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<乌鸦传媒>AACAP: Growth Reduction Seen Temporary for Children on ADHD Drug

SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- Strattera (atomoxetine) given to children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder does not appear to stunt growth over the long term, according to a lengthy study.

<乌鸦传媒>AACAP: With Anorexia, Obsessions and Compulsions Have Limits

SAN DIEGO -- Although anorexia nervosa patients commonly have obsessions and compulsions, that doesn't necessarily translate into full-blown obsessive-compulsive disorder, according to a Polish team.

<乌鸦传媒>Accelerated Weight Loss May Signal Imminent Dementia Onset

ST. LOUIS -- An early warning sign for Alzheimer's disease could be accelerated weight loss, found a study of aging and memory.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Warns on Mixing Antidepressants with Migraine Drugs

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Mixing common migraine drugs such as Imitrex (sumatriptan) with antidepressants like Prozac (fluoxetine) or Cymbalta (duloxetine) can trigger a life-threatening condition called serotonin-syndrome, the FDA has warned.

<乌鸦传媒>SLEEP: Ambien Appears to Remedy Central Sleep Apnea

SALT LAKE CITY — The sedative Ambien (zolpidem) appears to reduce the symptoms of central sleep apnea, according to a small open-label study reported here.

<乌鸦传媒>Blood Clots Linked to Alzheimer's and Vascular Dementias

MANCHESTER, England 芒鈧€� Spontaneous cerebral blood clots were detected at similar rates in patients with Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia, suggesting a common pathology and a potentially preventable or treatable cause for some dementias, researchers here said.

<乌鸦传媒>Amphetamines Hit Men Harder

BALTIMORE - Amphetamines produce a bigger bang in men than women, according to researchers here.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Approves First Antidepressant Transdermal Patch

ROCKVILLE, Md. - The FDA has approved a once-a-day antidepressant patch that delivers a monoamine oxidase inhibitor. Called Emsam (selegiline), the patch can be used at its lowest dose without the dietary restrictions that accompany oral MAO inhibitors.

<乌鸦传媒>Epidural Steroid Injection Not Useful for Chronic Shingles Pain

UTRECHT, The Netherlands - An epidural injection of steroids with a local anesthetic did not provide the long-term pain relief doctors anticipated for patients suffering from post-herpetic neuralgia, researchers here said.

<乌鸦传媒>Acetaminophen Is Leading Cause of Acute Liver Failure

SEATTLE - Deliberate or inadvertent overdosing with acetaminophen (Tylenol and generics) is the leading cause of acute liver failure in the United States, researchers reported.

<乌鸦传媒>Antidepressant Eases Methamphetamine Addiction Symptoms

LOS ANGELES - The high and cravings of methamphetamine addicts can be reduced by the same antidepressant that helps in smoking cessation (bupropion), researchers here reported.

<乌鸦传媒>Lack of Hugs Can Change Children's Neurobiology

MADISON, Wis. - Children raised in the uncaring environment of some eastern European orphanages ended up with a long-lasting deficit in two hormones involved in forming social bonds, reported researchers here.

<乌鸦传媒>Toddlers With Sleep Apnea Should Get Off Their Backs

HOUSTON - If toddlers with sleep apnea slept less on their backs their quality of sleep and associated symptoms might improve.

<乌鸦传媒>Botox Helps Patients Face Intractable Facial Pain

CURITIBA, Brazil - Everyone's favorite toxin appears to offer significant relief from intractable facial nerve pain.

<乌鸦传媒>Suicide Risk Rises for Shorter Men

UPPSALA, Sweden-Shorter men have a twofold greater risk of suicide than taller men, according to a cohort study of more than a million men in this country.

<乌鸦传媒>Sleepwalking Can Be a Walk on the Wild Side

SILVER SPRING, Md.-As many as 10% of Americans somnambulate at one time or another and many of us are frequent sleepwalkers, who may end up embarrassed and sometime severely injured by our nocturnal wanderings, say sleep experts.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Says It Plans Label Changes for Concerta and Ritalin

WASHINGTON-The FDA said it plans to strengthen the warning label for Concerta, the popular long-acting version of Ritalin (methylpenidate) in response to post-marketing surveillance reports of psychiatric and cardiovascular adverse effects.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Warns of Excess Mortality to Elderly With Antipsychotics

WASHINGTON-The FDA has issued a public health advisory on the entire class of atypical antipsychotic drugs, pointing to an apparent excess of mortality for older patients with dementia, particularly when the agents are used off-label to treat behavioral disorders.

<乌鸦传媒>A Child's Death Increases Parents' Risk of Mental Illness

LOS ANGELES-When a child dies, grieving parents have an increased risk of first diagnosis of serious mental illness such as clinical depression or bipolar disorder.

<乌鸦传媒>St. John's Wort Better than SSRI for Moderate to Severe Depression

A study published in The British Medical Journal found that a herbal extract of St. John's wort was at least as effective as Paxil(R) (paroxetine) and had fewer side effects in patients with moderate to severe depression.

<乌鸦传媒>Reggie White's Death Linked to Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Preliminary reports suggest that the death on December 26th of a 43-year-old former National Football League star, Reggie White, was related to sleep apnea, a chronic condition associated with a number of lung and heart conditions.

<乌鸦传媒>Provigil (modafinil) Counteracts SSRI Side Effects

Provigil 脗庐 (modafinil) not only counteracted the excessive fatigue and somnolence experienced by some patients on selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), but also improved mood and quality of life in this patient group, according to a preliminary study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.