Turns out there might be some truth to the popular wisdom that plump babies are happy babies. A landmark public health study has found that people who had a low birth weight are more likely to experience depression and anxiety later in life. [click link for full article]
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Veterans with cancer sometimes do not undergo depression screening a first step in easing the turmoil of possibly their hardest-fought battle. While staff at the Indianapolis VA Medical Center screened 95 percent of veterans in primary care for depression, they screened cancer patients less consi
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If a child has a depressed mother he/she runs a higher risk of having behavioral problems and injuries, according to an article in Injury Prevention (BMJ).US researchers analyzed what the effect maternal depression might have on child behavior/injury rates. They looked at data on 1,106 mother and
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Immediate relatives (brother, sister, mother, father, son or daughter) of people who have Parkinson's disease are at increased risk for developing depression and anxiety disorders, according to a new study by Mayo Clinic. The risk is particularly increased in families of patients who develop Parkin
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Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Cymbalta® (duloxetine HCl) for the maintenance treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD) in adults. "Relapse, the re-emergence of depressive symptoms after a successful treatment of depres
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U.S. researchers discover that the brains of children and teenagers with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are three years delayed compared with typically developing children. "What I wouldn't take away from this study is: 'Just sit and wait three years and your kid will be OK. We kno
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Stephen Bozylinski, Ph.D, a clinical psychologist and director of the ADHD Clinic of Southern California, released findings from a new open label study demonstrating the effectiveness of Cogmed Working Memory Training to sustainably improve attention and executive processing in children with ADHD.
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Boosting an exercise-related gene in the brain works as a powerful anti-depressant in mice-a finding that could lead to a new anti-depressant drug target, according to a Yale School of Medicine report in Nature Medicine. "The VGF exercise-related gene and target for drug development could be even b
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Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd., (Amex: CPD) announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted tentative approval for the Company's Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Escitalopram Oxalate Tablets (escitalopram), 5 mg, 10 mg, and 20 mg. Escitalopram is indicate
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