Lesbians, gays, bisexuals at higher risk for severe mental health problems
February 3rd, 2011 - 12:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 03 (ANI): The stress of being rejected or victimized because of sexual orientation may disrupt hormonal responses in lesbians, gays and bisexuals (LGB), new research from Concordia University suggests.This investigation ... Read more...
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Our body clock unchanged for millions of years
January 28th, 2011 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 28 (IANS) The inner clock that regulates the behaviour of all life forms has existed for millions of years - unchanged.The finding could shed light on a range of human ... Read more...
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Employees most invested in their jobs ‘have highest stress levels’
January 26th, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 26 (ANI): A new study by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) has suggested that a workplace's key employees may be at the greatest risk of experiencing high ... Read more...
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Obese people ‘more likely to have mental health problems’
January 25th, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 25 (ANI): An Australian study has found that people who are obese are more likely to have mental health problems.Researchers collected data on the physical and mental health of more ... Read more...
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Oz reality show pits brides against each other for plastic surgery makeover
January 19th, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Jan 19 (ANI): A new reality TV show has come up in Australia that pits brides against each other in a series of wedding-themed challenges for the chance to win extensive ... Read more...
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Almost a third of Brit women aged over 18 have taken antidepressants
January 11th, 2011 - 6:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 11 (ANI): A new survey has revealed that almost a third of Brit women aged over 18 have taken antidepressants.The survey of more than 2,000 girls and women in England ... Read more...
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Lasting relationships key to good mental health: Study
January 4th, 2011 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 4 (ANI): Long relationships have a positive effect on people's mental health - even if they are not married, a study has found.The study has found that men and ... Read more...
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Afghanistan-based US troops’ families bear brunt of deployment strains
December 31st, 2010 - 3:51 pm ICT by ANI
Wautoma, Dec 31 (ANI): The impact of the Afghanistan war is not limited to the soldiers deployed there, but extends to their families back home, who bear the brunt of the psychological ... Read more...
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Women war veterans prone to mental health problems during pregnancy
December 22nd, 2010 - 6:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 22 (ANI): A new study has revealed that the stress associated with military service in a war zone may later contribute to an increased risk of mental health problems if ... Read more...
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People with psychotic disorders 12 times likelier to commit suicide
December 7th, 2010 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 7 (ANI): A psychiatrist has said that people with psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, are 12 times more likely to commit suicide than average.The research found that ... Read more...
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Chinese teenage helpline swamped with sex queries
December 5th, 2010 - 11:28 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 5 (IANS) A mental health helpline set up for teenagers in China is now being flooded with queries - most of them related to sex.Zhu Guangyu, in charge of the ... Read more...
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Not genes, negative parenting fosters aggressiveness
December 3rd, 2010 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
Syndey, Dec 3 (IANS) A new study has found that the role of positive and negative parenting practices are linked to children's mental health problems, specifically depression and aggression.The study, based on ... Read more...
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A third of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender youth suffer mental disorders
December 2nd, 2010 - 3:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 02 (ANI): A new study by University of Illinois at Chicago has revealed that one-third of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth have attempted suicide in their lifetime - ... Read more...
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Bhopal’s toxic reality - 26 years and still hurting
December 1st, 2010 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
By Shahnawaz Akhtar
Bhopal, Dec 1 (IANS) Another year, another anniversary, another round of protests. But the thousands of survivors of the world's worst industrial disaster are unwilling to give up the ... Read more...
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Marijuana raises risk of cancer, other killer diseases
November 25th, 2010 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 25 (IANS) Cannabis damages the immune system, leaving the body open to diseases from pneumonia to cancer, a research suggests.In experiments, THC, the chemical behind the 'high' of cannabis fuelled ... Read more...
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Brit TV dramas portray characters with mental health issues as ‘dangerous’
November 22nd, 2010 - 1:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 22 (ANI): A study of peak-time British programme has indicated that television dramas too often portray characters with mental health problems as "dangerous".Almost half (45 pc) of fictional characters with ... Read more...
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Binge drinking ‘ups future depression risk in teens’
November 16th, 2010 - 3:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 16 (ANI): Researchers have warned that binge-drinking teenagers are more likely to have mood disorders such as anxiety and depression in adulthood.Researchers at the Loyola University Health System have found ... Read more...
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UK ministry blames three military units to Afghan civilian casualties
October 27th, 2010 - 11:47 am ICT by ANI
London, Oct. 27 (ANI): The conduct of three British military units in Afghanistan has come under serious question after the Ministry of Defence released unprecedented details of incidents in which troops attacked ... Read more...
