British dogs to get anti-depressants
June 25th, 2012 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 25 (IANS) Dogs in Britain would now be given anti-depressant drugs similar to those given to humans after it was found that over six million canines suffer from ... Read more...
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Diabetes drug may boost power of anti-depressants
May 3rd, 2012 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 3 (IANS) Pioglitazone, an anti-diabetic drug which goes by the brand name Actos, boosts the power of anti-depressants in patients whether they are suffering from diabetes or not, ... Read more...
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Popping too many pills ruins bedroom performance
November 15th, 2011 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 15 (IANS) The habit of popping several pills daily could hit your bedroom performance and send it plummeting to a zero, a new study reveals.
The study by ... Read more...
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Britons are selfish, unfit, antisocial: Study
April 13th, 2011 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 13 (IANS) More and more people in Britain feel miserable and suffer from depression because they are "selfish, unfit, and antisocial", says a new study.A campaign to promote ... Read more...
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Home temperature and sleep loss linked to obesity
February 25th, 2011 - 1:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 25 (ANI): An Italian study has suggested that living in a cooler home and getting a decent night's sleep could help rein in the obesity epidemic.A research team, led by ... Read more...
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Cricket tycoon Stanford’s fraud case delayed over mental incompetence to face trial
January 8th, 2011 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 8 (ANI): The upcoming trial of former Texas billionaire and cricket tycoon R. Allen Stanford, accused of fleecing investors out of seven billion dollars in a pyramid scheme, has been ... Read more...
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British prawns contain anti-depressant drugs
July 7th, 2010 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 7 (IANS) Prawns and shrimps in Britain are found to contain high levels of anti-depressant drugs due to the presence of drug waste in the coastal waters around the country.
Drugs ... Read more...
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Depression treatment not effective in older men
June 28th, 2010 - 4:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 28 (ANI): Anti-depressant treatments for older people fail to work fully, and leave sufferers to battle a condition known to " shorten people's lives", according to an Australian study.The study, ... Read more...
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Anti-depressants linked to higher risk of cataracts
March 9th, 2010 - 1:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 9 (ANI): Researchers at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute and McGill University have found that some anti-depressant drugs are associated with an increased risk of ... Read more...
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Jim Carrey warns people against long-term anti-depressant use
December 17th, 2008 - 5:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 17 (ANI): Actor/comedian Jim Carrey might have battled depression since his childhood, but he is against the use of anti-depressant drugs.
He warned people about using Prozac for a long ... Read more...
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Group-based cognitive therapy as good as anti-depressant drug
December 1st, 2008 - 12:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 1 (ANI): A new study has found that group-based psychological treatment can offer an effective alternative treatment for people suffering from long-term depression.
The group-based psychological treatment, Mindfulness Based Cognitive ... Read more...
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Anti-depressants may act as potential saviours against HIV/AIDS
May 9th, 2008 - 1:37 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 9 (ANI): A new study has revealed that anti-depressants may act as potential saviours against HIV/AIDS by enhancing the immune function of natural killer (NK) cells.A group of researchers ... Read more...
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