Depressed teens 'face adult risk'

Teenagers who have minor depression are at a higher risk of mental health problems later in life, a study says. Psychiatrists at Columbia University and the New York State Psychiatric Institute spoke to 750 people.

Anxiety, severe depression and eating disorders were all far more common in 20 and 30-year-olds who had had minor depression as adolescents, they found.

The British Journal of Psychiatry report said further research was needed to unpick the reasons for the link.

UK charities said specialist services for young people were vital.

The study was based on interviews with 750 14 to 16-year-olds who were then assessed again as adults.

It found that 8% of participants had minor depression as teenagers.

By the time they got to their 20s and 30s, the risk of them having major depression was four times higher than those who did not have signs of minor depression at the first interview.

There was a two-and-a-half times increased risk of agoraphobia, anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder and a threefold risk of anorexia or bulimia.

Early help

The researchers defined minor depression as milder than clinical depression but lasting at least two weeks and including symptoms such as feeling down, losing interest in activities, sleeping problems and poor concentration.

Study leader Dr Jeffrey Johnson said more research was needed to see if depression problems in teenagers were an early phase of major depressive disorder or if minor depression earlier in life contributed to the development of more serious problems later on.

Lucie Russell, director of campaigns at Young Minds, said the study highlighted the importance of giving teenagers the right support when problems first arise.

"Ensuring teachers, social workers and the rest of the children's workforce have the appropriate skills and knowledge to identify when a child is showing signs of depression will enable young people to get help early before problems escalate to crisis point."

But she added that access to specialist services was a problem with some parts of the country having year-long waiting lists.


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Importance of Orgasm

The researchers revealed that health orgasm is very important for women. Not only as a satisfaction, but more factors to physical and mental health. Because, if the woman to have sex but often do not experience orgasm, high-risk fell ill myoma that caused the flow of blood coagulation.

Lack of orgasm can make the mind and body often experience stress. Orgasm can increase the production of hormones estrogen and expedite the flow of blood in the area of intimate / sexual. Moment of orgasm, the blood clot that can flow smoothly and helps clean the body of pathogenic bacteria that can cause disease.

If you rarely experience orgasm, which stopped the flow of blood does not flow smoothly and can cause some serious diseases. In addition to women, men who rarely experience orgasm will also be a negative impact on the quality of life. Men who have experienced orgasm regularly lives longer than men who rarely experience it.

To have sex regularly is recommended for men and women. Because the impact will be positive for health, in addition to maintaining the intimacy of the relationship must also always be made. It will make you and your partner ageless.

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Pandemic flu H1N1 (swine flu)

World Health Organization (WHO), has announced a pandemic flu H1N1 (swine flu). WHO reminded the pandemic can take up to two years.

During the period of one to two years, the H1N1 virus spread in the world. We must be flexible about how we respond to it.

Announcement of this pandemic was issued after a UN fact proves that the virus originally from Mexico, at this time is widespread among people in Asia, Europe and the United States.

WHO's latest data shows, the number of cases of H1N1 flu has reached 28,774 cases in 74 countries, including 144 deaths.

This is the first flu pandemic, within a period of 41 years. Last flu pandemic occurred in 1968-1969 when the H3N2 virus infecting. Virus was derived from Hong Kong so well known as the Hong Kong flu and has killed up to two million people.

Pandemic is forcing us to change some ways of living day-to-day.

WHO recommends a number of easy ways to prevent the spread of flu virus H1N1. Of them, not the smooch, avoid his hands, cover mouth when coughing or sneezing and frequent hand-washing often.

According to WHO, means that prevention is a step ordinary. You do not need to wear face masks if you are not sick. Prevention of normal do you normally do for seasonal flu or the common flu. Frequent hand washing with soap can also prevent infection. Also recommended not to touch the mouth with our hands.

WHO Director General Margaret Chan even urge all UN staff and their staff in Geneva to avoid the kiss, embrace and handshake. The goal, to reduce the risk of H1N1 flu.

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Swine flu threatens Asia

Indeed concern, the case of swine flu began to spread seems to Asia. Some countries in Asia began to take action to prevent the spread of the virus spread from the swine flu.
South Korean government with the more sprightly outbreak of swine flu. Moreover, patients infected with the estimated increase of two people, Friday (1 / 5). Previously, a citizen of South Korea was 51 years old is also suspected of being infected and is still in intensive care. Other victims, namely women aged 41 years who is suspected of being infected after a first contact with the victim at a location. There are also men, aged 57 years who have not known how the infection may not clear because the activities that he did.

Japan appears to begin to respond to the spread of swine flu this. Although the findings have not yet the case, the government will take measures of prevention as early as possible. Reportedly, a student in Japan aged 17 years through the middle of a series of serious examination because the symptoms such as H1N1.

Step of prevention is also done in Thailand. Around 100 thousand masks distributed free to the public transport driver. The division is done because the driver is considered most vulnerable transportation with N1H1 virus outbreaks.

Meanwhile, Germany, confirming the existence of cases of swine flu in the country. a nurse reported the contagious H1N1 virus from one of the victims treated by him.

What is the signs of the world will end?

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