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Menopause may raise risk of depression
WASHINGTON, -- The hormonal change a woman faces during
menopause doubles her risk for developing clinical depre-
ssion, new research suggests, but the risk may be lessened
by the use of hormone-replacement therapies. The findings in
the Archives of General Psychiatry run counter to a commonly
held notion: The stress some middle-aged women experience,
such as the death of a parent, divorce, moving or changing
jobs, spurs the onset of depression in those who had never
had the disease. Instead, it could be the hormonal fluct-
uations and a lack of estrogen that can make women entering
menopause -- called the perimenopausal phase -- up to twice
as likely to have depression as premenopausal women. Such
fluctuations also trigger common menopausal symptoms such
as night sweats, hot flashes and mood swings. "(Depression
in menopause) needs to be taken seriously," said Dr. Lee
Cohen, associate professor of psychology at Harvard Medical
School and the lead study author of one of the observational
trials. "It shouldn't be attributed to 'going through the
change' ... if untreated, it can have serious consequences."
For years, depressive symptoms leading up to menopause were
considered "part of the territory" of menopause, he said.
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Glucose kills cells after hypoglycemia
SAN FRANCISCO, -- A U.S. study has determined brain damage
thought to be caused by hypoglycemic coma actually occurs
when glucose is administered to treat the coma. San Fran-
cisco Veterans Administration Medical Center researchers
said the findings were surprising and might be of clinical
significance for the treatment of diabetics in hypoglycemic
coma. But they caution the results, obtained in a rodent
study, cannot be immediately extrapolated to humans. Insulin
is a hormone that moves glucose from the bloodstream to
individual cells, where it is broken down and used for
energy. Diabetics do not produce enough of their own insulin
and must take it several times a day. A severe insulin over-
dose can reduce levels of glucose in the blood to extremely
low levels -- a condition known as hypoglycemia -- and cause
hypoglycemic coma, resulting in destruction of neurons in
the hippocampus and cerebral cortex, which are essential to
memory and cognition. "This study tells us for the first
time that, in rats, the brain damage occurs not during the
coma, but after it, when we give them glucose and their
blood glucose levels return to normal," said principal
investigator Dr. Raymond Swanson. The study appears in the
Journal of Clinical Investigation.
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Mediterranean diet may help asthma
ATHENS, Greece, April 5 (UPI) -- A Mediterranean diet high
in produce and nuts may help protect children in Greece from
wheezing and other asthma and allergy symptoms, researchers
said. A study of almost 700 children in Crete found that
those who ate foods such as olive oil and whole grains had
fewer symptoms, The Independent reported. The study was
based on questionnaires filled out by parents on their
children's' diet and respiratory problems. The study found
that diet had the strongest protection on allergic rhinitis,
which causes a runny or stuffed nose. Children who ate nuts
at least three times a week were less likely to wheeze, the
researchers reported. Children with a high consumption of
margarine were twice as likely to have asthma and allergic
rhinitis, the study said, The Independent reported.
"A high intake of fruit, vegetables and nuts may have a
protective role on the prevalence of asthma-like symptoms
and allergic rhinitis," said the study, which was published
in the journal Thorax.
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