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Depression Doubles Missed Work Days0
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- August 20, 2013
A new analysis from Gallup has found that those with depression miss almost twice as many days of work compared to those who aren’t depressed. Part-time workers are more likely to suffer from depression, which results in even more sick days.
READ MOREA Glut of Antidepressants0
- Consumer Alerts
- August 20, 2013
Is depression overdiagnosed? A study, published in the journal Psychotherapy and Psychosomatic, found that almost two-thirds of a sample of 5,000 patients who had been diagnosed with depression didn't actually meet the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (D.S.M.)'s criteria for the condition. Many patients given prescriptions for antidepressants may be taking medication for
READ MORECell Phones And Cancer: 2 Studies Provide New Evidence Of A Possible Link0
- Consumer Alerts
- August 20, 2013
Can your cell phone cause cancer? The question was recently revisited by researchers in Israel, who found that those who used cell phones frequently had more signs of oxidative stress, which causes cell damage and harms DNA. According to Yaniv Hamzany, an ear, nose and throat specialist and lead author of the study, "It does
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Acetaminophen Linked to Fatal Skin Reactions0
- Consumer Alerts
- August 20, 2013
Acetaminophen can cause dangerous skin reactions in some people, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced. The pain and fever medication can cause three types of skin diseases, with symptoms ranging from blisters to tissue damage. The two more serious diseases, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermalnecrolysis (TEN), can lead to hospitalization and even
READ MOREBacteria in Brains Suggest Alzheimer’s-Gum Disease Link0
- Consumer Alerts
- August 20, 2013
Dental hygiene may factor into the development of Alzheimer's disease, according to a study in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. Bacteria in your mouth, which is linked to gum disease, can get into the bloodstream and spread to other areas of the body, such as the brain. "The issue is to reduce the bacterial load
READ MOREWe’ll soon be able to bring dead back to life, says heart specialist: He claims he could have saved Sopranos star James Gandolfini0
- Health & Healing
- August 18, 2013
Dr. Sam Parnia, author of a book on resuscitation science titled Erasing Death, says his research shows that death can actually be reversed in some cases. Dr. Parnia, who is also head of intensive care at the Stony Brook University Hospital in New York, says, “In the past decade we have seen tremendous progress. With today’s
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