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by Anthea Rowan
Anthea Rowan is a British journalist based in Tanzania. See full bio
June 26, 2009, Depression

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Snake Oil and Wrinkle Therapy

By Anthea Rowan on June 26, 2009 in Living Around the Blues

Botox Appears to Ease Depression announces a newspaper headline. The doctor who made the claim observes, "Maybe the frown is not just an end result of the depression; maybe you need to frown in order to be depressed."

Is that all it takes then? To lift a mood so catastrophically compromised it can result in hospital admission? Read More

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