Depressants

PCOS help

Can acupuncture boost fertility and cool hot flushes?

Paula Goodyer Acupuncture shows promise for symptoms of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and menopause

Getting ready, set, go in time for the big race

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Michelle Bridges So you've signed up for Sydney's famous City2Surf - definitely something everyone should do at least once in their lives - and you probably fall into one of two categories:

A bitter pill: from depression to obesity

Fat

Mark Metherell Obesity and depression, the two curses of our time that continue to confound modern medicine, may have a disturbing link: it is possible that treatment of one may trigger the other.

A warning that left women feeling flushed

The risks of hormone replacement therapy have been questioned, writes Anna Patty.

Happy meals

Comfort food reduces stress

Eating a burger.

Australian scientists have confirmed what many chocoholics already know, that "comfort food" can reduce stress.

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Needles ease depression's pain

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Acupuncture can help lift the mood of those with severe depression, a new study shows.

Pill for painful PMS hits market

The contraceptive pill.

A new low-dose pill to treat painful PMS will be available from next month.

Anti-depressents top drug for young women

Generic pharmaceuticals.

Anti-depressants are the most commonly purchased government-subsidised medication by young women.

Insomnia may fuel more than anxiety

Sleeping.

Fiona Macdonald-Smith Studies suggest there might be a link between insomnia and mental health problems.