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Lively Women

September 27th, 2007

Women’s Health Newsflash: Suicide & Antidepressants, Plus Cancer & Divorce, Pregnancy, Alcohol, & Body Size

Some of today’s important health headlines:
Genes Linked to Suicidal Thinking During Antidepressant Treatment
Excerpt: Specific variations in two genes are linked to suicidal thinking that sometimes occurs in people taking the most commonly prescribed class of antidepressants, according to a large study led by scientists at the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Institute of Mental […]

By Kristen King -- 0 comments

August 8th, 2006

Can Divorce Lead to Heart Disease?

I read this article, Divorced women more likely to suffer heart disease, thanks to a link from A Hearty Life. Here’s something I’ve never heard before, yet it makes sense. “Women who divorce are 60 per cent more likely to develop heart disease in later life than those who remain in a married relationship.”
Divorce is […]

By Heather -- 0 comments