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In SAD patients, autumn antidepressants can prevent winter depression

For patients with seasonal affective disorder (SAD), starting treatment with an antidepressant medication during the fall can reduce the risk of developing depression throughout the fall and winter months, reports a study in the Oct. 15 issue of Biological Psychiatry, official journal of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, published by Elsevier, a world-leading scientific and medical publisher....

Commonly used antidepressants may also affect human immune system

Drugs that treat depression by manipulating the neurotransmitter serotonin in the brain may also affect the user's immune system in ways that are not yet understood, say scientists from Georgetown University Medical Center and a Canadian research institute. That's because the investigators found, for the first time, that serotonin is passed between key cells in the immune system, and that...

Nobelist discovers antidepressant protein in mouse brain

A protein that seems to be pivotal in lifting depression has been discovered by a Nobel Laureate researcher funded by the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). "Mice deficient in this protein, called p11, display depression-like behaviors, while those with sufficient amounts behave as if they have been treated with antidepressants," explained Paul Gre...

Suicide risk does not increase when adults start using antidepressants, study finds

The risk of serious suicide attempts or death by suicide generally decreases in the weeks after patients start taking antidepressant medication, according to a new study led by Group Health Cooperative researchers and published in the January issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry. The study also found that the risk of suicidal behavior after starting 10 newer antidepressant medications is l...

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Antidepressants come in handy for patients on treatment for hepatitis, cancers and multiple sclerosis

The sad part in the treatment of certain cancers, hepatitis and multiple sclerosis with interferon therapy is that while the treatment can extent life, it can seriously spoil its quality. Alpha interferon a drug used to fight these diseases can cause crippling depression. A new research now shows that the use of an antidepressant before starting the treatment can avoid this problem. Al...

Antidepressant helps obesity

Obesity is a disease and a growing health threat both in the USA and all over the world. The drug bupropion can help overweight and obese women lose weight in the long-term. It raises the risk of high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer and heart disease. Weight loss diets don't always work in the long term, and there has seen to be a need, now, to develop drugs which can handle obesity.//...

Antidepressants increase gastric bleeding

A new survey suggests that certain antidepressants increase the risk of a gastrointestinal bleed in older patients. The selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are a group of antidepressants which are very widely prescribed. They are preferred over older drugs because they are relatively free of side effects. But, as Researchers at Ottawa Hospital in Canada have just shown, they are not r...

Antidepressants-important role

According to a new study, there is no significant difference between three commonly prescribed drugs for depression. The selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are now very widely used in the treatment of depression.// They raise levels of a brain chemical called serotonin that plays an important role in mood. But there is no evidence on how individual SSRIs compare with one another. How...

Antidepressants increase gastric bleeding

A new survey suggests that certain antidepressants increase the risk of a gastrointestinal bleed in older patients. The selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are a group of antidepressants which are very widely prescribed.They are preferred over older drugs because they are relatively free of side effects.// But, as Researchers at Ottawa Hospital in Canada have just shown, they are not...

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Antidepressant Use May Boost Fracture Risk, From Harvard Women's Health Watch

BOSTON, May 29, 2007 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Evidence isaccumulating that depression is a risk factor for osteoporosis,reports the June 2007 issue of Harvard Women's Health Watch. Arecent study found that people ages 50 and over who regularly tookantidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors(SSRIs) had double the rate of fractures as people not using suchmedications....

Blood Levels of Paliperidone Extended-Release Tablets are Not Increased by Common Antidepressant

Study shows paroxetine produced no significant drug interactionwith paliperidone ER SAN DIEGO, May 22, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- After administration ofpaliperidone extended-release (ER) tablets, blood levels of thedrug were not affected when given with a common antidepressant,according to new data presented today at the 160th Annual Meetingof the American Psychiatric Association. Paroxetine,...

Six-Week Investigational Study In Adults With Major Depressive Disorder Evaluates The Effectiveness of Adjunctive Aripiprazole Therapy With Antidepressants

- Results Presented at 160th Annual Meeting of the AmericanPsychiatric Association - SAN DIEGO, May 21, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In adults withmajor depressive disorder, adding aripiprazole to antidepressanttherapy (ADT) resulted in significant improvement in the primaryendpoint, the Montgomery- Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS)Total Score. In this six-week, randomized, placebo...

FDA Proposes New Warnings About Suicidal Thinking, Behavior in Young Adults Who Take Antidepressant Medications

ROCKVILLE, Md., May 2, 2007-The U.S. Food and DrugAdministration (FDA) today proposed that makers of allantidepressant medications update the existing black box warning ontheir products' labeling to include warnings about increased risksof suicidal thinking and behavior, known as suicidality, in youngadults ages 18 to 24 during initial treatment (generally the firstone to two months).</p...

CeNeRx BioPharma Announces Positive Phase I Results in First Human Trial of Third Generation RIMA Antidepressant

- Tyrima Demonstrates Good Safety Profile and ExcellentPharmacokinetic Properties - RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., March 13, 2007 /PRNewswire/ --CeNeRx BioPharma, Inc., a clinical stage company developing andcommercializing innovative treatments for diseases of the centralnervous system, today announced top-line results from a Phase Iclinical trial of Tyrima(TM), its lead candidate for the...