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Equal opportunity affliction: pain Doctor fights bias in access to treatment (The Ann Arbor News) If, as Dr. Carmen Green maintains, chronic pain is a "thief in the night,'' causing depression, stealing livelihoods and crushing families, then a lack of pain treatment for minority, female, elderly and low-income patients is the worst kind of discrimination. us.rd.yahoo.com
Left untreated, depression can be lethal (Honolulu Advertiser) Q. I have fatigue, poor concentration, sleep problems and a lack of interest in things. My doctor diagnosed severe depression and wants me to start drugs. Aren't they addictive or a cause of suicides? Can I try St. John's wort? us.rd.yahoo.com
Lilly depression drug eases back pain in study (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Eli Lilly and Co's Cymbalta depression treatment significantly reduced chronic low back pain in a relatively small clinical trial, the company said on Monday. us.rd.yahoo.com
CME Outfitters Announces neuroscienceCME Webcast: "Depression as a Mind-Body Disorder in Minority Populations: Special ... (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) CME Outfitters announces an upcoming neuroscienceCME activity titled "Depression as a Mind-Body Disorder in Minority Populations: us.rd.yahoo.com
Potential New Targets For Antidepressant Medications (Medical News Today) The news about antidepressant medications over the past several years has been mixed. The bad news from large multicenter studies such as STAR*D is that current antidepressant medications are effective, but not as effective as one might hope. Thus, there is a significant need for new treatment mechanisms for depression. On that front, there has been mixed news as well. us.rd.yahoo.com
Depression to be treated over the phone in pilot scheme (The Herald) Telephone treatment for people with depression is being offered in a pilot programme, believed to be the first in the UK. The NHS Living Life project will provide Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) over the phone to reduce the need for anti-depressant medication for adults with mild symptoms. us.rd.yahoo.com
Need Votes for $1.5 Million Depression Awareness Celebration with American Express (PRWeb) The International Foundation for Research and Education (iFred) asks for your vote for a fantastic newly proposed depression project called Defying Depression: aLive iThrive. If it wins, this project will feature a live broadcast with various entertainers (suggestions include Oprah, Ellen DeGeneres, etc.) and shine a positive, healthy light on this disease often seen in darkness. Depression is ... us.rd.yahoo.com
A Moving New Parkinson's Disease Campaign Aims To Stamp Out Inequalities In Treatment And Care Across Europe (Medical News Today) The European Parkinson's Disease Association (EPDA) urged European decision makers and politicians to end inequalities in care and treatment access for people with Parkinson's disease. us.rd.yahoo.com
Need Votes for $1.5 Million Depression Awareness Celebration with American Express (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) The International Foundation for Research and Education (iFred) asks for your vote for a fantastic newly proposed depression project called Defying to Depression: aLive iThrive. If it wins, this project will feature a live broadcast with various entertainers (suggestions include Oprah, Ellen DeGeneres, etc.) and shine a positive, healthy light on this disease often seen in darkness. us.rd.yahoo.com
5th DUI nets 10-year prison sentence (Daily Herald) Two weeks after completing an inpatient treatment program, Christopher Prysny said he relapsed into his past bad behavior after life's stresses became overwhelming. us.rd.yahoo.com
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