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This story originally appeared on LX.com Have you been umm… ‘self-medicating’ your bouts of depression and anxiety during the lockdown with marijuana? A recent research study published by the University Of New Mexico and Releaf App in the Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine found cannabis flower may be effective in providing immediate relief for the symptoms of depression […]

It’s now been more than a year since the COVID-19 pandemic drastically changed the lives of people around the world. The virus brought immense feelings of stress, worry, fear, anger, loneliness, and for many, grief. Sunday Citizen used data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey, which collected responses biweekly between April 2020 and February

File photo of fishermen in Port Blair (Sudipto Das / BCCL, Kolkata) Saturday, March 03: Pre-monsoon low-pressure systems are normal over the Indian Ocean and if the sea-surface temperature and other factors remain ideal, they often intensify into cyclonic storms with destructive force. On Friday morning, one such system developed over the North Andaman Sea

Syazwan had a stable income as a freelance exotic dancer. But when the pandemic shut down bars and nightclubs, it also took away the biggest source of his income. Stress from home during the circuit breaker further weighed on him and turned into depression.  This is how Syazwan is fighting to get back on track –

Depression is something millions of Americans deal with every day. While the mood disorder is often treated with various kinds of medications, doctors agree that eating the right kind of vitamins can also help. One of the main supplements nutritionists recommend is omega-3 fatty acids. A randomized study, done in 2020 of more than 600

“Factors associated with first-onset depression in young adulthood include female sex, familial history of mood disorders, childhood sexual abuse, anxiety disorder, poor physical health, and sub-threshold depressive symptoms, including disturbed sleep,” the authors wrote. The impact of impaired sleep has been highlighted in prior research as a factor in irritability and potential behavioral changes, attention

Studies point to increased links between chronic illness and mental health balance. with Don L. Goldenberg MD While the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to challenge the mental health of the population at large, providers should be especially attuned to patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as new data shows they may be at increased risk for

Although past studies have speculated that a relationship between depressive mood and chronic cough exists, this is the first to examine whether the relationship is causal and if smoking status, one of the most common causes of chronic cough, is associated in the general Korean population. “Physicians should assess patients presenting with a chronic cough,

India Meteorological Department has withdrawn the outlook for intensification of the depression lying over the North Andaman Sea about 540 km East-North-East of Port Blair (Andaman Islands) and 440 km South-South-East of Yangon (Myanmar) as a deep depression (next only in strength to a cyclone). Instead, it may continue to move to the North-North-East towards

Adam Zyglis, The Buffalo News President Joe Biden’s multitrillion-dollar plans to revitalize the U.S. economy are rightfully drawing comparisons to his predecessor Franklin Delano Roosevelt. But while it’s the same goal, the two have somewhat different approaches, reflecting both the distinctive circumstances and the better data available to Biden. Biden’s initiatives are a lot like