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US Army Suicides Rise 13% Over Past Year

US Army Suicides Rise 13% Over Past Year

American army officials have released information that there have been 117 reported cases of suicide in 2007, a 13% increase over 2006.

Smoking And Depression - Finally, The Proved Connection

Smoking And Depression - Finally, The Proved Connection

A new US study and a six year long research has found that smokers are 41 percent more likely to suffer from depressiondefine than their non-smoking peers.

Researchers from the University of Navarra and the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in Spain and the Harvard School of Public Health in the US conducted study on 8,556 subjects who were university graduates with an average age of 42.

The study, published in Spanish health journal Medicina Clinica, found that more participants who smoked were diagnosed with depression during the study.

Stress Free in 10 minutes

Stress Free in 10 minutes

If the pace of life threatens to spin out of control, a minute or two is often all it takes to calm down. Here are 7 simple ways to chill out and recharge.

Do nothing

At least once during the day, take five or ten minutes to sit quietly and do nothing. Focus on the sounds around you, your emotions and any tension in your neck, shoulders, arms, chest, etc. Regain a sense of control – and ease stress.

Zyprexa's long-acting variant receives limited nod

Zyprexa's long-acting variant receives limited nod

A panel of external medical experts report Zyprexa's long-acting variant as "acceptably safe" in some schizophrenia patients while sharing FDA's concern about the risk of severe sedation due to injection.

Schizophrenia patients shall, henceforth, have an alternative line of treatment with the long-acting, injectable form of Zyprexa. It is a top-selling drug made by Eli Lilly & Co.

Epilepsy drugs could increase suicide risk

Epilepsy drugs could increase suicide risk

Latest FDA warning is directed at anti-epileptic drugs that might drive up suicidal tendencies in patients.

In an alert issued to the patients and healthcare professionals on Thursday, the US Food and Drug administration stated an increased risk of thoughts and tendency for suicidal behavior associated with 11 drugs used in treating epilepsy and certain other psychiatric conditions.

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