Monday, December 18, 2006

Depression treatment may take as many as four tries



Detroit News - The final stage of a landmark federal study on treating depression suggests that two-thirds of sufferers eventually can be helped if they are patient enough to keep trying medications until they find one that works. Thirteen percent of the 123 study
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Depression treatment diagnostics studied
Political Gateway - NEW YORK, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they are working on research that might lead to the first diagnostic test to guide the treatment of depression. Finding an effective treatment for depression is often a matter of trial and error
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FDA Approves AstraZeneca's SEROQUEL(R) For Bipolar Depression
PR Newswire - WILMINGTON, Del., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved SEROQUEL(R) (quetiapine fumarate) for the treatment of patients with depressive episodes
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FDA Panels Urges Changes to Antidepressant Labeling
Forbes - were based on fears that taking anti-depressants could increase the risk of suicide ideation, many psychiatrists worry that the "black-box warning" will backfire -- resulting in more suicides as patients shy away from depression treatment. Expanding
Source: www.forbes.com


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