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Archive for January, 2007

Depression amid Chronic Disease

Monday, January 29th, 2007

Receiving the diagnosis of a chronic disease or cancer is a traumatic, life-changing event. Unfortunately, the mental health effect of the incident is often obscured by attention to the physical disorder and the inability to ...

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Sensitivity to Rejection Can Be Dangerous

Friday, January 26th, 2007

A series of new studies provide evidence that individuals who have a heightened sensitivity that they will be rejected by others because of their physical appearance, can be at risk. Three studies suggest the sensitivity, ...

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Proven Help for Anxiety Disorder

Friday, January 26th, 2007

Perhaps as a function of the pace and stress of today's world, the incidence of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) appears to be on the rise. A new review of psychotherapy interventions for the often disabling ...

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Genetic Predisposition for Schizophrenia

Friday, January 26th, 2007

A new study presents evidence that a genetic variation may predispose individuals to develop schizophrenia. Chinese researchers report the chitinase 3-like 1 gene as a potential schizophrenia-susceptibility gene and suggest that the genes involved in ...

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Side-Effects Determine Antidepressant

Thursday, January 25th, 2007

A new study has found that the 12 most commonly prescribed second-generation antidepressants have similar efficacy for treatment of acute-phase depression. However, side effects among the drugs varied, causing many patients to have to try ...

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Help for Men Who Are Premature

Thursday, January 25th, 2007

A novel treatment modality may offer first-line help for men experiencing the problem of premature ejaculation. According to a new study, use of a topical anesthetic spray delayed ejaculation for five times as long among ...

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Harder to Quit if Mom Smoked During Pregnancy

Thursday, January 25th, 2007

An interesting study has discovered that it may be more difficult to stop smoking if an individual’s mother smoked during pregnancy. Using an animal model, scientists discovered prenatal exposure to nicotine can alter areas of ...

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Meds Ease Depression for Heart Patients

Thursday, January 25th, 2007

Research performed over the last 15 years has found that depression often accompanies coronary artery disease (CAD). A new study finds that an antidepressant medication improves symptoms of depression. However, short-term psychotherapy did not appear ...

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‘Learn’ to Slow Alzheimer’s

Wednesday, January 24th, 2007

Keeping the mind active may slow the development of brain tangles that are associated with the development of Alzheimer's disease. Scientists from UC Irvine believe that learning can delay the onset of the neurodegenerative disease. In ...

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New Drug Trebles Odds to Stop Smoking

Wednesday, January 24th, 2007

A widely respected evidence-based analysis of the new anti-smoking drug varenicline, shows that the medication can improve the odds of a person quitting smoking by three-fold. Varenicline is the first new anti-smoking drug in the ...

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