July 8, 2008 – 4:24 pm | One Comment

In a move sure to stir controversy, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended on Monday that a more aggressive approach to treating high cholesterol in children should be implemented, even if it means prescribing …

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List of Drugs Getting FDA Safety Review
February 6, 2009 – 7:27 am | One Comment

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a list of dozens of drugs for which it is conducting safety reviews after concerns over their side effects and potential complications have been raised.  Some …

Driving, Antidepressants Can Be Dangerous Duo
August 19, 2008 – 6:17 am | No Comment

In the past 10 years, the use of antidepressant drugs has tripled in the United States, where one in 10 women takes at least one antidepressant, according to National Center for Health Statistics’ 2004 Health …

Medicine No Cure-All
February 19, 2008 – 6:05 pm | 2 Comments

Recent findings with patients receiving anti-depressant medication have not been entirely good. Although many patients report an increase in positive feelings and a renewed sense of hopefulness, others experience entirely new problems by taking …

Antidepressants Bring OCD Relief
February 19, 2008 – 5:48 pm | 2 Comments

After reviewing the results of various studies on the benefits of taking common antidepressant medications for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), researchers at St. George’s Hospital Medical School in London, led by Dr. Ghulam Mustafa Soomro, …