The incident was telecast across television news channels and has caused a flutter among Shivkumar's family members, thereby adding to his embarrassment. The traffic cop who was allegedly assaulted by Kannada television actress Maitreyi, claims to have slipped into depression after the incident and wants to be granted leave. M Shivkumar, attached to Vijay Nagar traffic police station, was manning the National School junction on Friday around 12:30 pm when...
02:23 PM, May 25, 2011
New York: In the boardroom, it's as if the Great Recession never happened. CEOs at the nation's largest companies were paid better last year than they were in 2007, when the economy was booming, the stock market set a record high and unemployment was roughly half what it is today. The typical pay package for the head of a company in the Standard & Poor's 500 was $ 9 million...
04:27 PM, May 10, 2011
New Delhi: A 46-year-old security official with Air India committed suicide by hanging himself on Saturday. This happened inside a house within the Air India colony in Vasant Vihar locality in South Delhi. They say the deceased Mahendra Kapoor was under depression. ...
10:04 PM, May 07, 2011
Bangalore: In what was her fourth suicide attempt, a married woman ended her life in Old Airport police limits on Thursday because of her past failed relations. The deceased, Chaitra (35), was a native of Mysore. She was working with a BPO in the city. She had married one Kiran Kumar, who is 10 years younger to her, on April 18, 2010. Police said before her wedding, Chaitra was in...
01:28 PM, Apr 30, 2011
London: Scientists have developed a new nasal spray which they claim could help beat depression and anxiety within two hours. The spray, which contains a natural brain chemical, is designed to penetrate the brain areas involved in mood. According to researchers, the spray could be effective within two hours, compared to other antidepressants which take several days to work, the Daily Mail reported. It is estimated that one in four...
02:19 PM, Apr 27, 2011
Chicago: Add "Facebook depression" to potential harms linked with social media, an influential doctors' group warns, referring to a condition it says may affect troubled teens who obsess over the online site. Researchers disagree on whether it's simply an extension of depression some kids feel in other circumstances, or a distinct condition linked with using the online site. But there are unique aspects of Facebook that can make it a...
11:41 AM, Mar 28, 2011
Washington: Depressed mothers are sluggish in responding to their crying babies, says a new study. Their reaction, according to brain scans at the University of Oregon, is much more muted than the robust brain activity in non-depressed moms. An infant crying is normal, but how mothers respond can affect a child's development, says Jennifer C. Ablow, professor of psychology at Oregon. For years, Ablow has studied the relationship of behaviour...
06:17 PM, Feb 23, 2011
London: A nurse engaged in a long battle with depression has become the world's first person to benefit from neurosurgery. Sheila Cook, 62, suffered for more than a decade with debilitating depression which left her suicidal and often unable to feed or clothe herself. She was forced to retire from her job and her husband, a physics researcher, also had to give up his work to take care of her...
05:31 PM, Jan 25, 2011
New York: Spending time online is normal behavior for teenagers. But too much Internet use by teens - or too little, for that matter - might be related to depression, a new study finds. The findings, reported in the journal of Pediatrics, do not mean that the Internet is to blame. For one, teens in the study who spent no time online were also at increased risk of depression symptoms....
03:58 PM, Jan 19, 2011
Chicago: A study suggests medical errors, job burnout and depression lead surgeons to contemplate suicide at higher rates than the general public, and they're much less likely to seek help. Fear of losing their jobs contributes to surgeons' reluctance to get mental health treatment, according to the study. Nearly 8,000 surgeons participated. About six per cent reported recent suicidal thoughts; the rate was 16 per cent among those who'd made...
03:57 PM, Jan 18, 2011
New York: People with long-lasting depression may benefit from talk therapy when other treatment methods such as antidepressant drugs alone aren't working, suggests a new study. But the topic needs more research, the authors say - and they also point out that talk therapy isn't accessible or affordable for everyone. About 15 million adults in America suffer from major depressive disorder - serious cases of depression that last more than...
04:42 PM, Jan 14, 2011
New York: The study, which followed more than 5,600 Australian teens, found that those with the most optimistic views of themselves and the world around them were less likely to develop depression symptoms over the next year. Whether their optimism deserves the credit is not clear. And the broader questions of whether optimism is something that can be "taught" -- and if it's even a good idea to try --...
04:56 PM, Jan 12, 2011
Los Angeles: Actor David Arquette, the estranged husband of former "Friends" star Courteney Cox, has checked into rehab to deal with alcohol and depression issues, according to news reports on Sunday. Arquette, 39, and Cox, 46, announced in October that they were undergoing a trial separation after 11 years and one daughter together, but still loved each other "deeply." Since then, both have been linked to other people, while Arquette...
03:35 PM, Jan 03, 2011
London: Millions of people worldwide take cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins to prevent heart attacks and strokes but a new study questions whether they actually work. Hailed as 'wonder pills' by doctors and drug companies, other new evidence has linked statins with severe depression and suicide. Statins are prescribed to anyone who is believed to have more than a 20 percent chance of a heart attack or stroke over the...
05:57 PM, Dec 21, 2010
In this week's episode, people who suffer from the various aspects of depression talk about how they and their families dealt with it. ...
08:00 PM, Dec 12, 2010
New York: Men tend to behave better when they're married - both because marriage likely helps improve their behavior, and nicer men are more likely to be married in the first place, a new study reports. The researchers found that men with fewer nasty qualities were more likely to eventually end up married. But among men who did marry, some showed signs indicating that their bad behavior decreased after the...
02:09 PM, Dec 07, 2010
Boston: Sue Jones is proving a little bit of Zen can go a long way. She's using yoga to give hope to people who are battling some tough personal demons. Jones says yoga saved her life. "I was completely lost.I had no connection with who I was." "I was so depressed that I would get up, go to yoga, and then come back and go back to bed//And just going...
07:48 PM, Dec 06, 2010
London: Contrary to general perception that aggression or depression lies in one's genes, a new study has found that the traits may be linked to parenting at home. An international team, led by Otago University, claims to have found that the role of positive and negative parenting practices influences a child's mental health problems, such as depression or aggression. The study, published in the 'Psychological Medicine' journal, has suggested that...
11:15 AM, Dec 03, 2010
With changes in lifestyle, increased emphasis on performance, more and more youngsters are falling prey to depression. ...
11:30 PM, Oct 10, 2010
New York: On a day the Sensex touched the 20,000 mark for the first time since January 2008, there’s some more good news. The worst economic recession in eight decades is now officially over. Stocks surged on Monday to a 4-month high on news that the great recession is officially over! The Dow jumped 145 points to close at 10,753, the Nasdaq closed 40 points higher and the S and...
11:40 AM, Sep 21, 2010
