Doctors prescribe more antibiotics when expectations are high, study says supriya kashyap kashyap20 Feb 2017 11:39 AM ISTExperimental evidence confirms what surveys have long suggested: Physicians are more likely to prescribe antibiotics when they believe there is a high...
Depression or anxiety linked with increase risk of surgical wound complications: Study supriya kashyap kashyap20 Feb 2017 10:38 AM ISTPatients' mental health may affect their risk of experiencing wound-related complications after surgery, new research indicates.The study included...
Depression symptoms among men when their partners are pregnant : JAMA Psychiatry supriya kashyap kashyap18 Feb 2017 1:10 PM ISTMen who were stressed or in poor health had elevated depression symptoms when their partners were pregnant and nine months after the birth of their...
A single dose of ketamine may prevent PTSD symptoms: Study supriya kashyap kashyap10 Feb 2017 10:55 AM ISTWashington : A study reveals that administering a single dose of ketamine a drug commonly used as general anesthetic or a rapid-acting antidepressant...
Early signs of anxiety, depression may be evident in the brains of newborns: Study supriya kashyap kashyap4 Feb 2017 12:38 PM ISTWashington : Early predictors of anxiety and depression may be evident in the brain even at birth, suggests a study published in the February 2017...
Patients on dialysis reluctant to treat depression: ASN Study supriya kashyap kashyap28 Jan 2017 2:24 PM ISTWashington : A new study finds that due to increased hospitalisations, many kidney failure patients are reluctant to receive treatment to fight their...
Study finds links between swearing and honesty supriya kashyap kashyap20 Jan 2017 11:51 AM ISTIt's long been associated with anger and coarseness but profanity can have another, more positive connotation. Psychologists have learned that people...
Depression in pregnancy influences newborn's development: Study supriya kashyap kashyap14 Jan 2017 11:42 AM ISTWashington :A new study reveals that low levels of brain protein during pregnancy can increase risk of depression that can lead to low birth weight of...
Antidepressant use increases hip fracture risk among elderly supriya kashyap kashyap13 Jan 2017 10:19 AM ISTAntidepressant use nearly doubles the risk of hip fracture among community-dwelling persons with Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study from...
How stress may increase risk of heart disease and stroke: Lancet Study supriya kashyap kashyap12 Jan 2017 12:36 PM ISTHeightened activity in the amygdala a region of the brain involved in stress is associated with a greater risk of heart disease and stroke, according...
Tablet devices show promise in managing agitation among patients with dementia supriya kashyap kashyap9 Jan 2017 12:41 PM ISTA new pilot study led by McLean Hospital's Ipsit Vahia, MD, medical director of Geriatric Psychiatry Outpatient Services at McLean Hospital, suggests...
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder linked to sex hormone sensitive gene complex supriya kashyap kashyap5 Jan 2017 1:15 PM ISTNational Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers have discovered molecular mechanisms that may underlie a woman's susceptibility to disabling...
