Vitamin B reduces risk of depression in elderly
6% of individuals ages sixty-five and older are deficient in vitamin B-12 and 20% experience marginal depletion. It makes sense then that older people should include vitamin B in their…
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“Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves”
A meta-analysis of 148 studies reported in the July issue of PLoS Medicine established a surprisingly strong link between social relationships and survival. Although many studies have attributed social relationships…
ReadMen with hemophilia have significantly higher rates of depression
Depression among men with hemophilia is significantly higher than general populations. According to Alison Stopeck, MD, Director of the Arizona Hemophilia Treatment Center, in Tucson, 37% of men treated at…
ReadAsthma doubles suicide rate among young people
According to findings recently published online in the American Journal of Psychiatry, the rate of suicide among young people with asthma is more than double the rate seen in young people…
ReadDoes attitude affect level of disability?
It has long been said that a positive attitude can cause better outcomes in adverse circumstances. Among the many studies that have begun to validate this old adage, results from…
ReadMedia blitz for snack food on decline
In 2006 several major food companies vowed to stop marketing unhealthy foods directly to children, this after a tremendous amount of public pressure as part of an effort to decrease…
ReadCHD & GAD a bad combo
According to a study published in the July issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry, patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) who also have anxiety are at a higher risk for…
ReadClub drug ecstasy a growing public health concern
A report from the CDC, resulting from what may be their first formal investigation into the under-reported public health problem of club drugs, has found that use of the hallucinogenic…
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