Dear Abby: My coworker stole money meant for disabled people

Dear Abby: My coworker stole money meant for disabled people

DEAR ABBY: I have a moral and ethical dilemma. I nominated a co-worker for a benefit through our company. The person was awarded what I consider to be a good sum ($5,000) for replacement hearing aids. Seven months have gone by and this person “still has the check” and hasn’t used the money for its … Read more

I stopped scrolling social media for 10 hours a day — now I’m fit and sexy

I stopped scrolling social media for 10 hours a day — now I’m fit and sexy

From scrolling to sexy. Harvey Lindsay, 29, from Portsmouth, England slipped into a depression after years of being bullied for his small frame — but dropping his phone and picking up some dumbbells helped him get his life on track. Now, the gym rat has gained nearly 60 pounds of muscle since overhauling his lifestyle. … Read more

Dear Abby: I have 3 daughters, is it wrong that I want a son?

Dear Abby: I have 3 daughters, is it wrong that I want a son?

DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have been married for 17 years and have three wonderful daughters, ages 13, 10 and 5. Lately, I’ve felt like I’m the odd man out in a girls-only club. I wish I had a son I could share my interests with. I’d love to have someone I could take … Read more

50 Cent calls depression a ‘luxury’: ‘Where I’m from, you can’t afford to be depressed’

50 Cent calls depression a ‘luxury’: ‘Where I’m from, you can’t afford to be depressed’

Here’s one club 50 Cent won’t be found in anytime soon. “I think depression is a luxury,” the New York rapper, born Curtis Jackson, said on syndicated hip-hop radio show “Big Boy’s Neighborhood.” “Where I’m from, you can’t afford to be depressed.” For the 47-year-old “Candy Shop” emcee — who grew up in the tough … Read more

Procrastination can make you depressed and poor: study

Procrastination can make you depressed and poor: study

Giving it a college try might not be enough anymore. Pro-procrastinators, beware: the time-saving practice might do more harm than good. Researchers have found that university students are at risk of depression, poor health, physical pain and economic difficulties due to the last-minute habit, according to a new study published in the Journal of the … Read more

I tried 365 new things in one year to fight depression – and it worked

I tried 365 new things in one year to fight depression – and it worked

A woman said the key to fighting her depression was trying 365 new things in one year – including drinking a shot out of a belly button, signing up for a surf class, and visiting a leprechaun museum. After suffering from depression and anxiety during the pandemic, Jess Mell, 34, says she’s the happiest she’s … Read more

Popular YouTuber Patrick Shyu mocked for saying ‘Merry Christmas!’ ‘highly offensive’ to ‘depressed’ people

Popular YouTuber Patrick Shyu mocked for saying ‘Merry Christmas!’ ‘highly offensive’ to ‘depressed’ people

Twitter users slammed a popular tech YouTuber and former Google and Meta employee for his viral tweet claiming that saying, “Merry Christmas!” is “highly offensive” to depressed and stressed-out people during the Christmas season. On Christmas day, Patrick Shyu, a YouTuber with nearly 1.5 million subscribers and former tech lead for Google and Meta, provided … Read more

Jada Pinkett Smith to publish memoir a year and a half after THAT Oscars slap

Jada Pinkett Smith to publish memoir a year and a half after THAT Oscars slap

Jada Pinkett Smith is releasing her ‘no holds barred’ memoir in autumn 2023, its publishers revealed in a bombshell announcement Thursday. The book, which comes from HarperCollins imprint Dey Street Books, promises to explore ‘Jada’s complicated marriage to Will Smith,’ according to a press release. A description quoted by People magazine says the upcoming autobiography ‘chronicles … Read more

Ketamine and depression: A mechanism of the antidepressant revealed

Ketamine and depression: A mechanism of the antidepressant revealed

Mediation Results. Boxplots showing the IQRs for belief-updating biases (normalized by estimation error magnitude) and Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale scores 24 h before and 1 wk after ketamine treatment. The black lines inside the boxplots show the median values, and the jitter elements left of each boxplot show the individual patients. EE indicates estimation error. … Read more

