Reduction in Antidepressant Leads to Suicidal Risks
...dal thoughts and behaviors appear to be associated with reductions in the number of antidepressant medica...ell as venlafaxine hydrochloride and mirtazapine), with the exception of fluoxetine, to be unfavorable for the treatment of major depressive disorders in ch...Anti-depressants Do Not Increase the Overall Risk of Most Birth Defects
...d that taking SSRIs during pregnancy is associated with a small increase in the risk of certain rare birth...d on relatively few subjects and only side effects with a large frequency are detected. Once approved, many people take the medication and even very rare si...Young Girls Turning to Speed for Losing Weight
...hich results in burning of calories. Robin Herne with Suffolk's Drug and Alcohol Action Team, said that speed is used by girls as replacements for meals. Herne warned that the drug can lead to binge eating, which in turn would result in eating disorders. There is anecdotal evidence that girls someti...Same-sex Marriage: Shahzina Tariq Vows to Live With groom
...me-sex marriage, has said she would prefer to stay with Shumail Raj, the bridegroom , after the controvers...d by anyone, adding that their marriage took place with mutual consent. I called Shumail and wished to be his life partner and he responded to my proposal...Anchoring Lives Aboard Warship: Nimitz
... acts as the hospital ship for not just USS Nimitz with a 5,000 odd crew, but the Nimitz Carrier Strike Gr... a large number of crew were presenting themselves with rashes, bumps, and abscesses that could have been prevented with simple hygiene measures, says Lt Ja...War Trauma-hit UK Veteran Population Set to Increase
...ute of Work, Health and Organisations, shows that, with no end in sight for the conflicts in Iraq and Afgh...after the event a veteran can return home healthy with years passing before the condition develops. If you start showing symptoms of war trauma during se...People With Higher IQs are More Patient in Financial Matters
...urthermore, the willingness to run risks increases with higher intelligence. Scientists gave the test su...Armin Falk, sums the results up. In conjunction with his colleagues Dr. Thomas Dohmen, Dr. Uwe Sunde and Dr. David Huffman at the IZA, Professor Falk was...Cheap Indian Medicines Illegally Flooding Pak Markets
...e the vested interests might dump Pakistani market with drugs that are equally substandard....Major Gene Link Seen to Childhood Asthma
...the DNA trawl, comparing samples from 994 children with asthma against those from 1,243 local children who...lence in recent decades, especially in urban areas with poor air quality, and is now the commonest chronic disorder in childhood today. It is controllable, ...India's Share in Global Diabetes Research is One Percent
...research papers was only 943 as compared to the US with over 100,000 articles on diabetes. All India In...ss the issue of diabetes prevention and management with all seriousness and find affordable health products for diabetes....South Africa Notes Signs of First-ever Decline in HIV Infection Rates
...s, said a report released Wednesday in the country with the world's second-heaviest AIDS burden. Prelim...ic". South Africa recently launched an AIDS plan with the aim of reducing by 50 percent the rate of new infections by 2011, focusing on the youth among wh...Furore Over Spa Planned on Active Philippines Volcano
...id volcanic activity has increased in recent weeks with the frequency of volcanic quakes rising and with the crater island showing signs of bulging. The environment and natural resources department said,...Diabetics Risking Health by Using Alternative Medications Without Consultation
... medicines without discussing their pros and cons with the health professionals managing their convention...ients, they can also have side effects or interact with conventional medications. "Fenugreek for example, used as a supplement, may affect blood sugar l...Stem Cell Treatment may Prolong Lives of Children With Brittle Bone Disease
...tion period may help prolong the lives of children with brittle bone disease , osteogenesis imperfecta (OI...n, leading to weak bones and stunted growth. Those with the condition suffer fractures while in the womb, and rarely survive beyond early adulthood. Led b...Common Environmental Chemicals Hamper Ovary Development in Foetus
...varies from the foetuses of sheep in control group with treatment group. The control group was grazing fields fertilised with inorganic fertiliser, while the treatment group was grazing digested human sewage sludge fields, bef...Genetic Mutation That Makes Common Cancers Resistant to Drugs Identified
...ology domain, the portion of the enzyme that docks with phospholipids on the cell membrane," said Dr. Kerr...earchers analysed 150 tumour samples from patients with either breast, colorectal or ovarian cancer, and found that eight per cent of breast, six per cent o...For Bangladeshis, a Nutritious Diet Would Cost 1,700 Pounds Per Week
... by the average British income to cast it in terms with which British consumers could identify. "What's new here is that for the first time we are quantifying the gap between income and having a good diet," said Costanza de Toma, Save the Children's hunger advocacy adviser. The results explode the myt...CCEA Extends National TB Control Project for Five Years
...ar Pradesh - - by Indian Medical Association (IMA) with grant assistance from the Global Funds for AIDS, T...d the reach of RNTCP through enhanced coordination with private health providers. The project will be implemented as a Centrally sponsored scheme by the ...EU Aims to Shake Up Wine Industry With Root-and-branch Reform
... Europe. "I think we shoot ourselves in the foot with rules that are indeed illogical," Fischer-Boel sai...states, won a mixed reaction from the wine sector, with farmers up in arms and traders pleased with the shake-up. "The Commission's reform wants to introd......s and draw comfort; others will view the same data with alarm and surprise. Regardless of how one interpre..., they are important in truly informing the debate with generalizable facts," the study concluded....