http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Depressed middle-aged women have almost double the risk of having a stroke, according to research published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-depression-linked-middle-aged-women.html Cardiology Thu, 16 May 2013 16:26:40 EST news287940388 Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants taken by a woman during pregnancy do not impact her infant's growth over the first year, reports a new study from a Northwestern Medicine scientist. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-antidepressants-pregnant-moms-dont-affect.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:10:01 EST news282938698 (HealthDay)—People with rheumatoid arthritis have higher-than-normal rates of depression, which could increase their risk of death, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-rheumatoid-arthritis-depression-deadly.html Arthritis & Rheumatism Mon, 12 Nov 2012 16:30:07 EST news271960181 Gender-specific group therapy is effective for treating depressed women with Type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in the latest issue of the Annals of Behavioral Medicine and funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research. Evidence suggests that antidepressants may disrupt blood-sugar control and can be associated with increased weight gain; therefore, other treatment options are needed for depression. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-group-therapy-effective-treatment-option.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 03 Oct 2012 16:04:43 EST news268498983 (Medical Xpress) -- Women who are depressed during pregnancy are not at higher risk of giving birth prematurely than non-depressed women — but those who take antidepressants during pregnancy seem to be, a new study by Yale researchers shows. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-antidepressants-depression-preterm-birth.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Mon, 28 May 2012 06:59:51 EST news257407183 In what is believed to be the first study of its kind to examine the relationship between pre-existing depression (with and without anxiety) and the amount of time to diagnostically resolve an abnormal mammogram and/or Pap test, researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found suffering from depression was not associated with a prolonged time to diagnostic resolution in a vulnerable population of urban women. These findings currently appear in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-depression-anxiety-linked-resolution-abnormal.html Health Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:12:40 EST news241189951 Depressed women may face an increased risk of stroke, according to new research reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-depression-linked-women.html Cardiology Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:00:02 EST news232287487