Psychology & Psychiatry
Seasonal affective disorder prevention and treatment
Dear Mayo Clinic: Is seasonal affective disorder considered depression? If so, should I be treated for it year-round even though it comes and goes?
Nov 8, 2016
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News tagged with season
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CDC approves nasal-spray vaccine for flu season
After advising the public to avoid the nasal-spray version of the flu vaccine for the past two years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now giving it the green light.
Aug 26, 2018
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Neuroscience
New reset button discovered for circadian clock
The discovery of a new reset button for the brain's master biological clock could eventually lead to new treatments for conditions like seasonal affective disorder, reduce the adverse health effects of working the night shift ...
Feb 2, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
In a holiday season unlike any other, avoid unfounded claims about suicide
The holiday season usually has the lowest monthly suicide rates. And while the COVID-19 pandemic has increased risk factors associated with suicide, the media and the public should be careful this holiday season not to make ...
Dec 1, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
South Africa detects new COVID variant with many mutations
Scientists in South Africa said Thursday they had detected a new COVID-19 variant with a large number of mutations, blaming it for a surge in infection numbers.
Nov 25, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
When to see a doctor for the flu
You're feeling under the weather, but is it a cold or the flu? Sometimes it's hard to tell initially, and even more difficult to decide if you should make an appointment with your doctor. One Baylor College of Medicine expert ...
Feb 28, 2017
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Immunology
Study suggests immune response to flu causes death in older people, not the virus
A new Yale-led study suggests that death from influenza virus in older people may be primarily caused by a damaging immune response to flu and not by the virus itself. The insight could lead to novel strategies for combating ...
Apr 21, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Flu jab reduces risk of stroke
The risk of suffering a stroke is significantly reduced for up to two months after receiving a flu vaccine, a major new study has shown.
Oct 6, 2015
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Health
Humans don't hibernate, but we still need more winter sleep
Whether we're night owls or morning larks, our body clocks are set by the sun. Theoretically, changing day length and light exposure over the course of the year could affect the duration and quality of our sleep. But figuring ...
Feb 17, 2023
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Health
Seasonal affective disorder: your eye colour might be why you have the 'winter blues'
You're not alone if colder weather and longer nights make you feel down. This well-known phenomenon, called seasonal affective disorder (SAD), might explain why people feel low, irritable, and lethargic in the winter months. ...
Jan 2, 2019
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