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Migraine increases risk of depression

A study of 36,000 women found those who had either suffered from different types of migraine in the past, or continued to experience episodes, were at a 36 per cent higher risk of developing depression over 14 years. All those who enrolle [...]

Posted On : Feb, 23 2012 | Comments : 0

Treating depression lowers risk

A past suicide attempt is the best predictor of a future attempt, says psychiatrist and director of the Ottawa Psychopharmacology Clinic Dr. David Bakish. In addition, he says, "the risk of suicide is higher in someone who has a fami [...]

Posted On : Jan, 19 2012 | Comments : 0

Having an abortion does not raise risk of mental health prob...

It makes no difference to a woman's mental health whether she chooses to have an abortion or continue with the pregnancy, researchers found. Women with unwanted pregnancy do have a higher incidence of mental health issues than those i [...]

Posted On : Dec, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

Risk for Dementia Rises When Diabetes, Depression Meet: Stud...

QUICK READThe good news is that lifestyle changes may lower your risk for all three conditions, experts say When people with type 2 diabetes also struggle with depression, their odds for a third worrisome condition -- dementia -- goes up [...]

Posted On : Dec, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Migraine Problems Could Raise Depression Risk, Study Says

People who suffer from migraine headaches also run a higher risk of developing clinical depression, new Canadian research says. According to Reuters, scientists at the University of Calgary found that 22 percent of the 15,000 study partic [...]

Posted On : Nov, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Stop-Smoking Drug Increases Risk Of Depression Or Suicide

According to a new study, the smoking-cessation drug varenicline (Chantix) carries too many risks and should be a last-resort option for trying to quit the habit. Researchers said that varenicline showed a substantially increased risk of [...]

Posted On : Nov, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Depression Risk No Higher for Older First-Time Moms

Women who have their first baby at an older age aren't at any greater risk of postpartum depression than their younger counterparts, according to an Australian study of more than 500 first-time mothers. Researchers led by Catherine Mc [...]

Posted On : Oct, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

Depression ups women's risk of dementia

While depression isn’t an inevitable part of aging, women are twice as likely as men to develop the mood disorder, and that can have significant health repercussions later in life, doctors say. At a conference on aging and memo [...]

Posted On : Oct, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Targacept depression drug: high risk, high reward

Now it is poised to release data from a crucial trial of its depression drug, TC-5214, an event that, in the view of Leerink Swann analyst Joshua Schimmer, represents "one of the most important catalysts in biotech through year-end.& [...]

Posted On : Oct, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Antidepressants and anti-clotting medication may raise bleed...

Heart attack patients are sometimes prescribed selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors to treat depression. But if those SSRIs are taken in combination with anti-blood clotting drugs, those patients could be at greater risk for bleeding, [...]

Posted On : Sep, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

Depression Ups Risk of Strokes

People who are depressed have a higher risk of suffering from strokes compared to others, according to a new study conducted by researchers at Harvard School of Public Health in Boston. The researchers analyzed 28 different studies on dep [...]

Posted On : Sep, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Depression: A Significant Risk For Stroke

In a report issued by the JAMA (Journal of American Medicine Association, depression is highly linked to stroke and stroke-related deaths. This was the result of analyzing about 30 studies, involving around 300,000 patients. The US Cen [...]

Posted On : Sep, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Depression May Increase Risk of Stroke

Many people become depressed after they experience a stroke, but new research shows that depression may actually increase risk of stroke and of dying from that stroke. "We didn't know whether depression, per se, could increase [...]

Posted On : Sep, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Study Shows That Depression Increases Risk of Stroke

Feeling blue? We all know that being depressed is hard on our health, but there's another reason to seek treatment sooner rather than later. According to new research, the risk of stroke is increased by depression in women. The s [...]