Search Results for 'Death'

River City star opens his heart on depression battle sparked...

HE is known to his fans as the tough cop with a temper in the Scottish soap opera River City. But actor Scott Ryan Vickers showed his softer side as he spoke of the heartache behind his decision to make a film about a soldier with Post Tr [...]

Posted On : Apr, 11 2013 | Comments : 0

Depression, Shorter Telomeres Tied to Higher Risk of Death f...

Individuals with strong symptoms of depression and shorter telomeres — pieces of repetitive DNA that protect the ends of chromosomes from breaking down — have a higher risk of dying from bladder cancer, according to preliminar [...]

Posted On : Oct, 22 2012 | Comments : 0

Depression in Young Adults Linked to Higher Risk of Early De...

Depression in young adulthood can have long-lasting effects, potentially leading to a higher risk of death even decades later, suggests a new study in the Annals of Epidemiology. These findings highlight the importance of identifying and [...]

Posted On : Aug, 15 2012 | Comments : 0

Punjab: An Environmental toxicity hotspot heading towards de...

It is increasingly becoming obvious that Punjab is turning into a hotspot of Environmental Toxicity. We have more than two hundred dangerous chemicals in our environment including our own bodies. Chemical Toxicity is the known story but r [...]

Posted On : Mar, 03 2012 | Comments : 0

Bone-headed beliefs bound to end in death by drowning

Surely it's time for climate-change deniers to have their opinions forcibly tattooed on their bodies. Not necessarily on the forehead; I'm a reasonable man. Just something along their arm or across their chest so their grandchild [...]

Posted On : Jun, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Worsening Depression Raises Death Risk in Heart Failure Pati...

Worsening depression in patients with heart failure more than doubles their risk of hospitalization or death, according to a team of researchers from Duke University. Depression is common among patients with heart failure and has a [...]

Posted On : Jan, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Beer heir Busch tells of anguish over girlfriend's mystery d...

The tycoon boyfriend of an aspiring model found dead at his mansion has spoken of his grief over the tragedy for the first time. Former Anheuser-Busch CEO August Busch IV said he was devastated and on the brink of falling into a deep dep [...]

Posted On : Jan, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Depression, Heart Disease Combo May Up Odds of Death

People with both heart disease and depression are much more likely to die than those with just one of the conditions or neither illness, a new study shows. Researchers analyzed data from nearly 6,000 middle-aged adults in Britain whose m [...]

Posted On : Sep, 19 2010 | Comments : 0

Depression and heart disease are a fatal combination as havi...

The combination of depression and heart disease is more deadly than either factor alone, researchers said today. Both are known to increase the risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke, but there has been little research on both facto [...]

Posted On : Sep, 16 2010 | Comments : 0

Canada confirms first flu death

Health officials said the swine flu was the cause of the death of a woman in Alberta province Thursday. Earlier, it was believed that the woman died from other medical reasons April 28. But provincial health official Andre Corriveau s [...]

Posted On : May, 09 2009 | Comments : 0

Australian study links cot deaths to smoking

We already know that smoking in pregnancy results in babies that are around 250 grams lighter than those born to mothers who did not smoke. And we also know from the statistics that infants in homes where there are smokers are up to f [...]

Posted On : Apr, 27 2009 | Comments : 0

Avoid antipsychotic drugs for elderly, experts urge, after d...

Doctors should try not to prescribe antipsychotic drugs for elderly people with Alzheimer's, geriatricians said following new research that concluded taking people taking the medications had double the risk of dying during the course of the [...]

Posted On : Jan, 10 2009 | Comments : 0

Drinking Alcohol Is Like Inviting Death

Alcohol is a psychotropic substance containing ethanol as its active ingredient or molecule. The ubiquitous nature of alcohol use or abuse in today’s world has attained the status of a truism. Ink has run freely to document the [...]

Posted On : Apr, 12 2008 | Comments : 0

Too Many Eggs Up Risk Of Death

There are many people in this world who are fond of eggs in any form and would love to have them besides breakfast but the recent study shows that its not safe to have too many eggs in a week because that can then cause death, it soun [...]