Rest, warm liquids, saltwater gargles, and over-the-counter pain relievers can help soothe the pain of a sore throat at home. Strep throat and other bacterial infections are treated with antibiotics. Your doctor can use a swab test to find out if you have strep.
Depression affects approximately 19 million Americans, or 9.5% of the population in any given one-year period. At some point in their lives, 10%-25% of women and 5%-12% of men will likely become clinically depressed. In fact, it affects so many people that it is often referred to as the common cold of mental illness. It is estimated that depression exacts an economic cost of over $30 billion each year, but the cost of human suffering cannot be measured.
1 Between 10 to 15 percent of teenagers have some symptoms of teen depression at any one time. 2  About 5 percent of teens are suffering from major depression at any one time. 3  As many as 8.3 percent of teens suffer from depression for at least a year at a time, compared to about 5.3 percent of the general population.