http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ Y! Health Depression News, updated continuously. en-us Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:58:25 PDT Copyright (c) 2008 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. 5 142 18 http://health.yahoo.com/ http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/he/b/he_144.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_financial_health_mental.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_financial_health_mentalWed, 15 Oct 2008 01:40:32 PDTReuters - Chiu Hei-chun spent 50 years washing dishes at a roadside stall in Hong Kong only to lose his life savings when Lehman Brothers went belly up.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_depression_predictor.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_depression_predictorTue, 14 Oct 2008 11:27:37 PDTReuters - In people who have suffered a heart attack, depression and a high heart rate at night, while often coexistent, are independent predictors of death, according to research published in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/neurostardepressiontherapycleared.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/neurostardepressiontherapyclearedMon, 13 Oct 2008 20:48:09 PDTHealthDay - MONDAY, Oct. 13 (HealthDay News) -- The NeuroStar TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) Therapy system has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for people with major depressive disorder who haven't seen satisfactory improvement from at least one prior antidepressant medication, device maker Neuronetics said in a news release.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/olderdiabeticswithdepressionfacehigherdeathrate.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/olderdiabeticswithdepressionfacehigherdeathrateFri, 10 Oct 2008 20:48:48 PDTHealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 10 (HealthDay News) -- In a group of Medicare beneficiaries who have diabetes, being depressed was associated with a higher death rate, according to a new study.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_assisted_suicide.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_assisted_suicideThu, 09 Oct 2008 07:27:48 PDTReuters - The results of a survey in Oregon suggest that the Death with Dignity Act enacted in the state in 1997 does not always prevent patients with depression, a treatable condition, from receiving a prescription for a lethal drug.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/oregonsassistedsuicidelawmayoverlookdepressedpatients.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/oregonsassistedsuicidelawmayoverlookdepressedpatientsWed, 08 Oct 2008 20:49:08 PDTHealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Oregon's physician-assisted suicide law may not adequately protect the one in four terminally ill patients with clinical depression, a new study says.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_depression_stjohnswort.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_depression_stjohnswortTue, 07 Oct 2008 16:34:41 PDTReuters - The herbal remedy St. John's Wort effectively treats symptoms of major depression, an analysis of previous studies found on Wednesday.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/groupurgesdepressionscreeningforheartpatients.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/groupurgesdepressionscreeningforheartpatientsWed, 01 Oct 2008 20:46:35 PDTHealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Oct. 1 (HealthDay News) -- A new statement from the American Heart Association (AHA) emphasizes the need to screen heart patients for depression.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_cyberonics.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_cyberonicsWed, 01 Oct 2008 08:49:38 PDTReuters - Medical-device maker Cyberonics Inc said it could not get a partner for its brain stimulation treatment in the depression indication, sending its shares down as much as 10 percent.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ap/med_heart_patients_depression.htmlyahoo/health/news/ap/med_heart_patients_depressionMon, 29 Sep 2008 16:10:14 PDTAP - Heart patients should be regularly screened for signs of depression, the American Heart Association recommended Monday.