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Exercise - The Miracle Anti-Depressant Drug!
A recent study has discovered that exercise is as effective at combating depression as anti-depressant tablets.
The study, conducted by the American Medical Institute, involved the testing of 100 subjects, all of whom were clinically diagnosed as having ’severe depressive illness’. Of these 100 people, 25 were given a course of anti-depressant tablets, 25 were given [...]
First Drug for Treatment of Chorea in Huntington’s Disease.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Xenazine (tetrabenazine) for the treatment of chorea in people with Huntington’s disease. Chorea is the jerky, involuntary movement that occurs in people with this disease.
Xenazine is a new drug and is the first treatment of any kind approved in the United States for any symptom of Huntington’s [...]
New wave of drug deaths hits Southwest Florida.
By Gabriella Souza.
Source: News-Press.
Patrick Mullins held his best friend’s body in his arms, watching his face turn blue.
That memory is fresh on Mullins’ mind. The 24-year-old remembers that night three years ago when he drove to his best friend’s apartment high on prescription drugs, realizing his friend had overdosed on methadone and was probably dead.
“I [...]
Scientists ID Pathway That Makes Antipsychotic Drugs Work.
New findings that antipsychotic drugs may not work as scientists have assumed could lead to changes in how the drugs are developed and prescribed, say Duke University Medical Center researchers.
Antipsychotic drugs used to treat schizophrenia and other mental health problems target the D2 receptor inside cells. The Duke researchers found that the biochemical pathways that [...]
Anti-Epileptic Drugs and the Risk of Suicide.
By Jennifer Gibson, PharmD.
For BrainBlogger.
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has evaluated the risk of suicide associated with antiepileptic drugs. The FDA examined 11 antiepileptic drugs, among nearly 28,000 patients, and found that patients taking an antiepileptic drug have an increased risk for suicidal behavior or ideation, compared to 16,000 patients receiving a [...]
Protein For Good Brain Function.
Drugs used to treat depression are some of the most prescribed drugs on the market today. These particular drugs work on balancing or helping the brain to create more neurotransmitters which are basically chemicals that help to relay messages from one nerve to another. The body uses the amino acids found in protein to produce [...]
Depression - The Secret Of
The secret of depression is that it is a none life threatening condition being treated by the medical industry with mood alternating drugs which can threaten you life, even destroy your life and are very profitable for them. None life threatening means that the depression will not directly cause your body to not function and [...]
