as adults, a new study suggests.
In 1983, researchers interviewed 755 teenagers who were about age 16 about mood, anxiety and eating disorders, disruptive behaviors and substance abuse.
About 8 percent were found to have minor [...]
8 Sep
Non-Drinkers More Likely to Be Anxious, Depressed
FRIDAY, Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) — While alcohol may be considered a depressant, teetotalers as well as heavy drinkers are more likely to suffer from depression and anxiety than moderate tipplers, a new study has found.
Norwegian and British researchers also found that people who don’t drink report having fewer friends than drinkers do, a possible [...]
7 Sep
Self-Confidence – Will I Ever Get It Back?
o Confidence is trust or faith that a person or thing is capable
.o Self-confidence is having confidence in oneself.
o Overconfidence is having unmerited confidence- believing something or someone is capable when they are not.
Usually when someone is referred to as ‘confident’ they are referring to self-confidence.
Self-confidence is faith in one’s own abilities. People with high [...]
1 Sep
PTSD: Dirty Little Secrets
I wrote in earlier posts of my childhood sexual abuse; very much a ‘dirty little secret’.
Recollecting my past, namely at around eight years old, my friends and I would be playing in our yard and the predator next door would be sitting on his balcony. I felt frightened for them and me, and wanted so [...]
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