– Thioridazine-induced arrhythmia appears to be the cause of some sudden unexplained deaths among psychiatric in-patients, UK researchers report in the June issue of the
SEATTLE, WA — June 21, 2002 — Data presented today at the 44th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Headache Society (AHS) show that Zomig-ZMT
(Philadelphia, PA) A urine sample taken at the doctor’s office can be the step in determining your chances of developing Alzheimer’s disease (AD), according to
UPTON, NY — The idea that obese people eat too much because they find food more palatable than lean people do has gained support from
A single-session of behavioral counseling aimed at examining justifications for high-risk sexual behavior was shown to be useful in decreasing such behavior and limiting community-level
Intranasal civamide, 50 micrograms, may be modestly effective in preventing episodic cluster headache. Joel R. Saper from the Michigan Headache Pain and Neurological Institute, Ann
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jun 19 – Therapy with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), widely used to treat depression, is not associated with an increased
June 19, 2002 About 90% of patients with migraine or chronic daily headache had significant improvement in symptoms after four treatments of botulinum toxin
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC — June 18, 2002 — The US Food and Drug Administration approved for marketing today a 200mg formulation of the antidepressant
06/19/2002 By Elda Hauschildt Currently available data does not show a clear association between maternal smoking during pregnancy and paediatric brain tumour development. Researchers in
By Anne MacLennan Quantitative electroencephalogram is sensitive to the effects of psychostimulants in people’s brains, and pharmaco-EEG studies should exclude such environmental factors as caffeine,
A urine sample taken at the doctor’s office can be the step in determining your chances of developing Alzheimer’s disease (AD), according to researchers at
— Low dose (12.5mg/day) of controlled release paroxetine, known as Paxil CR, was significantly superior to placebo in treating depression, according to data presented this
By Elda Hauschildt Regional brain activity in adults with a history of childhood-onset depression is influenced by both gender and variability in clinical course. North
06/12/2002By Anne MacLennan Adding angiographic to standard magnetic resonance imaging of the spine may improve sensitivity in detection of spinal dural fistulae. The principal benefit
Nefazodone improves sleep during the early stages of treatment in patients with moderate to severe depression, in comparison with paroxetine. University of Bristol researchers from
Small, standardised right hippocampal volumes could be significantly associated with remission in depression in geriatric patients. Taiwanese and American researchers found when they compared the
LONDON (Reuters) Jun 11 – Physicians who conducted an independent review of medical research into the controversial measles, mumps and rubella vaccine said on Tuesday
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jun 11 – The results of a study published in the June issue of Stroke suggest that low plasma vitamin C
06/07/2002 By Anne MacLennan Delusions and depression are strongly associated in Alzheimer’s disease, and management of both of these conditions must be taken into account