Almost as soon as the Times Square ball drops and the confetti is thrown, many of us beginning making resolutions to improve our health and our lives. Then, within a few weeks, our resolve often fades and we go back to our old, bad habits. The health and weight loss resolutions that stand the best chance of lasting are the ones that call for minor, doable changes, experts say.

“The key is to take small, positive steps and move ahead consistently,” says Penny Kris-Etherton, PhD, a nutrition professor at Penn State University. “People need to be realistic about the changes they can achieve.” David Katz, MD, director of the Prevention Research Center for Yale University, says that one key to making resolutions that last is to do more planning and less proclaiming. “Resolutions tend to be the stuff of inspiration, but lasting behavior change is the stuff of planning, sustainable motivations, and careful consideration of the pros and cons,” he says in an email interview. Read more

The FDA sent out warning to health professional, that 11 epilepsy drugs double a person’s risk of suicidal behavior or thoughts, although the overall risk remains small. The warning comes from an FDA analysis of suicidality (suicidal behavior or thoughts) in placebo-controlled studies of 11 drugs known collectively as “antiepileptics.” The drugs are used to control seizures and to help control the symptoms of some psychiatric disorders.

FDA warned in a letter to health professionals that all patients who are currently taking or starting on any antiepileptic drug should be closely monitored for notable changes in behavior that could indicate the emergence or worsening of suicidal thoughts or behavior or depression In the clinical trials, patients receiving inactive placebo pills had a 0.22% incidence of suicidality. Those receiving the epilepsy drugs had a 0.43% incidence of suicidality — twice that of placebo recipients, but still a very small risk.
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