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Will beg for ProzacI’m sick, it’s pouring rain out and I turn 39 on Tuesday (whee — one more year closer to death). No, I’m not in the best of moods and yes, I did remember to take my Prozac. But there is a lot of news about depression on the web, especially on 451 Press, so, even if I’m too cranky to write a detailed post, we can still get a heapin’ helpin’ of steamin’ depression news. Let’s get the mouse clicking. Enjoy.

  • Depression Can Hamper Glucose Control in People With Diabetes from Diabetes Health Talk mentions recent study results done with veterans — of war and diabetes. If you have diabetes, this report isn’t meant to make you feel more depressed, just more aware. There is a theroy put out by Dr. Andrew Weil that people with diabetes may be more evolved, because their bodies are forcing you to eat healthier, so chew on that.
  • An update on new antidepresant in the works, Seroquel XRTM is at Medical News Today. I’ll let you right now, they do not mention how much this drug will cost when it finally hits pharmacy shelves. I bet AstraZeneca is just drooling over this one.
  • Overworked, Vacation-Starved America Ranks #1 in Depression, Mental Health Problems from Encouraging Health. All together now — U! S! A! U! S! A! This shows you that America is NOT the greatest country in the world — not there IS a greatest country in the world. Perhaps realizing that will help Americans not be so depressed. (Yeah — RIGHT!)
  • The Darwin Awards. I can’t recommend this site highly enough to anyone with major depression. Will even get the most morose laughing. That’s good enough of an excuse to get out of bed.
  • Heart Disease Patients May Not Benefit From Depression Screening from Science News Daily. This kinda contradicts a report put out earlier this week recommending depression screening for anyone who has been diagnosed with heart disease. But hey, what could it hurt? When it comes to diseases, they are cheaper buy the dozen, aren’t they?
  • Prescribing Prozac for Dogs and Cats from National Public Radio. We are not the only species that gets depression. Dogs and cats can get it, too, usually in the form of post-traumatic stress disorder. Pet Prozac is meat-flavored though. How about chocolate flavored Prozac for humans?

Posted in General, News on November 15th, 2008

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