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Pot may provide some chronic pain relief: study

... nervous system reported feeling less pain, as well as less depression and anxiety, when they smoked marijuana compared to when they smoked ...

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Scientists suggest fresh look at psychedelic drugs

... combined with psychotherapy to treat people suffering from depression, compulsive disorders or chronic pain, Swiss scientists suggested on ...

Story - editor - 08/19/2010 - 12:00 - 0 comments

Many Depressed People Have Mild, Brief Episodes of Mania

... News) -- Nearly 40 percent of Americans with major depression also have brief but recurring episodes of manic behavior, a new ...

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Could Lifestyle Changes Cut Dementia Rates?

... incidence of dementia by reducing rates of diabetes and depression, boosting education, and increasing fruit and vegetable ...

Story - editor - 08/07/2010 - 09:30 - 0 comments

Suicide risk no higher with epilepsy drugs

... feared, but they more than double the risk for people with depression, researchers reported on Wednesday. ...

Story - editor - 08/05/2010 - 13:00 - 0 comments

Ketamine lifts mood quickly in bipolar disorder

... within minutes in patients suffering from severe bipolar depression, according to a small study out this month in the Archives of ...

Story - editor - 08/04/2010 - 10:30 - 0 comments

Faced with oil spill, Gulf residents fight mental pain

... over an uncertain future is prompting a desperate rise in depression, health officials and residents warn. ...

Story - editor - 07/24/2010 - 00:00 - 0 comments

Mood Disorders Going Undetected in U.S. Children

... News) -- American kids who suffer from anxiety or depression may not be getting the help they need. ...

Story - editor - 07/14/2010 - 14:00 - 0 comments

Loved one depressed but quit treatment

In early 2007, my mother-in-law was diagnosed with depression and anxiety and was prescribed Xanax and Lexapro. During this time, ... know that not everyone needs to stay on the meds and that depression recovery is possible. ...

Story - editor - 07/08/2010 - 06:00 - 0 comments

Been depressed for a long time

... I was always just a mellow person. Right now though, my depression is at it's all time high. I am going through a messy divorce. ...

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Drug co. paid writers to promote hormone therapy

Drugmaker Wyeth used ghostwriters to play up the benefits and downplay the harm of hormone replacement therapy in articles published in medical journals, a U.S. researcher said on Tuesday.

Struggle to agree UN summit kickstart for Millennium goals

World powers are moving slowly toward an accord on the strategy to be embraced at a looming United Nations summit aiming to get the lofty Millennium Development Goals back on track.

NIH to use BP cash to study oil spill health effects

The U.S. National Institutes of Health said on Tuesday it would use $10 million from BP to start a multiyear study to look at the potential health effects from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

California seeks to fine UnitedHealth up to $9.9 billion

California regulators are seeking fines of up to $9.9 billion from a unit of health insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc, citing mismanaged medical claims, failure to pay doctors and other lapses.

Long-term weight loss may be harmful to health

Long-term weight loss may release into the blood industrial pollutants linked to illnesses like diabetes, hypertension and rheumatoid arthritis, researchers said on Tuesday.

Quality ratings may channel funds from the poor

Physician performance programs, which reward top-tier doctors, could widen healthcare disparities, researchers warned on Tuesday.

Pneumococcal shots give space for new strains: study

Fighting pneumococcal disease with immunizations is like trying to hit a moving target because vaccines that zero in on certain strains also make space for new types to develop and dominate, Dutch scientists said on Tuesday.

Record Hong Kong air pollution sparks protest

Roadside air pollution in Hong Kong hit record highs in the first six months of the year, hurting public health and economic competitiveness compared with Asian rivals, activists and lawmakers said on Tuesday.

372 dead in Cameroon's cholera outbreak: health ministry

A cholera outbreak ravaging through two regions in northern Cameroon since May has caused 372 deaths, according to a health ministry report obtained on Wednesday.

Anti-alcohol vigilantes attack drinking Russians: police

A gang of anti-alcohol vigilantes has targeted beer-sipping Russians in a series of attacks on the streets of the southern city of Rostov-on-Don, local police said Wednesday.