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Anne Arundel County health briefs
Blood drive An American Red Cross blood drive will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 18 at the Baltimore Washington Medical Center, 301 Hospital Drive, Glen Burnie. Call 1-800-RED-CROSS or BWMC's marketing and communications department 410-787-4367....Tags: Healthy Diet, Medical Procedures and Tests, Death, Diabetes, Skin Cancer
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Harford police calls show a startling number of suicide-related incidents
There were 14 calls to the Harford County Sheriff's Office between Jan. 18 and Jan. 22 of people reporting that someone was either attempting suicide or contemplating it. Although the calls for service seem to show a startling number of suicide-related...Tags: Maryland State Police, Health Insurance Cost, Mental Health, Sheppard Pratt Health System, Havre de Grace
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Anne Arundel County health briefs
Free HPV vaccine The health department will provide free human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. The vaccine, Gardasil, is available for both males and females ages 9 to 26. Those under 18 must have a parent or guardian sign a consent form. The clinic will...Tags: Human papillomavirus, Healthy Diet, HPV Vaccine, Medical Procedures and Tests, Anne Arundel Community College
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The power of light
It doesn’t look like much -- Janet Althen places what looks like a small flashlight with an inverted colored bulb on certain points of the body, holding it there for about 30 seconds -- but for Althen’s patients, as well as a growing number of...Tags: Infertility, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Mental Health, The Happiest News!, Diabetes
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What's Going Around: Seasonal affective disorder
lmatter@kspr.com, tnguyen@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. - The lack of exposure to sunlight in the winter months can not only affect our moods, but can also lead to a disorder. It's called Seasonal Affective Disorder, better known as SAD. And doctors say it can be serious. "Because of the...Tags: Light Therapy, Psychologists, Depression, Health and Medical Professionals, Behavioral Conditions
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Mayo Clinic Medical Edge: Persistent, pervasive symptoms of depression during wintertime could be SAD
Premium Health News ServiceDEAR MAYO CLINIC: I've been diagnosed with clinical depression. I'm taking duloxetine (Cymbalta), which helps. But I always feel more blue and have a hard time finding the energy to do my normal activities when fall and winter come. My neurologist...Tags: Healthy Diet, Light Therapy, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Wellbutrin (drug), Cymbalta (drug)
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Rep. Jackson under treatment for mood disorder, staff says
Tribune reportersUnder increasing pressure from top Democrats to disclose what's kept Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. off the job for more than a month, the congressman's office issued a statement Wednesday saying he is being treated for a "mood disorder" at an inpatient center....Tags: Mood Disorders, Nancy Pelosi, Parties and Movements, Barack Obama, Government
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Seasonal Affective Disorder
Sometimes the dark dreary skies of the season turn our positive outlook into mush. We call that the “winter blues." And sometimes, when that dismal outlook on life doesn’t go away, it’s a more serious ailment known as Season...Tags: Light Therapy, Psychotherapy, Insomnia, Behavioral Conditions, Health Treatments
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Mental illness redefined
When psychiatrists diagnose mental illness, they turn to an unwieldy book called the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM for short.
First published in 1952, the tome also is used as a standard by researchers, the health...Tags: Anxiety, Brain, Mental Health, Suicide, Stroke
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Tips to combat the midwinter blues
Daily American Staff WriterThis has been a mild winter, but Somerset County has still seen a lot of gray days. In winter this region averages about 28 days a month that have more than 50 percent cloud cover. Those dark, dreary days can provoke seasonal affective disorder (SAD), an...Tags: Fatigue, Symptoms, Depression, Behavioral Conditions
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How to prevent the Valentine's Day blues
By Dr Anthony Youn, CNNConfession: I hate Valentine’s Day. But I bet I’m not alone. For the first 26 years of my life I dreaded Valentine’s Day. Every February 14 served as a reminder that no one wanted to date me. I couldn’t stand going to...Tags: Entertainment Events, Plastic Surgeons, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Holidays, Sweetest Day
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Seasonal Affective Disorder: When it's more than the winter blahs
marieg@herald-mail.comHe thought it was the doldrums. But it seemed to happen every fall, when the quick summer of sunlight was replaced with the slow-motion months of boring gray. The landscape was brown, the trees were bare and darkness appeared early. Some people...Tags: Substance Abuse, Labor Legislation, Light Therapy, Employees, Mental Health
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