According to a new study, just 20 minutes of weekly housekeeping will improve a person's mental health.

University College of London researchers reviewed data from almost 20,000 men and women who were interviewed for the Scottish Health Survey about their state of mind and weekly physical activity. Out of these 20,000, over 3000 participants were known to be suffering from stress or anxiety

People suffering from depression may be more prone to Alzheimer's disease, two studies suggest. A new study by researchers at Rush University Medical Center found Alzheimer's was 2.5 times more likely in people with a history of depression.

Alzheimer's was four times more likely in people with depression before aged 60, Dutch and U.S. researchers reported in Neurology and Archives of General Psychiatry

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is working with the drug company Merck to investigate a possible link between Merck's asthma and allergy drug Singulair and suicide risk associated with it. Meanwhile, "patients should not stop taking Singulair before talking to their doctor," the FDA said in a statement, adding that doctors should monitor patients for suicidal behavior and mood changes.

The federal agency said that the investigation may take nine months. Currently there is no proof that Singulair can lead to mood changes, suicidal behavior and suicide in patients

A groundbreaking study has revealed why some people are able to recover from a traumatic event, while others develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Both genetic and environmental factors affect people's risk of developing post-traumatic stress, the new study found.

A particular genetic variant makes people much more susceptible to PTSD after tragic experiences, but only if they have also had an abusive childhood, scientists in the United States have discovered

More Canadian youths are turning to unprescribed use of common medicine from serving as a party popper to other non-medical purposes. The drugs, usually filched from the family medicine box, are mixed with alcohol to produce a deadly cocktail.

Aside from the alarming rise in number of young Canadians taking common medicine such as painkillers, equally dangerous is the lack of awareness of the parents that some pills and tablets are already missing and that their children are frequent attendees to weekend parties where deadly combinations of prescription drugs and alcohol go together