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Reducing off-label use of antipsychotic medications may save money
May 15, 2012 16:57
Reducing the non-FDA-approved use of antipsychotic drugs may be a way to save money while having little effect on patient...
Smoked cannabis reduces some symptoms of multiple sclerosis
May 14, 2012 18:35
A clinical study of 30 adult patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine...
Study raises questions about use of anti-epilepsy drugs in newborns
May 11, 2012 17:55
A brain study in infant rats demonstrates that the anti-epilepsy drug phenobarbital stunts neuronal growth, which could prompt...
Psychiatric medication effects on brain structure
May 8, 2012 16:57
It is increasingly recognized that chronic psychotropic drug treatment may lead to structural remodeling of the brain. Indeed,...
College men find steroids for better game less ethical than stimulants for better grades
May 8, 2012 16:54
In the eyes of young college men, it’s more unethical to use steroids to get an edge in sports than it is to use prescription...
Alzheimer’s drug fails to reduce significant agitation
May 3, 2012 17:25
A drug prescribed for Alzheimer’s disease does not ease clinically significant agitation in patients, according to...
Scripps research scientists find anticonvulsant drug helps marijuana smokers kick the habit
Apr 24, 2012 17:55
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have found clinical evidence that the drug gabapentin, currently on the market...
Evidence shows that anti-depressants likely do more harm than good
Apr 24, 2012 17:38
Commonly prescribed anti-depressants appear to be doing patients more harm than good, say researchers who have published...
Speed and ecstasy associated with depression in teenagers
Apr 21, 2012 17:03
A five year study conducted with thousands of local teenagers by University of Montreal researchers reveals that those who...
Online survey shows marijuana is smoked more than admitted in national surveys
Apr 19, 2012 17:53
USA-based studies show that tobacco and cannabis smoking are linked with four times as many young adult smokers using cannabis...
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