Severe depression can trigger heart attacks in women

September 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Elderly men and women show different patterns of suicide, reveals a study. Louise Bradvik and Mats Berglund, from Lund University, Sweden, say that women who have tried to kill themselves several times in the past should be kept under suicide watch, as they have an increased risk of death in a future attempt.

August 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists from Manoharbhai Patel Institute of Engineering and Technology, in Gondia, India have developed a novel fetal heart monitor that could save the lives of unborn infants in complicated pregnancies. Dr A.K. Mittra and colleagues have come up with a simple device that is based on a two-microphone system that can monitor fetal heart rate during the mother's rest times and sleep and send an alert to the woman and her physician.

June 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - While it is known that chronic pain and depression go hand in hand, a new study has shown that the link between pain and depression is strongest in middle-age women. For the study, researchers at Wayne State University examined a representative community sample of 1,100 Michigan residents and found that the incidence of chronic pain, defined as pain persisting for six months, was 22 percent.

April 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - In a new study, Rush University Medical Center scientists have shown that depression is linked with the accumulation of visceral fat - the kind of fat packed between internal organs at the waistline. Visceral fat has long been known to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

April 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - With decline in the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to treat menopause symptoms, the rate of myocardial infarctions, or heart attacks, has also dropped, a new study has found. However, there has been no decrease in the rate of strokes, the study published in the May issue of the journal Medical Care noted.

April 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Carrying an extra four inches of fat around the waist can increase a person's risk of being hospitalised with heart failure, warn researchers. A study led by investigators at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) has found that larger waist circumference is associated with increased risk of heart failure in middle-aged and older populations of men and women.

March 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Depression is often associated with negative thoughts and emotions, but a new study has suggested that the real trouble with depressed people is the failure to appreciate positive experiences. Researchers at Ohio State University found that depressed and non-depressed people were about equal in their ability to learn negative information that was presented to them.

March 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Researchers have come by additional evidence that aspirin seems to reduce the risk of death in women who have heart disease or have had a stroke. The new study also provides fresh insight into aspirin dosing for women, suggesting that a lower dose of aspirin (81 mg) is as effective as a higher dose (325 mg).

March 9th, 2009 BANGALORE - Hundreds of activists marched along Bangalore roads late Sunday to spend the night out in parks as part of a campaign to make the city streets safe for women. The march, Take back the night walk, was organised by Fearless Karnataka/Nirbhaya Karnataka (FKNK), formed a fortnight back following a spate of daylight attack on women in crowded areas for wearing western outfits.

March 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - More than two-third of working women in India suffer from lifestyle diseases, according to a survey conducted by an industry lobby on the eve of Women's Day Sunday. The study, released Saturday by the Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Assocham), said 68 percent of working women surveyed in the age bracket of 21-52 years were found to be afflicted with lifestyle ailments such as obesity, depression, chronic backache, diabetes and hypertension.

February 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Beware of doubling up in fury against someone who said or did something to offend you on the road or at a party or at a public place. The latest research from Yale School of Medicine (YSM) warns that changes brought on by anger or other strong emotions trigger arrhythmias and sudden cardiac arrests, which kills 4,00,000 people annually in the US alone.

February 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - 'Major' depression is a severe and widespread psychiatric disorder which is on way to becoming a killer disease worldwide. However, despite extensive investigations, the exact mechanisms that lead to major depression or MD have not been identified.

January 28th, 2009 TORONTO - Omega-3s ease distress and depressive symptoms in menopausal and perimenopausal women, according to a new study. Michel Lucas, Université Laval's Faculty of Medicine and colleagues recruited 120 women aged between 40 and 55 and divided them into two groups.

January 18th, 2009 TORONTO - An intimate chat with a peer cuts down the chances of postnatal depression by half among high risk women, a new study has shown. Cindy-Lee Dennis, associate professor at the Lawrence S.

January 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Erectile dysfunctions are more common among people who are depressed or anxiety ridden, a recent study says. Emotional as well as psychological problems resulting in mental fatigue, stress, guilt or relational problems effect a man's potential to have lasting erections and triggers erectile dysfunction (ED, wich is defined as inability to have lasting erections).