Brain Scans Seeks Best Drug Match for Depression Patients
Brain Scans Seeks Best Drug Match for Depression Patients
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About 15.5 million people reported struggling with bouts of depression in a 2010 U.S. survey, and 11 percent of Americans 12 and older are treated for the disorder, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Depression costs U.S. …
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Pregnant women not treated for depression
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Jean Ko and colleagues at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta found more than 1-in-10 women ages 18-44 had a major depressive event during the previous year — representing about 1.2 million U.S. women. However, more than half …
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Latimer: Vitamin D supplement won't treat depression
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Although low vitamin D and depression do appear to be linked, we cannot go forward attempting to treat depression with vitamin D supplementation. Still, doctors should be aware that depressed individuals are at an increased risk of vitamin D deficiency.
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90% depression cases not treated
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By 2020, it is estimated that depression will be the second biggest cause of morbidity after heart ailments, as it triggers various other diseases by lowering immunity and increasing malignancy. Unfortunately, in India, people don't take the disease …
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Mental Health Awareness.mpg – This PSA from CenterPointe and KLKN helps reduce the stigma of mental illness.
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