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Stimulant Use Linked to Sudden Death in Pediatric Patients

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 16:24:43 EDT

In his latest video blog, Dr. Robert Findling comments on a new study that reveals a significant association between the use of stimulants and sudden unexplained death in children and adolescents.
Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health

ICBD 2009: fMRI Differentiates Bipolar from Major Depression

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 17:52:03 EDT

Imaging can differentiate bipolar from major depression and might help identify children at risk for bipolar disorder.
Medscape Medical News

System-of-Care Managers Reduce Burden of Depression for Elderly Primary-Care Patients

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 17:17:34 EDT

Older patients with major depression with access to trained care managers are more likely to receive treatment and have reduced suicidal ideation and increased remission rates vs usual care.
Medscape Medical News

ENS 2009: First Signs of Parkinson's Often Not Motor-Related

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 15:21:22 EDT

Olfactory dysfunction, dysautonomia, or mood and sleep disorders can emerge years before the motor manifestations of Parkinson's, report experts.
Medscape Medical News

Chantix and Zyban to Receive Boxed Warnings for Serious Neuropsychiatric Symptoms

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 13:08:47 EDT

Varenicline and bupropion are receiving boxed warnings regarding the risks for changes in behavior, hostility, agitation, depressed mood, suicidal thoughts and behavior, and attempted suicide.
Medscape Medical News

Social Activity in Late Life Associated with Better Motor Function

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:12:09 EDT

A new analysis from the Rush Memory and Aging Project finds people who report less frequent participation in social activities have a more rapid rate of motor decline in old age.
Medscape Medical News

Cardiac Rhythms Synchronize With Music

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:18:30 EDT

Music, particularly pieces that contain crescendos or gradual increases in volume, elicits synchronized cardiovascular and respiratory responses in young people, a new study finds.
Medscape Medical News

Anxiety, Depression Linked to Angina Frequency in Heart Patients

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:18:51 EDT

New research shows that ischemic heart disease patients who suffer significant anxiety have close to a 5-fold increased risk of experiencing frequent angina.
Medscape Medical News

Experts Debate Benefits and Risks of Stimulants for Healthy People

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:09:06 EDT

Two editorials present opposing views on the merits and safety risks of making stimulants, particularly methylphenidate, freely available for enhancing cognitive performance in healthy adults.
Medscape Medical News

Can Fish Oil Improve Psychological Distress In Middle-Aged Women? A Best Evidence Review

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:43:21 EDT

EPA-DHA supplements appear to have many benefits. Is improving depression one of them?
Medscape Family Medicine

Cancer Risk in Schizophrenia Needs More Attention

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:29:59 EDT

People with schizophrenia are 50% more likely to die of cancer than people in the general population.
Medscape Medical News

Long-Term Use of Antidepressants For Depressive Disorders and the Risk of Diabetes Mellitus. Ranked "Changes Clinical Practice" by F1000

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 18:40:53 EDT

Be sure to check glucose levels in patients who have been on antidepressants for long periods.
Faculty of 1000 Medicine

Judging Octomom

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:50:53 EDT

Should assisted reproduction be regulated so that fertility clinics would be required to assess the fitness of would-be parents?
The Hastings Center Report

Health Care for Patients With Serious Mental Illness: Family Medicine's Role

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:09:05 EDT

Useful strategies for the PCP who is caring for the health of a patient with serious mental problems.
Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Myocardial Infarction Associated With Adderall XR and Alcohol Use in a Young Man

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:09:05 EDT

A 20-year-old college freshman presented to the emergency department with chest pain of 2 days' duration.
Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Health-Care-Associated Infections: The Legislative Perspective and the Pharmacist's Role

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:09:05 EDT

Pharmacists are integral to the development of proactive methods to help prevent health-care-associated infections.
American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Depressive Symptoms as Predictors of Mortality in Patients With COPD

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:46:44 EDT

This study demonstrates the association of high levels of depressive symptoms in COPD patients with mortality after adjustment for known risk factors such as sex, age, and Wpeak
CHEST

Acetaminophen Inhibits Neuronal Inflammation and Protects Neurons From Oxidative Stress

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:53:50 EDT

Acetaminophen has anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory effects on neurons and suggest a heretofore unappreciated therapeutic potential for this drug in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease that are characterized by oxidant and inflammatory stress.
Journal of Neuroinflammation