Archive for depression

Does post-partum depression lead to shorter children?

Wednesday, September 12th, 2012

According to the journal Pediatrics, the answer may be yes. A new study by the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health in Baltimore, Md., found that 4-year-olds whose mother suffered mild or moderate depression during their first year of life were 40% more likely to be at or below the 10th percentile for height than children ... read more »

10-week-old baby drowns after left unattended in bathtub

Friday, September 7th, 2012

Welfare officials are investigating the apparent drowning death of a 10-week-old baby girl after she had been left unattended in the bathtub by her mother on Wednesday. According to reports, Julia Duda’s mother allegedly left her alone for several minutes so that she could get a cup of coffee and when she returned found the ... read more »

Toddler dies with burns on her body from human waste exposure

Tuesday, September 4th, 2012

A 22-month-old girl died from severe neglect after her mother stopped caring for her and responding to her basic needs. The girl’s mother, Tiffany Nicole Klapheke, 21, said that she was depressed about her husband’s deployment and told Abilene’s KTAB-TV in an interview from jail that she knew she should have been a good mother ... read more »

Heart failure associated with depression

Monday, July 2nd, 2012

Researchers have confirmed that there is a connection between the magnitude of depressive symptoms and both the quality of life of heart failure patients and also the frequency of heart attacks and the prospect of survival in these patients. Kyoung Suk Lee, PhD, of the University of Kentucky at Lexington reported these results from a ... read more »

Rare disease mimics child abuse, causes murder-suicide in Colorado

Friday, April 6th, 2012

Alyssa O’Shell died of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) on October 28th, 2008. The little girl was taken away from her family in June of that year after doctors reported the parents for suspected child abuse when the baby presented at the hospital with 11 bone fractures. William O’Shell , Alyssa’s father and a respected police ... read more »

Exercise-induced orgasms? They’re real.

Tuesday, March 27th, 2012

Having a baby can take a lot out of a woman. Not only is there anxiety about inevitable weight gain, there are also issues with depression that shouldn’t be ignored. Most ladies know exercise boosts endorphins, helping to chase away those post-baby blues, but now there is something else exercise does: stimulates orgasms. That’s right; ... read more »

‘Shock therapy’ still used for depression, postpartum psychosis

Wednesday, March 21st, 2012

You’d be surprised to know that shock therapy–the bombardment of the brain with electrical currents–is still used in modern medicine. What’s even more surprising is that it’s the most effective method of treating people with severe depression, including postpartum psychosis. Back in the 1930′s, doctors would induce brain seizures through the application of electricity to ... read more »

Mothers who work are happier and healthier, according to study

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

Back when most families were single income families, many mothers thought that their husbands had the better deal, going to work all day and not having to cater to the whims of a demanding young child. It turns out, they may have been right. A new study shows that mothers of young children who go ... read more »

Fighting type II diabetes -seafood has better effect for women-not so for men

Monday, October 10th, 2011

So, eating seafood, seafood, and more seafood with all the omega-3 fatty acids the water dwellers carry inside just may help fend off diabetes, as well as having other healthy attributes, says many in the medical, health, and diet industry. No one has mentioned that eating seafood may or may not be better for fighting ... read more »

Parenting style affects level of anxiety in kids

Friday, August 5th, 2011

A new study published this week in the Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology suggests that the wrong approach to parenting for a particular child’s personality could increase the child’s anxiety and depression. The study found that kids who lack self-control become more anxious if their mom uses a laid back style of parenting. Kids who have more self discipline tend to be more ... read more »

Mum accused of faking mental illness after murdering her children

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011

Fiona Donnison is accused of murdering her two children, 3 year old Elise and 2 year old Harry, after convincing herself her partner was having an affair. She had taken a large amount of a sleeping aid before attending a police station, where she handed herself in. Her children’s bodies were found in holdalls in ... read more »

Mum stabbed daughter, asked for a hug, and stabbed her again

Friday, July 15th, 2011

A woman who has not been named for legal reasons stabbed her daughter with a large knife before pausing to ask for a hug, and continuing to attack her, despite her daughter crying “I love you” throughout. The woman, who worked in a nursery, was described as an ‘exceptionally good’ mother until she became very ... read more »

Mum kills 3-year-old son and 2-year-old daughter to get back at Dad

Wednesday, July 13th, 2011

Fiona Donnison allegedly killed 3-year-old Harry and 2-year-old Elise after becoming jealous of a friendship her husband Paul was having with a female. It is claimed she thought she was having an affair, and killed the children as a form of revenge. Donnison swayed into a police station, acting very drunk. She told officers; “I’ve ... read more »

Food prices expected to soar over the next 20 years, says charity

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

An international charity located in the U.K., Oxfam, said that food prices over the next 20 years could easily double. The announcement was made today as an early warning to the potential devastation rising food prices could have on the already hundreds of millions hungry people worldwide. The organization warns that the cost of food ... read more »

Scientists identify genetic depression link

Saturday, May 21st, 2011

Scientists have discovered that a small area on Chromosome 3, called 3p25-26, is responsible for repeated periods of severe depression. They conducted a large survey into 971 siblings with European ancestry who had been treated for depression within the last year. Another study was carried out concurrently, which identified a link between depression and Chromosome ... read more »