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According to Canadian researchers, a large clinical trial using Omega-3 supplements to treat major depressive disorder shows that, for some patients, Omega-3 oil treatments can be as effective as traditional antidepressant medications. The treatment was found to be effective for patients suffering major depressive disorders who did not also suffer from anxiety disorders. The study [...]
Male teenagers or twenty-somethings who are diagnosed with anxiety are more likely to have a heart attack or heart disease later in life than men who do not experience anxiety disorders earlier in life. The increased risk is extremely high: an early diagnosis of anxiety more than doubles the chances of later coronary trouble. The [...]
According to papers filed by federal defender Andrea George last week, Timothy Carson, the Minneapolis police officer who went on a robbery spree last winter, was led to his crimes by anxiety. Carson is a decorated Marine veteran who witnessed serious combat injuries and deaths while serving in Iraq in 2004. Carson has been diagnosed [...]
Children whose mothers are abused by their husbands or boyfriends are more likely to be obese by the time they reach school age, according to researchers from the Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Renée Boynton-Jarrett led the study, which followed over 1500 children born between 1998 and 2000. The study involved four interviews with [...]
