But the benefits were relatively small, indicating need for newer medications. Two different drug regimens for difficult-to-treat major depression — one a combination of two newer drugs and the other a single, older drug — were comparable in putting people with depression in remission.
They typically don’t survive as long as male patients, study finds. Women on long-term oxygen therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are 54 percent more likely to die than male patients, a new study shows.
Bipolar disorder costs twice as much in lost productivity as major depressive disorder, a study funded by the National Institutes of Health?s (NIH) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has found. Each U.S. worker with bipolar disorder averaged 65.5 lost workdays in a year, compared to 27.2 for major depression. Even though major depression is more than six times as prevalent, bipolar disorder costs the U.S. workplace nearly half as much ? a disproportionately high $14.1 billion annually.
Exercise can help people with large waistlines reduce their risk of developing type 2 diabetes, Finnish researchers said. Type 2 diabetes, the more common form of the illness caused by an inability to make or properly use insulin, is linked to being overweight or obese.
The Merck and Co. drug Fosamax does a better job at preventing bone deterioration than Vitamin D for people using steroids to treat arthritis, suggests a study released Wednesday.
About a third of patients who took the anti-acne drug Accutane developed elevated cholesterol levels, and over 40 percent showed raised levels of blood fats called triglycerides, a new report warns.
Holding an ice pack on a sprained ankle for no more than 10 minutes at a time is more effective for easing pain than icing for a longer stretch of time, researchers report.
An Internet-based weight loss program that provides users with automated and tailored behavioral counseling may be as effective in the short-term as an Internet program that incorporates human e-mail counseling, new study findings suggest.
Stress could help trigger the onset of eating disorders, a new study shows.
Many pregnant teenage girls have unrealistic views of how their lives will be with a new baby, a new study finds.