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SSRI, Naltrexone, Talk Therapy Keep Depressed Alcoholics Dry

SSRI, Naltrexone, Talk Therapy Keep Depressed Alcoholics Dry

Combining sertraline (Zoloft) and the opioid antagonist naltrexone better than either drug alone or placebo in keeping depressed alcoholics sober, researchers said.
When added to cognitive behavioral therapy, 53.7% of alcoholic ...

ASBMR Task Force Reviewing Link Between Fractures And Bisphosphonate Therapy

Recent reports suggesting a link between long-term bisphosphonate usage and rare bone fractures have sparked rising concern among patients, health care professionals and the public. The American Society of Bone ...

ACC: FDA Announces Review of ACCORD Data

ATLANTA — The FDA stated it will conduct a full review of findings from a study which concluded that neither aggressive lipid-lowering therapy nor tight blood pressure control reduced cardiovascular ...

ACC: Clopidogrel Black Box Likely to Have Immediate Clinical Impact

ATLANTA — The FDA’s decision to add a black box warning to the label of clopidogrel (Plavix) came without warning to physicians attending the American College of Cardiology meeting here. ...

ACC: Endovascular Mitral Valve Repair Challenges Surgery

ATLANTA — In patients with significant mitral value regurgitation, transcatheter repair using an investigational valve clip device appears to be safer than surgery and nearly as durable, researchers ...

"Healthy" Snacks Loaded with Sugar and Salt

(NaturalNews) Many children’s snacks marketed as healthy alternatives are actually full of unhealthy ingredients like sugar, salt and fat, according to an analysis conducted by the consumer watchdog organization Which?.
“Parents ...

Dr. Julian Whitaker talks out about health freedom and natural health in NaturalNews interview

(NaturalNews) Dr. Julian Whitaker is one of the best-known pioneers of health freedom in the United States of America. Through his Health and Healing newsletter (www.DrWhitaker.com) and his Whitaker Wellness ...

Barrier in mosquito midgut protects invading pathogens

ScienceDaily (Mar. 14, 2010) — What: Scientists studying the Anopheles gambiae mosquito — the main vector of malaria — have found that when the mosquito takes a blood meal, that ...

Designer nano luggage to carry drugs to diseased cells

ScienceDaily (Mar. 14, 2010) — For the first time, scientists have succeeded in growing empty particles derived from a plant virus and have made them carry useful chemicals.

The external surface ...

On the Stump: When Academics Are out of the Picture

When looking for a physician to travel the country to promote its prescription fish oil product, a leading pharmaceutical company looked to a small-town community physician rather than an academic ...

Free Hormonal Contraception Halved Termination Rate

3500 20- to 24-year-old women from Tromsø and Hamar in Norway were offered free hormonal contraception for a year. The result was that the abortion rate in the trial cities ...

Diabetes Experts Call For Early, Integrated Treatment Approach To Help Prevent Complications And Improve Patient Outcomes

Results from a new on-line survey of more than 300 practicing endocrinologists and family medicine physicians1 show that a massive majority of doctors (83 percent)1 indicated that using a team ...

ETEX Corporation Announces FDA Clearance And Launch Of Carrigen(R) Porous Bone Substitute Material

ETEX Corporation, an advanced biomaterials company, announced that the FDA has allowed 510(k) clearance of CarriGen® Porous Bone Substitute Material. CarriGen is available for immediate sale through ETEX’s independent sales ...

Researchers Find Younger, More Diverse Patients Having Total Knee Replacements

A research team led by Mayo Clinic has found a national trend toward younger, more diverse patients having total knee replacement surgery. The findings were presented this day at the ...

The Body’s Anticipation Of A Meal Can Be A Diabetes Risk Factor

Alterations in our response to the taste or smell of food may be another culprit responsible for Type 2 diabetes, according to scientists at Duke University Medical Center who have ...

Discovery Of Brain Tumor’s ‘Grow-Or-Go’ Switch

Cancer cells in rapidly growing brain tumors must adjust to periods of low energy or die. When energy levels are high, tumor cells grow and proliferate. When levels are low, ...

Sam Houston State University Crime Lab To Serve Southeast Texas

The Sam Houston State University Regional Crime Laboratory which will serve the basic needs of nearly 100 say and local law enforcement agencies from the ten counties in southeast Texas ...