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Sleep disturbances increase work disability risk
October 26th, 2010 - 3:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 26 (ANI): A new study, conducted by the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health in collaboration with the universities of Turku and London, has revealed that sleep disturbances increase the risk ... Read more...
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Brit university doc slept with ‘vulnerable’ patients, making one pregnant
September 29th, 2010 - 6:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 29 (ANI): A British university doctor has been suspended from medical practice after he slept with two "vulnerable" patients and got one of them pregnant.Student medical officer Dr Stephen Carr-Bains, ... Read more...
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UK police probing Lib Dem MP on ’seduction’ charge
September 27th, 2010 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept.27 (ANI): Police are investigating a senior Liberal Democrat lawmaker for reportedly trying to seduce a vulnerable female constituent.The 36-year-old single mother reportedly approached Mike Hancock, MP for Portsmouth South, with ... Read more...
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Abortion does not cause depression or low self-esteem in teens
September 25th, 2010 - 5:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 25 (ANI): A new study has suggested that teenage girls who have abortions are no more likely to become depressed or have low self-esteem than their peers whose pregnancies do ... Read more...
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Fresh air and farm work to beat depression
September 12th, 2010 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 12 (IANS) Doctors in Britain are prescribing fresh air and farm work to beat depression.
A scheme in Suffolk encourages patients to work outdoors. Known as care farms, the initiative is ... Read more...
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‘Tiger Woods types’ still harassing women sexually at work
September 11th, 2010 - 5:41 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Sept 11 (ANI): Sexual harassment of female employees at the workplace still continues as companies fail to manage male workers with similar mental health problems as golfer Tiger Woods.Australian Human ... Read more...
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Lack of sleep linked to mental illness: Oz study
September 1st, 2010 - 12:19 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Sept 1 (ANI): An Australian research has suggested that youngsters who get very little sleep are more prone to mental illness.Nicholas Glozier of the University of Sydney said that lack ... Read more...
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Sad mothers have small babies who die early
August 26th, 2010 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 26 (IANS) Sad and anxious mothers tend to have smaller babies who are more likely to die in infancy.
The study, which focused on women living in rural Bangladesh, provides ... Read more...
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Sad mothers give birth to smaller babies: Study
August 26th, 2010 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 26 (ANI): A new research has revealed that clinical depression and anxiety during pregnancy results in smaller babies who are more likely to die in infancy.The study, which focused ... Read more...
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Teen internet addicts face double depression risk
August 3rd, 2010 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 3 (IANS) Teenagers who are addicted to the internet are more than twice as likely to suffer from depression.
For the first time, a study claims that 'pathological' web use ... Read more...
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Teen Internet addicts ‘more likely to suffer depression’
August 3rd, 2010 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
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teenagers who use the Internet pathologically are more likely to develop
depression than those who don't.Pathological (uncontrolled or unreasonable) ... Read more...
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Blood test for depression closer to reality
July 23rd, 2010 - 2:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 23 (ANI): A team of Dutch researchers have identified a set of seven genes in whole blood that helped them to distinguish un-medicated major depressive disorder (MDD) patients from healthy ... Read more...
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Cyberbullies and their victims face physical, mental health problems
July 6th, 2010 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 6 (ANI): Adolescent cyberbullies and their victims may have physical and mental health problems, suggests new research.Cyberbullying is an aggressive, intentional, repeated act using mobile phones, computers or other electronic ... Read more...
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Study confirms depression, abdominal obesity link
June 10th, 2010 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 10 (ANI): A new research has confirmed the link between depression and abdominal obesity, which has been associated with an increased risk for cancer and cardiovascular disease."We found that in ... Read more...
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One-tenth of Iraq returned soldiers ‘have mental health problems’
June 8th, 2010 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 8 (ANI): About one-tenth of soldiers returning from Iraq may be impaired by mental health problems, according to a new American study.Between 8.5 percent and 14 percent of soldiers returning ... Read more...
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Cannabis use at younger age hurts education: Study
May 22nd, 2010 - 5:00 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, May 22 (ANI): A study of more than 6000 New Zealanders and Australians shows that people who use cannabis before the age of 18 are more likely to end up with ... Read more...
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Financial squeeze linked to mental health problems
May 17th, 2010 - 12:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 17 (ANI): Many workers have sought medical advice for stress and anxiety following the recession, says a UK survey.The survey of 2,050 workers found that the post recession period has ... Read more...
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