Search Results for 'Study'

Red meat lovers have more kidney cancer: study

People who eat lots of red meat may have a higher risk of some types of kidney cancer, according to a US study of thousands of adults. Researchers writing in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that middle-aged adults who a [...]

Posted On : Dec, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Study On Alzheimer's disease

As postulated by DaVies et al (2011), Alzheimer's disease is highly prevalent health complications affecting human kind in recent days. This disease is the most common type of dementia, whereby it is degenerative, incurable and termin [...]

Posted On : Dec, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Some depressed people do worse on medications: study

Researchers found that patients' symptoms over the first couple months of antidepressant use separated them into "responders," who got progressively better, and "non-responders," who didn't improve with treatme [...]

Posted On : Dec, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

Risk for Dementia Rises When Diabetes, Depression Meet: Stud...

The good news is that lifestyle changes may lower your risk for all three conditions, experts say When people with type 2 diabetes also struggle with depression, their odds for a third worrisome condition -- dementia -- goes up markedly, [...]

Posted On : Dec, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Depression can elevate risk of heart disease: Study

Depressed patients may be at a higher risk of heart disease, a new Canadian study suggests. The Concordia University-led study, the first of its kind, found people suffering from major depression are likely to have a dysfunctional fight-o [...]

Posted On : Nov, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Study: One in 12 teens engages in self-harm

One in 12 teens deliberately harm themselves, but 90 percent give up the behavior by the time they're young adults, a new study shows. Self-harm, which includes cutting and burning, is one of the strongest predictors of suicide and is [...]

Posted On : Nov, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

BPA Tied to Behavior Problems in Girls, Study Says

In a new study of Cincinnati-area kids, girls exposed to higher levels of bisphenol A before birth had more behavioral problems and were more anxious and over-active than those only exposed to small amounts of the chemical. The findi [...]

Posted On : Oct, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

38% Of Europeans Are Mentally Ill [Research Study]

A three-year, 30-country study has found that 38% of Europe’s nearly 165 million citizens suffer from some type of mental illness. According to the study the main illnesses include depression, anxiety, dementia, insomnia and other m [...]

Posted On : Sep, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

No such thing as a 'supermom': Study

Working moms who think they can do it all should accept the fact they can not, the author of a new study says. "Women are sold a story that they can do it all, but most workplaces are still designed for employees without child-care r [...]

Posted On : Aug, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Unemployed Mothers More Prone to Depression, Claims Study

As per information by a new research, unemployed mothers with an active family life surprisingly live an unhappy life as compared to working mothers. However, in order to make the study findings more reliable, the study researcher de [...]

Posted On : Aug, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Depression Rates Higher in Wealthy Nations, According to New...

A new World Health Organization (WHO) study, published on July 25 in the journal of BMC medicine, suggests that depression is more common in affluent nations and argues that cases of major depression are on the rise throughout the world. [...]

Posted On : Jul, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Depression Higher in Rich Countries, Study Suggests

People who live in wealthy countries are slightly more likely to be depressed than those in low- to middle-income countries, a new study of global depression rates suggests. In the study, close to 15 percent of people in high-income count [...]

Posted On : Jul, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Study Links Insomnia with Depression

Wakeup call for people who face difficulty in falling asleep as their insomnia can lead to depression. A recent study carried out by researchers from the Western Australian Centre for Health and Ageing at the University of Western Austral [...]

Posted On : Jun, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Fish oil may not prevent depression: Study

Eating fish rich in omega-3 fatty acids doesn't appear to stave off the blues in women, U.S. researchers have found. Their study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, adds to the conflicting evidence on the benefit [...]