LSD variant cures depression in mice without making them trip: study

LSD variant cures depression in mice without making them trip: study

An LSD-like drug could treat depression in humans without sending patients on a Magical Mystery Tour, according to a new scientific study. As the use of hallucinogenic drugs for recreational and therapeutic purposes soared to new heights in the US, scientists discovered new variants that appeared to ease anxiety and depression in rodents without delivering … Read more

5 Signs of Depression You Shouldn’t Ignore – Neuroscience News

5 Signs of Depression You Shouldn’t Ignore – Neuroscience News

Summary: Researchers provide a list of five things to look out for that can signal depression. Source: University of Colorado It can be painful to watch a friend struggle with their mental health. Here are some common symptoms of depression to watch for and ways to support a friend or loved one who is struggling. … Read more

Pregnant and taking antidepressants? Study found no risk of neurodevelopmental harm to baby | CNN

Pregnant and taking antidepressants? Study found no risk of neurodevelopmental harm to baby | CNN

CNN  —  Expectant mothers taking many common antidepressants need no longer worry the medication may harm their child’s future behavioral or cognitive neurodevelopment, according to a new study of over 145,000 women and their children across the United States followed for up to 14 years. “Results of previous studies on this topic have presented conflicting … Read more

Pregnant and taking antidepressants? Don’t worry about neurodevelopment harm, study says | CNN

Pregnant and taking antidepressants? Don’t worry about neurodevelopment harm, study says | CNN

CNN  —  Expectant mothers taking many common antidepressants need no longer worry the medication may harm their child’s future behavioral or cognitive neurodevelopment, according to a new study of over 145,000 women and their children across the United States followed for up to 14 years. “Results of previous studies on this topic have presented conflicting … Read more

Vegetarians are twice as likely to be depressed than meat eaters: study

Vegetarians are twice as likely to be depressed than meat eaters: study

Could a burger a day keep the depression away? A new study published by the Journal of Affective Disorders found that beef was the only food linked to a lower risk of depression. Researchers wanted to look into the association between vegetarianism and depression among adults. They asked 14,216 people in Brazil between the ages … Read more

REVEALED: The hidden epidemic of sexual dysfunction which experts blame on SSRI antidepressants

REVEALED: The hidden epidemic of sexual dysfunction which experts blame on SSRI antidepressants

Patients on antidepressants are not being warned of the risk that the pills could permanently ruin their sex lives, experts say. The Mail on Sunday has been contacted by a number of patients who claim to have been left with ‘life-changing’ sexual problems after taking a class of the drugs known as selective serotonin reuptake … Read more

Vegans and vegetarians depressed twice as often as meat-eaters: new study 

Vegans and vegetarians depressed twice as often as meat-eaters: new study 

Eating green and feeling blue? Vegetarians experience depressive episodes twice as frequently as meat eaters, according to a new study by Brazilian researchers published in the Journal of Affective Disorders.  There’s a “positive association between the prevalence of depressive episodes and a meatless diet,” the study read. Scientists set out to investigate the potential association … Read more

Meghan Trainor: Nurses implied antidepressants caused son to be in NICU

Meghan Trainor: Nurses implied antidepressants caused son to be in NICU

Meghan Trainor claims the nurses who cared for her and her son when she gave birth implied she was to blame for the newborn’s admission into the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). “They kept asking me if I was on antidepressants during the pregnancy, and I was, but on the lowest dose possible,” the “All … Read more

How the Debate Over Antidepressants Puts Millions in Danger

How the Debate Over Antidepressants Puts Millions in Danger

Nearly 10 percent of all Americans will experience symptoms of depression every year. One of the common forms of treatment includes a combination of therapy and antidepressants. According to the CDC, around 13 percent of Americans over the age of 18 were taking antidepressants between 2015 and 2018. The most commonly prescribed form of these … Read more

COVID-19 Infections Increase Risk of Long-Term Brain Problems: Strokes, Depression, Anxiety, Migraines

COVID-19 Infections Increase Risk of Long-Term Brain Problems: Strokes, Depression, Anxiety, Migraines

By Washington University in St. Louis September 23, 2022 People who have had COVID-19 are at an elevated risk of developing neurological conditions within the first year after infection, according to a detailed analysis of federal data by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Movement disorders, memory problems, strokes, and seizures … Read more