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Chris Ballas, M.D.

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posted 11/29/2007, comment (1)

Do Energy Drinks Raise Your Blood Pressure?

A news article making the rounds describes a study in which subjects drank two energy drinks a day for a week. Their blood pressure rose by about eight percent on the first day, and stayed high for the week. The subjects had an average age of 26, and were otherwise healthy. They did not engage in strenuous exercise during the study. The... Read more Chevron

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Michaela

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posted 11/27/2007, comments (4)

My first entry.

Hello, my name is Michaela. I have been having a lot of suicidle thoughts lately, I will admit. But they're gone now. I don't even think of ways to kill myself. My mom won't help me, because she thinks this doctor (the one who can prescribe pills... a psychologist? Umm I don't know...) is like a God send. My mom acts... Read more Chevron

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Deborah Gray

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posted 11/26/2007, comment (1)

Why I Do What I Do

Someone recently asked why I spend so much of my time working to raise awareness of depression. To be honest, I hadn't really thought about it in years. It's been such a big part of my life for the last twelve years that I no longer think about the actual reasons why I do what I do. Coincidentally, it was twelve years ago this weekend... Read more Chevron

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Jerry Kennard

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posted 11/22/2007, comment (1)

Some Reflections on Negative Thinking

Of the very many studies that focus on the mental health processes of people with depression, surely one of the most common relates to whether depressed people think more negatively than non-depressed people. It is certainly a fact that on virtually every measure available, depressed people emphasise negative thoughts. The extent of this negative... Read more Chevron

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marianne rankin

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posted 11/22/2007, comments (3)

Brain Annie

I had a brain anurism in 2002. Spent a while in Canada. Now in assisted living 45 min. from my home-town. (MS) My mother does not want me around, so I with live people 12-15 years older than I am. My 1st husband is the father of my only child (son) My last husband died. I have been commnicating with a man by E/letter/& in... Read more Chevron

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