Loneliness tied to more use of opioids, NSAIDs and sleep medicines: JAMA study Hina Zahid28 July 2021 9:45 AM ISTLoneliness was associated with higher pain medication use, including use of opioids and NSAIDs, and more than twice the frequency of use of...
Venlafaxine superior to fluoxetine for depression in post-menopausal women, study. Dr. Shivi Kataria24 May 2021 9:00 AM ISTPostmenopausal women are at significant risk for depression with studies showing that about 5.7% women are diagnosed with major depressive disorder...
"Betrayed by her own senses"- Patient has misperceptions of smell and taste due to an antidepressant. Dr. Shivi Kataria5 May 2021 10:38 PM ISTDysosmia and dysgeusia are misperceptions of innocuous smell and taste stimuli, respectively, which can be very troublesome for patients. Development...
Antidepressant use in pregnancy tied to affective disorders in offspring; no causal link Hina Zahid21 April 2021 3:45 AM ISTNew York, NY - Major depressive disorder is highly prevalent, with one in five people experiencing an episode at some point in their life, and is...
All Escitalopram formulations to carry boxed warning: CDSCO tells 102 pharma firms Farhat Nasim5 Feb 2021 3:28 PM ISTNew Delhi: Through a recent notification, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) has directed all the manufacturers of Escitalopram...
Antidepressant sertraline may help inhibit growth of cancer cells in lab animals Hina Zahid29 Nov 2020 5:00 PM ISTNew research has shown that the antidepressant sertraline helps to inhibit the growth of cancer cells. The substance acts on a metabolic addiction...
Botox Injections May significantly reduce Depression,finds research Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli31 July 2020 9:26 AM ISTNewswise - Researchers at Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of California San Diego have found that people who...
Preoperative Opioid, Sedative and Antidepressant Use linked to long-term complications Hina Zahid10 Jun 2020 6:00 PM ISTLEXINGTON, Ky. – A study led by University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers showed that patients who already used opioids, sedatives or...
Phenelzine may be repurposed to fight recurrent prostate cancer Hina Zahid7 March 2020 9:30 AM ISTMonoamine oxidase A (MAOA) influences prostate cancer growth and metastasis in pre-clinical models. We examined the effects of phenelzine (a monoamine...
Union Health Ministry slammed over Depression post on Twitter Garima30 Jun 2018 9:34 AM ISTNew Delhi: A post describing "depression as a state of low mood" on the official twitter handle of the Health Ministry accompanied by a digital poster...
