Archive for May, 2009

Stigma Keeps Teens From Depression Treatment (HealthDay)

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, May 27 (HealthDay News) — Concern about their family’s
reaction to their depression is a major reason why many teens don’t seek
treatment, new research suggests.

Point-of-Sale Printers May Trigger Asthma (HealthDay)

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, May 27 (HealthDay News) — A 62-year-old Spanish woman
who for 20 years sold lottery tickets in a kiosk in Madrid developed
asthma soon after she started using a point-of-sale terminal to print the
winning or losing tickets.

Tailored Treatments Effective for Depression Due to Pain (HealthDay)

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

HealthDay - TUESDAY, May 26 (HealthDay News) — Combined drug and behavioral
interventions helped reduce pain and depression in patients with
musculoskeletal pain and coexisting depression, a U.S. study finds.

Protein May Hold Key to Blocking Allergy-Induced Asthma (HealthDay)

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

HealthDay - THURSDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) — A protein that might be
linked to allergy-induced asthma has been identified by U.S. researchers,
who said their finding could lead to new drugs to treat the disease.

Leaders Called Upon to Support Sexual Health (LiveScience.com)

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

LiveScience.com - If you practice safe sex and have regular checkups for sexual health, good for you. You’re one of the few.

Who And What Are You To Believe About HIV? (PlanetOut)

Friday, May 29th, 2009

PlanetOut - “I have had three partners die as a result of the HIV virus since the mid 80âÂ?Â?s and I am still negative.

Methodology for AP-mtvU poll on student stresses (AP)

Friday, May 29th, 2009

AP - The Associated Press-mtvU poll on college student stress, the economy and mental health was conducted April 22 to May 4, 2009.

AP poll: Many students stressed, some depressed (AP)

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

AP - Got stress?

Study Links Cancerous Tumors With Depression (HealthDay)

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) — Doctors have long known
that people with cancer often suffer from depression.

African AIDS activists slam US funding shortfall (AP)

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

Dr.Paul Zeitz, Executive Director of Global Aids Alliance, talks during a press Conference in Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday, May 19, 2009. President Barrack Obama's proposed budget to fund the global fight against AIDS falls short of his campaign pledges and could affect the lives of the over 3 million people who depend on US funding to access treatment for sexually transmitted diseases in Africa, health experts said Tuesday.  (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)AP - Health activists said Tuesday that a shortfall in promised U.S. funding for HIV/AIDS projects would affect over 30 million people and means President Barack Obama risks reversing the gains made by his predecessor.