Archive for February, 2006

Device to Combat Depression Was Approved By FDA Official Despite Little Evidence of Its Effectiveness and Unanimous Staff Recommendation that It Be Rejected

February 20, 2006 at 3:11 pm · Filed under Depression News, General, Mental Health News

On May 24, 2005, newsinferno.com reported that: “Although many experts maintain there is little evidence that the device actually works, the FDA may soon approve a ‘vagus nerve stimulator’ manufactured by Cybertronics, Inc., for the treatment of severe depression.” The pacemaker-like device, which costs $15,000, is designed to be surgically implanted in the left side of [...]

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Are You Sad? Four Tools To Release The Winter Blues

February 13, 2006 at 5:09 am · Filed under Articles

What an appropriate acronym. It stands for Seasonal Affective Disorder. I used to live in the arctic. In winter, we didn’t see the sun for many months. I am acutely aware of the winter blues and how people are affected emotionally, physically, and intellectually. Much has been written on the subject, so I would like [...]

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Seasonal Affective Disorder

February 13, 2006 at 5:02 am · Filed under Antidepressant

Why do December, January and February seem such long difficult months to get through? More and more evidence points to the lack of sunlight in the Winter months resulting in a variety of health problems. As far back as 1845, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) was recognised. It has always been known that animals alter their habits, [...]

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