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Depression Linked to Early Heart Disease |
| TUESDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Depression, especially its physical signs, such as fatigue and loss of appetite, may contribute to thickening arteries, an early sign of cardiovascular disease, researchers report. Previous research has suggested |
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Teens' Sleeplessness Leads to Falling Grades |
| THURSDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Sleepless nights can leave their mark on teens\' report cards, a new study finds. Researchers from the University of Colorado School of Medicine analyzed 238 surveys filled out by middle-school and high-school |
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Scientists Get Closer to Depression's DNA |
| THURSDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Depression may spring, at least in part, from genes on a specific region of chromosome 15, according to new findings from a team of U.S. researchers. The findings, appearing in two papers, are being made availabl |
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Antidepressants Linked to Fracture Risk |
| MONDAY, Jan. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Men and women in their 50s and older who take antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors may be doubling their risk of fractures, a new Canadian study suggests. SSRIs, such as Prozac and Paxi |
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Antidepressants Fight Heart Disease-Linked Depression |
| TUESDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Drug treatment may beat psychotherapy at relieving the major depression felt by many patients with severe heart disease, a Canadian study finds. The three-month study of 284 people who had already suffered heart |
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Emotional Health Vital to Heart Attack Recovery |
| MONDAY, Jan. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Depression, fear and anger are common reactions after a person has had a heart attack, and emotional recovery is vital to a patient\'s health and well-being, according to an article in the January issue of the Ma |
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Fish During Pregnancy Helps Child's Development |
| THURSDAY, Feb. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Children whose mothers ate at least three servings of fish a week during pregnancy had higher scores in tests of mental function in their early years. That\'s the conclusion of a new British-American study that |
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Standard Infertility Treatment Best for Hormone Disorder |
| WEDNESDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Women with polycystic ovary syndrome who want to have a baby will probably have better luck if they take the fertility drug clomiphene instead of metformin, an insulin-sensitizing medication that helps induce ov |
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Black Moms Face Triple the Risk of 'Preemie' Birth |
| FRIDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Black women are three times more likely than white women to deliver their babies prematurely, a new study reveals. Even worse, they are four times more likely to give birth extremely prematurely -- between 20 to 28 |
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Danish Study Tracks Rise in Childhood Psychiatric Disorders |
| TUESDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Rates of autism and two other childhood neuropsychiatric conditions -- hyperkinetic disorder and Tourette syndrome -- increased among Danish children between 1990 and 2004, a new study finds. The findings, publi |
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Health Tip: Take Prenatal Vitamins |
| (HealthDay News) -- Prenatal vitamins are designed for women who are pregnant or who are planning to be pregnant. The supplements help ensure that the expectant mother and developing baby have the proper nutrients. Folic acid, calcium, and iron shou |
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