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Device for Depression Criticized
Jan. 29, 2007 -- An FDA advisory panel on Friday questioned the value of a new brain stimulation device for depression, potentially damaging its chances for FDA approval. Members of the panel expressed doubts that the machine, called NeuroStar, helps depressed patients or provides any advantage over
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Antidepressants May Up Fracture Risk
Jan. 22, 2007 -- Daily use of certain antidepressants doubles the risk of bone fractures in adults 50 and older, a new study shows. "Other studies have pointed to this [link], but our study confirms it," says David Goltzman, MD, one of the study's authors. Goltzman is director of the Centre for Bone
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Binge Drinking Risk in Depressed Women
Jan. 3, 2007 -- Binge drinking may be more common in people with major depression , especially women, a Canadian study shows. In a telephone poll of more than 14,000 Canadian men and women, researchers found those with major depression -- especially the women -- were more likely to report drinking f
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Antidepressant Effexor Beats Prozac and Zoloft
March 16, 2000 (New York) -- In two head-to-head comparison studies, people with major depression treated with Effexor (venlafaxine) were more likely to recover completely than those treated with either Prozac (fluoxetine) or Zoloft (sertraline). "These findings are important because up until [now],
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Wellbutrin XL Goes Generic
Dec. 15, 2006 -- The FDA has approved the first generic version of the antidepressant Wellbutrin XL (bupropion). In 2005, Wellbutrin XL -- the latest version of Wellbutrin -- was the 21st highest-selling brand-name drug in the U.S, with sales totaling more than $1.3 million, according to the online
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FDA May Expand Antidepressant Warning
Dec. 13, 2006 -- The FDA said Wednesday it planned to expand warnings on up to a dozen antidepressant medications following studies suggesting the drugs raise the risk of suicidal behavior in a wider range of patients than previously thought. In 2004, the agency ordered "black box" warnings to be ad
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Chronic Cough Can Be Depressing
Dec. 11, 2006 -- Chronic cough is often accompanied by depression , and when chronic cough eases, people may feel better. So say doctors at New York's Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center. They studied 100 patients with chronic cough -- defined as cough lasting for more
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First-Time Mom: Higher Depression Risk
Dec. 5, 2006 -- First-time mothers have a higher risk for postpartum depression than other new moms, and their risk is greatest during their first three months of parenthood, a Danish study shows. Compared with women who had given birth 11 to 12 months earlier, first-time mothers were found to have
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Taste Test for Depression Drugs
Dec. 5, 2006 -- It might be possible to create a taste test to help in choosing a depression drug. So say British researchers who studied taste and brain chemicals linked to depression. They include the University of Bristol's Jan Melichar, MBBS, MRCPsych, and Lucy Donaldson, PhD. "This is very exci
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Study Says Depression May Weaken Bones
Oct. 30, 2006 -- Depression from ongoing stress may weaken bones, making osteoporosis more likely, a new study shows. The study is based on mice, not people, but it indicates a mind-bone link, the researchers note. The findings "point for the first time to depression as an important element in causi
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