Treatment-Resistant Depression
This study of an investigational drug is for people who have taken one or two antidepressants during a current depressive episode that didn’t relieve symptoms. You must be aged 18 to 65 to qualify.
The research site is in New York City.
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Adult ADHD
This study of […]

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Anti-HIV Drugs Carry Risk of Liver Problems: FDA
The anti-HIV drugs Videx and Videx EC can trigger a rare but serious liver complication that can cause severe bleeding or death, says the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The agency stated […]

Obama and Chuck Grassley face off on ideas for Health Care Reform. Watch more at www.theyoungturks.com.

Canadians discuss the realities of their single payer health care system, and take exception to the American right wing’s insulting it.

The Danish study included 113 critically ill adult patients expected to need mechanical ventilation for more than 24 hours. The patients were randomly assigned to receive no sedation or sedation (20 milligrams per milliliter (mg/mL) propofol for 48 hours, 1 mg/mL midazolam thereafter) with daily interruption until awake. They were followed for 28 days.
The 55 […]

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C-Section Doesn’t Affect Breast-Feeding: Study
Contrary to a widely held belief, having a “non-natural” instrumental or Caesarean section birth doesn’t affect how long a mom breast-feeds, says a British study that included 2,000 new moms.
But the researchers did find that […]

But vaccines do not work 100 percent of the time.
In the early edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, published on the internet Jan. 26, researchers at the Scripps Research Institute reported that they boosted immune memory in mice by blocking a protein.
“Theoretically, it is possible to enhance vaccination by using this […]