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Depression affects 121 million people worldwide. In can affect a person’s ability to work, form relationships, and destroy their quality of life. At its most severe depression can lead to suicide and is responsible for 850,000 deaths every year. This new study compares social conditions

Individuals who have eating disorders have an elevated mortality rate, especially those with anorexia nervosa (AN), according to this meta-analysis of previous studies.

According to background information in the article, the majority of studies of eating disorder–related death

So far in 2010, 7,950 people in the US have died from endometrial cancer and there are 43,470 new cases. Studies on animals showed that obese women, who are at a higher risk for endometrial cancer, should take vitamin D to reduce their risk.
The study showed that 25 percent of obese mice

For many people, life doesn’t exist before their daily dose of caffeine. But, according to a new study, that extra shot of espresso or mid-afternoon soda may undermine treatment efforts for people suffering from type 2 diabetes.
Researchers at Duke University Medical School found

Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, particularly those obtained from fish oil have previously been associated with a number of health benefits including cardiovascular health, cognitive function, and possibly cancer and control of cholesterol. Now it seems they may also help to alleviate the

Painful joints caused by osteo-arthritis may have their origin in something other than cartilage lining the ends of limb bones.
While doctors have long believed osteo-arthritis stems from a breakdown of this cartilage, British researchers suggest the problem may also be coming from

Every year more than 24,000 children in the United States are diagnosed with autism. Once a child is diagnosed with autism it will never completely go away, but new research reveals early diagnosis and management can lead to significant quality of life improvement.
The American Academy of

An Australian study has found that drinking tea is associated with a reduced loss of bone mineral density (BMD) at the hip. Elderly female tea drinkers were found to lose an average of 1.6% of their total hip BMD compared to 4.0% in non-tea drinkers.
Hip fractures are a major cause of

Migraine sufferers might have a new reason to drop some pounds. Research shows overweight and obese people are more likely to suffer from these devastating headaches and are also more likely to complain of at least some level of disability due to the condition.
These findings are based on a

SOURCE: Annals of Internal Medicine, Oct., 2006