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Antidepressants don't raise stillbirth risk: study
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Taking common antidepressants during pregnancy doesn't increase a woman's risk of having a stillbirth, according to a new study of over one million Nordic women. The drugs, known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors,...Tags: Medical Specialization, Medical Research, Depression, Chemical Industry, Behavioral Conditions
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Rodent of the Week: Ritalin and Prozac -- a troubling combo for children?
![Four in 10 kids who get a diagnosis of either depression or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) end up getting both diagnoses sometime in their young lives. That means a lot will spend some part of their adolescence taking two psychiatric medications: methylphenidate (better known by its commercial name, Ritalin) and fluoxetine (better known as Prozac, the only of the new-generation antidepressants approved for kids as young as 8 years old). A <a title="study abstract in Journal of Neuroscience" href="http://www.jneurosci.org/content/31/28/10347.abstract" target="_blank">new study</a> conducted on rats suggests that taking that combination of drugs may change the adults they will become in ways that are distinctly troubling.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-07/63276425-15203243-187105.jpg "Four in 10 kids who get a diagnosis of either depression or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) end up getting both diagnoses sometime in their young lives. That means a lot will spend some part of their adolescence taking two psychiatric medications: methylphenidate (better known by its commercial name, Ritalin) and fluoxetine (better known as Prozac, the only of the new-generation antidepressants approved for kids as young as 8 years old). A <a title="study abstract in Journal of Neuroscience\" href=\"http://www.jneurosci.org/content/31/28/10347.abstract\" target=\"_blank\">new study</a> conducted on rats suggests that taking that combination of drugs may change the adults they will become in ways that are distinctly troubling.")
Four in 10 kids who get a diagnosis of either depression or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) end up getting both diagnoses sometime in their young lives. That means a lot will spend some part of their adolescence taking two psychiatric...Tags: Medical Research, Depression, Chemical Industry, Behavioral Conditions, ADHD
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Supplements for depression: What the research reveals
Struggling with the black dog of depression? The supplement aisle abounds with options for people seeking a non-medicinal remedy — but figuring out what works and what doesn't can be a challenge for consumers and experts alike.
That's because...Tags: Lithium (drug), Teachers, Omega-3 Fatty Acid, American Medical Association, University of Arizona
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After stroke, antidepressants aid in regaining mobility
Stroke victims who took the antidepressant Prozac for three months following the interruption of blood flow to the brain regained more mobility, and showed lower rates of depression, than those given a placebo pill, a new study has found. The European...Tags: National Institutes of Health, Placebo, Medical Research, Depression, Trials
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Depression treatment lacking for many people
Booster ShotsTreatment for major depression is abysmal, according to a study published today in the Archives of General Psychiatry. In a national survey of 15,762 people, it found that only half of all people with depression received treatment. And among those......
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