Dr. Jeffrey Shelton Discusses Holiday Depression

Dr. Jeffrey Shelton Discusses Holiday Depression – Dr. Jeffrey Shelton, behavioral health physician, speaks with DRC-FM’s Jerry Kristafer about holiday depression, signs of depression and treatment.

Igniting the conversation about rare diseases

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Yet for people living with rare diseases and their loved ones, the path to a confirmed diagnosis, adapting to new treatment regimens, and facing the day-to-day challenges of these diseases can often be overwhelming. The goal of Rare Disease Day is to …
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Depression lowers efficacy of shingles vaccine

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Patients with major depressive disorder who were not receiving antidepressants had lower cell-mediated immunity to the varicella zoster virus (VZV) vaccine than both healthy and depressed individuals who were receiving drug treatment (P<0.01 for both), …
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Could an old antidepressant treat sickle cell disease?

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That's how they found TCP, which since 1960 has been used to treat severe depression. In the new paper, they describe how TCP blocked LSD1 and boosted the production of fetal hemoglobin — offsetting the devastating impact of the abnormal "adult" form …
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