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You can use all kinds of iPhone apps to track and improve your health. chunghow33

January 8, 2012

Reviewing the top medical iPhone apps … what’s the diagnosis?

Merlin Thomas, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute; Daniel Quintana, University of Sydney; Gary Sacks, Deakin University; Harrison Weisinger, Deakin University; Karen Simmer, The University of Western Australia; Nasser F BinDhim, University of Sydney; Neale Cohen, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, and Sally Ferguson, CQUniversity Australia

Want to quit smoking, lose weight, manage your diabetes or get a good night’s sleep? No worries. There’s an app for all of that. But it’s not always clear which medical apps are based on solid evidence…

Are we treating normal sadness as a clinical disorder? Gatis Gribusts

June 17, 2011

Selling sickness or dulling the pain? The pros and cons of antidepressants

Andrew H Kemp, University of Sydney and Daniel Quintana, University of Sydney

It’s normal to feel down in the dumps from time to time, so drawing a line between low moods and mental illness is understandably fraught. But are health professionals treating normal sadness as a clinical…

People with depression are less able to cope with stress. OliviaGR

May 16, 2011

Depression can break your heart, literally

Daniel Quintana, University of Sydney and Andrew H Kemp, University of Sydney

Having a “broken” or a “heavy” heart is a description often used by people who are feeling down or depressed. It turns out they’re not that far off the mark. People with depression are three to four times…

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