April 26, 2021 — Patients receiving an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) should be regularly screened for anxiety and depression, according to research presented at European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) 2021 conference this week, an online scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).[1] “Most patients adapt well to living with an ICD. For others […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. population growth has slowed to the lowest rate since the Great Depression, the Census Bureau said, as Americans continued their march to the South and West and one-time engines of growth, New York and California, lost political influence. Altogether, the U.S. population rose to 331,449,281 last year, the Census Bureau said […]
Snippets of RNA are the giveaways May 3rd 2021 MAJOR DEPRESSION is a serious illness, but also an elusive one. It wrecks lives and may drive people to suicide. It sometimes, though not always, alternates with periods of mania in a condition called bipolar disorder. And it is disturbingly common. Reliable figures are hard to […]
Key Takeaways A systematic review published in April highlights the absence of a clear safest way to discontinue antidepressants for people who live with depression, anxiety, or both. After discontinuing antidepressants, some people may experience withdrawal symptoms or a relapse of their mental health condition. Experts say slowly tapering off the medication is the best […]
A recent first-in-human study of diffuse optical tomography during rTMS suggested treatment target or parameters may need adjustment to benefit more patients with severe depression. The study was published in the journal Scientific Reports. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, or rTMS, was FDA approved in 2008 as a safe and effective non-invasive treatment for severe depression […]
The blues ain’t nothin’ but a black crepe veil, ready to wear — Duke Ellington In 1966 the American drug company Merck launched a new marketing campaign for its antidepressant Elavil — otherwise known as amitriptyline, and still prescribed today for some kinds of physical pain, including migraine. Merck’s admen had hit upon a curious […]
TipRanks These 3 Cathie Wood Stocks Are Set to Rip Higher By 40% (Or More) The markets lately are a mix of gains and volatility, and it’s tough, sometimes, for investors to make sense of it. In times like these, it makes sense to turn to the experts. Cathie Wood is one such expert, an […]
Now, more than ever before, the world is filled with extreme stress and increasing anxiety over people’s health, career, family, and safety. Studies show that Cannabidiol (CBD) could be very effective in managing anxiety, stress, and depression in several ways, too, without any side effects. Although, you may be apprehensive about trying out CBD for […]
In his 46 AD compendium of medical treatments, Scribonius Largus, the court physician to the Roman emperor Claudius, described a peculiar way to relieve headache. Place a live torpedo fish — the black, flat, disc-looking fish also known as electric ray — on the place which is in pain, he instructed, until the pain ceases […]
Newswise — Screening for even mild depressive symptoms before hip fracture repair may be helpful in predicting which patients are at higher risk of developing delirium after emergency surgery, according to results of a new study by researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine. The researchers say their findings also add to evidence that symptoms of depression […]
