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2 hrs ago | KIMT

Suicide Support Launching

Shelley Letendre, of Austin, is launching "Desperate Tears" after her own struggle with depression and the eventual suicide of one of her close friends.

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5 hrs ago | UC San Diego

Could "Love Hormone" Help Treat Depression?

Gazing into your lover's eyes isn't only romantic; it also releases a brain chemical called oxytocin that strengthens social bonds in a variety of species.

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6 hrs ago | Newkerala.com

Watch world's heaviest man marry on Valentine's Day

New Delhi, Feb 13 : This Valentine's Day will be special for Manuel Uribe, the world's heaviest man - he will tie the knot with longtime girlfriend Claudia on the special occasion and it will be shown on television.

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Related Topix: Suicide, Health

10 hrs ago | PSFK

Detect Depression With Your Smartphone

The combination of smart phones and social media means that each one of us are data-generating dynamos.

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Related Topix: Health, Bluetooth

10 hrs ago | Newswise

Phone Counseling Program Helps Workers with Depression

Newswise - PHILADELPHIA, PA - A work-focused, telephone counseling program for depressed employees not only improves depression but also leads to increased productivity and decreased costs, reports a study in the February Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine , official publication of the American College of Occupational and ... (more)

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Related Topix: Health, Tufts University

11 hrs ago | International Business Times

Could a Smart Phone Help Treat Depression? Northwestern Scientists Create Android Shrink

Researchers at Northwestern University are developing the Mobilyze! device as a way of giving more immediate assistance to those suffering from depression and other mood disorders.

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Related Topix: Health, Northwestern University, Psychology, Science

13 hrs ago | CBC News

NDP backs seniors in pet dispute with province

New Democratic Party Leader Dominic Cardy is urging the Department of Social Development to reconsider a policy that could force seniors to give up their pets or move out of their subsidized housing units.

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Related Topix: Health, Canada

16 hrs ago | Your News Now

Healthy Living: Controlling depression with TMS therapy

Many depression patients have failed with antidepressant medications. YNN's Kafi Drexel tells us about a new technology called Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, or TMS therapy which aims to control the patient's mood.

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17 hrs ago | WisInfo

Mental health needs often exceed counseling capacity on UW campuses

MADISON -- A decade ago, Thomas Murphy was a college dropout who used alcohol and drugs to deal with undiagnosed depression.

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Related Topix: University of Wisconsin Madison, Health, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, University of Wisconsin Superior, Psychology, Science

Sun Feb 12, 2012

The Times Leader

Twloha continues important work: Infinite Improbability with Rich Howells

I usually reserve this column for less serious topics, but as my interview subject will tell you, some things just need to be talked about a lot more frequently.

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Related Topix: Non-Profit, Health, Melbourne, FL, York College of Pennsylvania

Globe and Mail

How can I get our doctor to take my husband's depression seriously?

The Question: My husband is having panic attacks, trouble sleeping and has felt "dull," "empty" and "disconnected" from me and his friends for months.

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PsychCentral

What Came First, Religion or Depression?

There's a cartoon picturing a chicken and an egg in bed together. The chicken is smoking a cigarette with a very satisfied expression on his face, and the egg is restless and disgruntled.

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Related Topix: Health, Smoking

TheMonitor.com

NAMI official: RGV 'the forgotten land' of mental health

McALLEN The Rio Grande Valley is "the forgotten land," according to the executive director of the National Alliance of Mental Illness in Texas.

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Related Topix: Texas, Health, Medicine, Psychiatry

Examiner.com

Whitney Houston cause of death by anti-depressant overdose, drowning

Whitney Houston's cause of death is believed to be by an overdose of Xanax, TMZ reports.

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Related Topix: Whitney Houston, Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Xanax, Alprazolam (generic), Medicine, Medication, Los Angeles, CA

Idealawg

Med students doing yoga: Some law students (and lawyers) do yoga, too

Nice article in Common Health about yoga in the medical profession. From " Downward-Facing Docs: Med Students Study Yoga To Help Patients, Selves ": As everyone knows, medical students are a singularly stressed-out lot.

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Related Topix: Fitness, Yoga

WILL-TV Urbana

UIUC Lacks Sufficient Resources for Mental Health Services

For the past five months, journalism students and faculty have examined the state of mental health treatment at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus.

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Related Topix: Illinois, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, Northern Illinois University, Health Care Provider

Sat Feb 11, 2012

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MiraWeeks1933

Depression is a significant concern, especially due to the fact the ailment can often provide suicidal ideas and behaviors as component of its facet outcomes.

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PsyWeb

Depressive personality responds to therapy

She hypothesized that people with pervasive depressive personality traits were more difficult to treat then those who suffered from depression.

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Manawatu Evening Standard

Teens mimic depression to get prescription drugs

Teenagers feigning depression in order to be prescribed antidepressants, in the false belief the drugs will cause weight loss, improve sexual performance and speed up alcohol intoxication.

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Related Topix: Health, Family, Teenagers, Human Sexuality

Castanet.net

Seasonal Affective Disorder

Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, is a type of depression that follows a seasonal pattern, starting in the fall and continuing through the winter, sapping energy and making a person feel moody.

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Related Topix: Health, Melatonin, Supplement, Medicine, Acupuncture

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