Several recent reviews (eg, LC Gallo & K. Matthews, 2003; A. Rozanski, JA Blumenthal, & J.
Kaplan, 1999; R. Rugulies, 2002) have identified 3 affective dispositions--depression …

▪ Abstract Rapidly accruing evidence from a diversity of disciplines supports the hypothesis
that psychosocial factors are related to morbidity and mortality due to cardiovascular …

The description and explanation of racial and ethnic health disparities are major initiatives of
the public health research establishment. Black Americans suffer on nearly every measure …

Objective: To conduct a systematic review of published literature regarding the effects of
yoga, a promising mind-body therapy, on specific anthropometric and physiologic indices of …

Background: Oxidation of lipids in lipoproteins and cells may initiate and enhance the early
development of cardiovascular disease. Method and Results: We assayed F2-isoprostanes …

Depression after stroke is common. Although different opinions exist about the definition,
diagnosis, and measurement of outcomes related to depression after stroke, there is little …

Until relatively recently, depression has been considered a purely “mental” disorder and
therefore in the natural domain of psychologists and psychiatrists. However, recent …

The authors examined depressive symptoms and prospective incidence of colorectal cancer
and distal colorectal adenomas in 81,612 women without prior cancer from the Nurses' …

Objective: There is increasing evidence that depressive mood is associated with central
obesity, but little is known about the association between depression and abdominal fat …

Depression is an important but inadequately diagnosed mood disorder in elderly.
Depressed elderly patients often have chronic concomitant diseases. This paper intended to …