Shift workers may suffer higher risks of disability as compared to permanent day workers, according to a new study conducted by a team of researchers at the National Research Centre for the Working Environment in Copenhagen, Denmark.

The same study involving some 8,000 regular and irregular working males and females however confirmed that women are more prone to health risks as compared to men

A survey has found that when it comes to depression in women, the issue is viewed differently by male and female doctors.

"The beliefs of female and male doctors about women and depression are pretty consistent," Jo Parrish, vice president of communications for the Society for Women's Health Research said. "But our survey does reveal a few areas where female doctors may be more in tune with the changes women undergo and the feelings they experience, which is not unexpected

A threefold increase in new cases of self reported post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms has been observed among combat-exposed military personnel since 2001, according to a study.

New onset of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms or diagnosis were reported by up to 87 per 1000 combat-deployed personnel and up to 21 per 1000 non-combat deployed personnel, according to the study. Researchers analyzed the effect of deployment on more than 50,000 military personnel who were taking part in the Millennium Cohort Study, a large 22-year study of the health of US military personnel

An eleven year period study involving 293 ethnically mixed women in London indicated that black women get cancer at an early age than white females.

Results showed that of the total, 102 black patients were diagnosed with breast cancer at an average age of 46 as against 191 white patients diagnosed with the disease at average age of 67

Middle-aged women are much more likely to be depressed if they are obese, and vice versa, a new study finds. Rising excess weight goes along with less physical activity, higher calorie intake - and depression, according to the study published in the January/February issue of General Hospital Psychiatry.

Depression and obesity likely fuel one another, said lead author Gregory Simon, M.D, a psychiatrist and researcher at Group Health Cooperative in Seattle