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...your articles about mind and body and the effect of one on the other [SPECIAL ISSUE, Jan. 20], I was intrigued by the evidence that depression can worsen pre-existing diseases and may be implicated in the onset of others. I don't know, however, if pursuing happiness is the antidote to the seemingly widespread depression of our times. Having a moral purpose, ethics and values is what gives life meaning. Such a life will not always be happy--whose is?--but it will be worthwhile. And I believe the immunity-boosting value of living a moral life can have...
...diabetes, and nearly that many have a condition doctors have started to call prediabetes. Experts project that by the end of the decade, 10% of the U.S. will be diabetic. A big part of the problem is that cases of Type 2 diabetes, which used to be called adult-onset diabetes, are exploding among children and young adults. For kids at risk, drinking more milk might help. A study found that because the lactose in dairy products metabolizes slowly, it can help regulate blood-sugar levels. This doesn't mean kids should live on milk shakes and fried mozzarella sticks...
...have an equally profound impact, triggering higher rates of depression among women between puberty (when estrogen starts to rise and fluctuate) and menopause (when the hormone is turned down low). Other--though less clear--physical differences may explain why boys are more likely than girls to develop such early-onset illnesses as autism...
DEPRESSION In any given year, nearly 10% of adult Americans-two-thirds of them women-experience a depressive disorder. Up to 10% of children ages 6 to 12 have symptoms of major depression, but the typical age of onset...
...EARLY-ONSET ALZHEIMER'S Just 5% to 10% of all Alzheimer's cases...