January 2020
Rash Decisions : How to Deal With Itchy, Red Skin
Going Under : A Closer Look at Anesthesia
Provider Beliefs May Affect Pain Relief
Treating Seasonal Affective Disorder
Sleep Health (Source: NIH News in Health)
Source: NIH News in Health - January 2, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Is seasonal affective disorder real? The truth is complicated
Growing questions about seasonal affective disorder (SAD) reveal issues at the heart of psychiatry. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - December 20, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/North Source Type: news
Finding Light at the Darkest Time of the Year
To experience the bright magic of raising my son, it felt as if I had to pay a price: My awareness of the darkness increased. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - December 20, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Erinn Salge Tags: Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Depression (Mental) Christmas Pregnancy and Childbirth Source Type: news
How Not to Feel Dead Tired This Winter
It ’s cold. It’s dark. And spring is months away. No wonder you’re exhausted. Here are four expert strategies to feeling revitalized, even in the most wintry of days. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - November 25, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Joanne Chen Tags: Sleep Winter (Season) Exercise Seasons and Months Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Caffeine your-feed-wirecutter Source Type: news
How You Should Spend That Extra Hour As Daylight Saving Time Ends
(CNN) — It’s Sunday morning, and you open your eyes to discover it’s still incredibly early because — huzzah! — we’ve reached the end of the seasonal practice known as Daylight Saving Time.
Do you:
A) Immediately roll over and go back to sleep?
or
B) Tell yourself that you shouldn’t be lazy, and get up to make the most of this “extra” hour?
It’s a trick question, because there isn’t a perfectly right answer that would be the same for everyone.
But in general, experts say, most should use the fall time change to squeeze in more sleep — and with zero gu...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - October 31, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health News Offbeat CNN Daylight saving time Source Type: news
What Are Indications for Dermatological Light Treatment?
Discussion
Spider telangiectasia or spider angiomas have a central red lesion with radiating dilatation of the distal, end vasculature that resemble arachnid appendages. They are common lesions (up to 38% in one study of children, and 60% in pregnant women), often solitary or < 3 lesions, and usually benign. Multiple lesions are characteristic of chronic liver disease. They can disappear over time (especially pregnancy related ones) but may not. The cause of these vascular lesions is unknown. Treatment is often not necessary, but laser treatments, fine needle electrocautery or electrodissection can be used.
Learning Poi...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - October 28, 2019 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
DR NORMAN ROSENTHAL reveals how not to get Seasonal Affective Disorder this winter
Neina Shedlon, from Greenside, purchased a light box and said the effect was 'amazing'. Here, DR NORMAN ROSENTHAL explains how to beat seasonal affective disorder. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 27, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Consumer Health: What is seasonal affective disorder?
What is seasonal affective disorder?Seasonal affective disorder is a type of depression related to changes in seasons. For most people with seasonal affective disorder, symptoms start in the fall and continue into the winter months, sapping their energy and making them feel moody. Symptoms may start out mild and become more severe as the season [...] (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - October 24, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Don't Let SAD Get the Better of You
SUNDAY, Oct. 13, 2019 -- If you suffer from the winter blues, there are things you can do to make the season less depressing.
Clinically known as seasonal affective disorder (SAD), it happens when there is less sunlight during the day, according to... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - October 13, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Minneapolis light-therapy entrepreneur to appear on Shark Tank this weekend
Circadian Optics, a Minneapolis company that produces light-therapy lamps, will get a chance to shine on national television when Founder and CEO Amber Leong appears on ABC's Shark Tank this Sunday.
Light therapy lamps are used to treat seasonal affective disorder, as well as sleep disorders; both can be caused by a lack of exposure to light. So it makes perfect sense that Minneapolis, known for its brutal, dark winters, would be Circadian Optics' home base.
And, in fact, that's exactly why Circadian… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - October 3, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Carrigan Miller Source Type: news
Seasonal affective disorder: What is SAD? Nine signs you could be at risk
SEASONAL Affective Disorder is a type of depression which can occur seasonal, and most commonly it affects people during the dark winter months. What are the signs you could be suffering from the condition? (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - September 26, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fighting the Loneliness
I haven’t always had to fight loneliness and isolation. When I was younger I loved going out to listen to live music. Dancing was a fun way for me to interact with others. I enjoyed being social and was always looking for a place to meet friends at a bar or show. All of that has changed since my diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder. Fighting loneliness has become part of my new normal. Isolating myself because of my mental illness can easily lead to loneliness and depression in my life now.
One Saturday evening a few years ago I decided to count how many beers I had consumed in a 24 hour period. I counted 19. I re...
Source: Psych Central - August 2, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jason Jepson Tags: Antidepressants Antipsychotics Atypical Antipsychotics Personal Stories Schizoaffective Disorder Schizophrenia Combat Veteran Loneliness Mood Disorder Music Therapy Psychosis Seasonal Affective Disorder Social Isolation Suicidal Source Type: news
Podcast: Light therapy for prevention of winter depression
Many people experience the " winter blues " , but some suffer from something more serious, seasonal affective disorder, which has a major impact on their quality of life. Light therapy is one of the interventions that is used to try to prevent it and a team of researchers from Austria and the USA published the update of their Cochrane Review in March 2019. Lead author, Barbara Nussbaumer, from the Danube University Krems in Austria, summarises the findings in this podcast." Seasonal affective disorder, which is also known as winter depression, is a seasonal pattern of recurrent major depressive episodes. These usually occu...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - April 29, 2019 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lydia Parsonson Source Type: news
SPA DOCTOR: Smiling again in the city of the blues
SPA DOCTOR: The Swissotel Chicago offers 1,700 square foot, five-room Vitality Suites, which comes complete with a private workout area. It's perfect for curing Seasonal Affective Disorder. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 13, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
