Archive for July, 2007

Premenstrual Depression May be Genetic

Thursday, July 19th, 2007
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is a condition that affects approximately 8 percent of women in their child-bearing years. New research discovers the disorder, characterized by bouts of major depression and/or anxiety and ...
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Effectiveness of Primary Care for Mental Health

Thursday, July 19th, 2007
A recent trend in medicine is to have primary care physicians take more responsibility for diagnosing and prescribing therapies for individuals who have mood or substance abuse disorders. A new systematic review combining several research ...
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Group Therapy For ED

Wednesday, July 18th, 2007
A systematic review of randomized clinical trials involving nearly 400 men has found that group therapy can help men overcome the problem of erectile dysfunction. Researchers from the Cochrane Systematic Review organization found group therapy is ...
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Trial Evaluates Lithium for Pediatric Bipolar

Wednesday, July 18th, 2007
A national study lead by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago seeks to evaluate lithium for the treatment of bipolar disorder in children and adolescents. "Lithium is the prototype mood stabilizer for ...
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Manage Cravings for High Calorie Foods

Wednesday, July 18th, 2007
Worldwide the obesity epidemic is rampant. Weight loss industries have evolved to help individuals partake on a healthy diet that controls caloric intake. However, the urge or craving for high calorie foods, ...
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Curry May Slow Alzheimer’s

Wednesday, July 18th, 2007
In the search for a natural remedy to prevent or mitigate Alzheimer's disease, researchers discover the active ingredient of curry helps the immune system clear brain peptides associated with the development of brain plaques. ...
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Disturbed Sleep Tied to Cognitive Decline In Elderly Women

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007
A new study finds that women who experienced cognitive decline over a 13 to 15 year period after age 65 were more likely to sleep poorly than women whose cognition did not decline. The women’s cognitive decline ...
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Smoking Linked to Depression

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007
Researchers hypothesize that the association or correlation between smoking and depression may stem from a common genetic link. "Some people with a history of depression may become smokers as a way ...
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Genetics Influence Auditory Processing

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007
The ability to listen to and comprehend multiple messages at the same time is a trait that is heavily influenced by our genes say federal researchers. The finding may help scientists better understand a broad and ...
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Industry Pollutants Trigger Parkinson’s

Monday, July 16th, 2007
A new study is the first to draw a link between Parkinson's and manganese air pollution, and suggests industry-generated pollutants poses a greater health risk than traffic-generated manganese. Murray Finkelstein of The ...
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