Medications News

Treating Depression to Ward Off Further Cardiac Ills

March 23rd, 2013
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Antidepressants in Pregnancy May Not Hinder Infant Growth After All

March 21st, 2013
Antidepressants in Pregnancy May Not Hinder Infant Growth After AllNew research suggests taking commonly prescribed antidepressants during pregnancy does not impact an infant's growth over the ...

Rat Study Suggests New Explanation for How Depression Works

March 20th, 2013
Rat Study Suggests New Explanation for How Depression Works Provocative new research suggests that depression results from a disturbance in the ability of brain cells ...

New Drugs May Improve Quality of Life for Parkinson’s Patients

March 18th, 2013
New Drugs May Improve Quality of Life for Parkinson's Patients New research presented at the American Academy of Neurology's Annual meeting could lead to improved management of Parkinson's disease. Experts reported on ...

No ADHD Drugs for Healthy Kids, Say Neurologists

March 15th, 2013
No ADHD Drugs for Healthy Kids, Say NeurologistsA new position paper released by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) states that the practice of prescribing cognitive-enhancing drugs (such as ADHD medications) to ...

Adding Antipsychotic Meds to Antidepressants Shows Risk, Little Benefit

March 14th, 2013
Adding Antipsychotic Meds to Antidepressants Shows Risk, Little BenefitAtypical antipsychotic drugs -- which are now commonly prescribed as an add-on therapy for the treatment of depression ...

Ambien May Help to Improve Memory

March 13th, 2013
Ambien May Help to Improve Memory New research confirms that memory is improved during sleep and that a common sleep aid may enhance the memory consolidation process. Researchers from UC Riverside discovered sleep spindles ...

Magnetic Brain Stimulation — rTMS — Can Improve Memory in Schizophrenia

March 13th, 2013
Magnetic Brain Stimulation Improves Memory in Schizophrenia Those with schizophrenia are often functionally limited by mental or cognitive impairments. Memory, attention, IQ, and verbal and motor skills are often disrupted, and these deficits tend to ...

Safer Use of Antipsychotics in Elderly

March 12th, 2013
A new study suggests it may be possible to lower the risk of stroke associated with antipsychotic use in the elderly. Researchers say new knowledge on the mechanisms through which antipsychotics ...

Pharmaceutical Treatment of Pre-School ADHD is Ineffective

March 10th, 2013
Pharmaceutical Treatment of Pre-School ADHD is Ineffective Emerging research suggests that many young children with moderate to severe attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) continue to have significant symptoms despite treatment. The finding is salient as ADHD is ...