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Treating Depression In Children Could Lead To Poor Bone Development

...scents. Other preliminary studies show the use of selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors, like fluoxetine, has been linked to increased bone loss at the hip in elderly women, decreased bone density in men, and decreased skeletal growth in children. In conclusion researchers say more research is needed on th...

Acupunture relieves pain and improves function in knee Osteoarthritis

...uding anti-inflammatory medications, such as COX-2 selective inhibitors, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and opioid pain relievers. "For the first time, a clinical trial with sufficient rigor, size, and duration has shown that acupuncture reduces the pain and functional impairment of osteoarthritis of ...

Medication for Depression may cause suicidal tendencies

...on is often treated with antidepressant drugs like selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) by physicians. Latest research shows that these may have a worse effect on susceptible patients in increasing the attacks of suicidal thoughts. Researchers have found that there is almost a double probability of...

The Use Of Invasive Treatment For Life Threatening Heart Conditions Questioned

...ach is harmful to patients, a more restrictive and selective use of invasive procedures should be employed ....

Drug Keeps The Weight Off

... been shown that the drug Rimonabant (Acomplia) a selective cannabinoid receptor blocker (CB1), can help obese patients keep weight off // . Supplementation with 20 milligrams of rimonabant a day resulted in a significant decrease in body weight and waist circumference -- a marker of cardiovascularly dangerou...

Heart attack risk increased by depression

... class of antidepressants meds, which are known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), also had a doubled risk of having a heart attack. It was found out that the heart attack risk was much lower in patients taking antidepressants for more than a month. In conclusion, it was documented that antid...

Aspirin may reduce he risk of colon cancer

...% of the patients while 4.3% took regular doses of selective cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors like celecoxib or rofecoxib. Other than aspirin, some beneficial effects were also noted for the drugs celecoxib (Celebrex) and rofecoxib (Vioxx). The results showed apart from reduction in the risk of cancer ...

Depression medication can cause gastrointestinal bleedings

...n, is often treated with antidepressant drugs like selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) by physician...ed to find out more about the relationship between selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and their link with gastrointestinal bleedings before the reasons of s...

Antidepressants linked to reduced risk of heart attacks

...nipolar depression, with antidepressant drugs like selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). SSRIs are a group of drugs that can increase the level of serotonin in the body. Clinical depression is characterized by a sense of foreboding, guilt, sadness, disinterest in activities, low levels of self-este...

Brain Function can be impaired by Flavonols

...as associated with a higher blood flow response to selective areas of the brain. However researchers feel that further research should be added to look at whether the flavonols actually offered any benefit on occasions when people are tired or for people with mild cognitive difficulties. Studies in the past ...

Humans Found To Have The Ability To Block Unwanted Memories

...udy shows there may be reason to believe we have a selective memory . It seems a mechanism in the brain may block unwanted memories. Researchers from Stanford University studied 24 volunteers // between ages 19 and 31. Participants were given 36 pairs of unrelated words and asked to remember them at five-seco...

New Treatment For Anxiety Disorders

...ondition in North America) with benzodiazepines or selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs), many naturopathic physicians will use nutrition as a first line defense after reviewing a patient’s history and results of a physical exam. Orthomolecular naturopathic physicians rule out the existence of phys...

Wrinkle reduction cream has offered insights into working of nervous system

...nerve diseases by taking advantage of these highly selective neurotoxins to disturb the function of the basic nerve cell. The neurotoxin is being increasingly used in human therapy to treat conditions such as strabismus (cross-eyes), voice, head and limb tremor, spasticity, stuttering, involuntary movements s...

Gold Nanoparticles: Agents For Noninvasive Cancer Therapy

...biomarker, and discuss the potential of using this selective technique in molecularly targeted photothermal the...ed. Gold nanoparticles thus offer a novel class of selective photothermal agents using a CW laser at low powers. Photodynamic therapy for the management of mali...

Carnitine deficiency in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes

... by the loss of insulin secreting beta-cell due to selective autoimmune destruction of the pancreatic beta cells. In this type exogenous insulin is required to prevent diabetic ketoacidosis....

Ketoacidosis Is The Main Cause On Mortality In Childhood-Onset Type 1 Diabetes

... by the loss of insulin secreting beta-cell due to selective autoimmune destruction of the pancreatic beta cells. In this type exogenous insulin is required to prevent diabetic ketoacidosis....

Tiagabine Enhances Sleep Maintenance In Insomnia Patients

Recent research indicates that tiagabine, a selective ?-aminobutyric acid (GABA) reuptake inhibitor, has positive effect on sleep and next-morning alertness and performance in adult patients with primary insomnia.// Primary insomnia is characterized by difficulty initiating or maintaining sleep and/or...

Attention Breakdown Is The Harbinger Of Alzheimer's Disease

...ry early in the disease, people have problems with selective attention. This problem, although not as obvious as memory loss, may also explain why early-stage patients start to struggle with everyday tasks that call for processing a lot of information, such as drivin....

Help at hand for RRMS patients

...// COPAXONE? (glatiramer acetate injection) is a selective MHC class II modulator. COPAXONE? is indicated for the reduction of the frequency of relapses in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis. The most common side effects of COPAXONE? are redness, pain, swelling, itching, or a lump at the site of injectio...

Risk Of Birth Defects Increased Due To Anti-Depressant Medication

...dden withdrawal of Paxil. Though it was known that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) could harm fetuses, the magnitude of the risk has not been studied previously. The recent report by the FDA and GlaxoSmithKline (manufacturer of Paxil) is the only strong evidence that it can result in birth defe...

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