In the beginning of the 1990s the introduction of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing as a screening tool for early detection of prostate cancer (PCa) drastically increased the detection of PCa. An unexpected consequence was the fact that the risk of suicide is increased among prostate cancer patients. A nation-wide study was carried out in Sweden […]

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Researchers from the University of Sydney’s School of Public Health have found older male Italian immigrants are almost twice as likely to suffer from depression as their Australian-born counterparts.
 
Researchers have concluded the higher rate of depression among Italian-born Australian men aged over 70 is due in large part to a greater reliance on the government […]

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According to new research from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, more than half the people who take antidepressants for depression never get relief.
Why? Because the cause of depression has been oversimplified and drugs designed to treat it aim at the wrong target.  The medications are like arrows shot at the outer rings of […]

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A research study published in the open access journal BMC Medicine suggest that Nortriptyline has been found to cause a ten-fold increase in suicidal thoughts in men when compared to its competitor escitalopram.
According to researchers, findings that treatment-emerging and worsening suicidal thoughts may also be associated with psychomotor activation triggered by antidepressants needs to be […]

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A recent study at Arizona State University investigated insomnia, depression, and distress in men with prostate cancer.
Findings indicated that many men had insomnia and depression with a moderate level of distress. Half the men with clinically significant insomnia also had clinically significant depression. Significant relationships were found among insomnia, depression, and distress. Implications for research […]

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A new research review finds that feelings of depression could be one reason patients fail to follow their doctors’ orders on exercising and eventually become less physically active.
Although past research shows that exercise improves chronic health conditions, such as heart disease and diabetes, it also shows that patients with these conditions often suffer from depression.
The […]

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Scientists suggest we may add extra salt to our food because it boosts our mood, even though we know too much is bad for us.
University of Iowa researchers writing in Psychology and Behavior say salt may act as a natural antidepressant.
But experts warn eating too much salt is linked to high blood pressure.
The body needs […]

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Teenagers who smoke face a greater risk of developing depression in later life, according to a new study.
Since the brain continue to develop throughout adolescence, the researchers theorize that nicotine may negatively influence these systems resulting in altered functionality later in life.
This study is unique because it is the first one to show that nicotine […]

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It’s one of the most common disorders, yet thyroid problems - which lead to weight issues, depression and even infertility - are the least detected, simply because people are not aware of it.
Sadly many doctors do not routinely perform a complete thyroid evaluation in men and women experiencing fertility problems. Even more shocking, many people getting […]

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Researchers at VU University Medical Centre, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, have found a direct link to abdominal obesity and depression. According to their research, older adults who are depressed have twice the risk of gaining fat in the mid-section. This is the first study to test the theory that older depressed adults might at greater risk for […]

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