HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) — Gay, lesbian and bisexual people
living in states with institutional discrimination — such as bans on
same-sex marriage — are at increased risk of psychiatric disorders, says
a new study.

HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 4 (HealthDay News) — New research suggests that airway
injuries account for the asthma that has afflicted many New York City Fire
Department rescue workers who were exposed to dust from the World Trade
Center collapse.

HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 4 (HealthDay News) — Asthma may affect more than
your ability to breathe, it may also make you more prone to developing
psychological problems, new research suggests.

Reuters - People who are obese are at increased risk of becoming depressed, and people who are depressed are at increased risk of becoming obese, Dutch researchers have found.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Nasal congestion, often called a stuffy nose,
can be caused by a bacterial infection or virus, allergies or the common
cold.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — A sinus headache usually is caused when the
air-filled cavities around your nose, eyes and cheeks become congested and
inflamed. Doctors call this condition sinusitis.

HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 2 (HealthDay News) — Asthma rates are increasing
across the United States, a new government study shows, but certain states
have significantly lower rates of the respiratory disease.

HealthDay - MONDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) — There appears to be a
back-and-forth link between depression and obesity, say researchers who
reviewed the findings of 15 studies that included nearly 59,000
people.

Reuters - Young people who use marijuana (cannabis) are at increased risk of suffering hallucinations, delusions or other reality-distorting “psychoses.” And the more time that’s passed since first use, the higher the risk.

Reuters - Young people who smoke cannabis or marijuana for six years or more are twice as likely to have psychotic episodes, hallucinations or delusions than people who have never used the drug, scientists said on Monday.