Thursday, January 11, 2007

Health briefs - Jan. 9



Island Packet Online - They will provide health information on eye complications and procedures available for treatment. The seminar is open to on the effectiveness of psychiatric medications, especially those for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depression.
Source: www.islandpacket.com

Genes Can Impact Depression Treatment
KWQC - For this study, which included more than 1,900 people with major depression, researchers examined the effects that polymorphisms (common differences in DNA sequences) of 68 genes had on depression treatment effectiveness and side effects. The
Source: www.kwqc.com

Weight-Loss Drug Helps Diabetic Patients
Heart Info - Right now, there is a warning in Europe that rimonabant should not be given to patients who have serious uncontrolled psychiatric illness, such as a major depression . Treatment for depression should be started first, Viana said. "We don't have data
Source: www.heartinfo.org

New study shows that women with chronic headaches are more prone to
Scientific American - found that women who suffer from chronic headaches (more than 15 a month) are four times more prone to major depression than to make sure that we consider a number of different things like depression to help us decide the best choice of treatment
Source: www.sciam.com


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