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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

For Some, Psychiatric Trouble May Start in Thyroid

cIn patients with depression, anxiety and other psychiatric problems, doctors often find abnormal blood levels of thyroid hormone. Treating the problem, they have found, can lead to improvements in mood, memory and cognition. Now res [...]

Posted On : Nov, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Brain-training games stop depression before it starts

It may be possible to stave off depression before it even appears using brain-scanning software so simplistic in its design that even the psychologist testing it once bet it wouldn't work. Ian Gotlib's group at Stanford Univers [...]

Posted On : Nov, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

A high-fat breakfast of bacon and eggs may be the healthiest...

For the first meal eaten after a night's sleep appears to programme the metabolism for the rest of the day, the researchers found. And the age-old maxim "Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a paup [...]

Posted On : Apr, 01 2010 | Comments : 1

A healthy start

Getting in shape and the beginning of a new year seem to go hand in hand. That was part of the reason for the big Community Health and Wellness Fair Jan. 9 at Brooks Middle School in Bolingbrook. The free event was sponsored by the Bolingbr [...]

Posted On : Jan, 15 2010 | Comments : 0

Eating healthy a great start to 2010

Cookies and eggnog, minced pies oh, my! After what seems like weeks of giving in to the gluttony, we're all heading back to healthy eating. And health is the operative word here let's face it, we are a nation struggling with obe [...]

Posted On : Jan, 13 2010 | Comments : 0

Yoga Basics - Four Tips to Get you Started

Yoga is an excellent method of increasing flexibility and strength and toning the body. Yoga can be enjoyed by all fitness levels, with opportunities to challenge your body further. In addition to physical benefits of yoga, it is also benef [...]

Posted On : Dec, 09 2009 | Comments : 0

When Overeating Starts Early

How early does overeating really start? That’s the provocative question raised by restaurant critic Frank Bruni in this week’s New York Times magazine. The article, adapted from Frank’s soon to be published memoir, &ldqu [...]

Posted On : Jul, 24 2009 | Comments : 0

Your Good Health Starts With You

Take steps to reduce your risk of disease and talk to your health care professional about your health concerns. Women now demand more from medical research and from the health care system. As a result, more women have become partners in the [...]

Posted On : Sep, 05 2007 | Comments : 0

Getting started with exercise when you really don't want to

If you hate exercise but know you should start getting fitter for the sake of your health or your weight, read this simple approach to getting fit for those of us who have an allergy to gyms and aerobics classes. Want to get fit but can't [...]

Posted On : Apr, 10 2007 | Comments : 0

feed a fever starve a cold

Scientists have found some truth in the old saying ‘feed a fever and starve a cold’. Studies conducted by the Academic Medical Centre in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, have shown that the balance of two chemicals which infl [...]

Posted On : Apr, 03 2007 | Comments : 0

Ronald McDonald superstar

Ronald McDonald the chubby, cheerful icon of the McDonalds chain is set to undergo a makeover. A new ad campaign, starting in the summer of 2007, will reveal a leaner, more active Ronald. His clothes will be less baggy and he will [...]