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Antidepressants Linked to Increased Risk for Death, Stroke in Postmenopausal Women: Postmenopausal women taking either a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) or a selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) appear to be at increased risk for all-cause mortality, and SSRI users seem to be at increased risk for hemorrhagic and fatal stroke, although the …

Low-income Americans and Racial and Ethnic Minorities Experience Disproportionately Higher Rates of Disease: Despite spending $2.2 trillion on health care in 2007, disparities among demographic groups persist. Low-income Americans and racial and ethnic minorities experience disproportionately higher rates of disease, fewer treatment options, and reduced access to care, according to …

CDC Explores the Relationship Between Diabetes and Depression: It is recommended that physicians screen for depression in diabetic patients because the combination of diabetes and depression can be dangerous. “When a person has diabetes and they experience depression, there is a whole host of complications that can occur if the …

Heavy snorers 50 percent more likely to develop diabetes: According to researchers, frequent snorers are up to 50 percent more likely to develop diabetes than those who sleep silently at night. Researchers claim that people who snore regularly are more prone to changes in body metabolism that lead to the …

Drinking 3-4 cups of decaf per day reduces the risk of diabetes by 33 percent: According to researchers at the University of Sydney, something in coffee, decaf and tea appears to reduce the risk of contracting Type 2 diabetes. The implications “for millions of individuals who have diabetes … or …

Regular Coffee, Decaf and Tea All Associated with Reduced Risk for Diabetes: Individuals who drink more coffee (regular or decaffeinated) or tea appear to have a lower risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, according to an analysis of previous studies reported in the Archives of Internal Medicine, 14-Dec-2009. See this week’s …

Reducing TV Time Helps Adults Burn More Calories: Adults who used an electronic lock-out system to reduce their television time by half did not change their calorie intake but did expend more energy over a three-week period, according to a report in the Archives of Internal Medicine, 14-Dec-2009.  

Metabolic Syndrome Independently Ups Risk of Diabetes: The diagnosis of metabolic syndrome is useful and valuable for predicting Type 2 diabetes even in relatively lean patients. Even when the cutoff point of waist circumference for U.S. individuals was used in the metabolic syndrome criteria, the hazard ratio of metabolic syndrome …

Negative Pressure Wound Devices Draw FDA Notice, Advice: The FDA has notified health professionals, and advised patients, about rare but serious complications — including deaths — from the use of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT). Negative pressure wound therapy devices can help in the healing and closure of wounds. They create …

Dark Chocolate Eases Emotional Stress: The “chocolate cure” for emotional stress is getting new support from a clinical trial. The study found that eating about an ounce and a half of dark chocolate a day for two weeks reduced levels of stress hormones in the bodies of people feeling highly stressed. …