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More Information on Antidepressants and Pregnancy |
| Thursday, December 08, 2005 By William E. Hapworth M.D. |
Category: Medication Info
An excellent review article summarizes the studies that existed prior to the two studies cited in the FDA warning."The largest amount of information on prenatal antidepressant exposures involves flu... more
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Psychiatric Drugs and Pregnancy. Lessons from the Paxil Story. |
| Thursday, December 08, 2005 By William E. Hapworth M.D. |
Category: Our Psychology
I have said for years to my female patients that I will not prescribe medications to them if they become pregnant. I prefer to see that they come off the drugs prior to becoming pregnant. Life... more
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FDA strengthens warning about Fetal Heart Birth Defects in Woman who are pregnant and taking Paxil !!! |
| Thursday, December 08, 2005 By William E. Hapworth M.D. |
Category: Medication Info
FDA News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE P05-97 December 8, 2005 Media Inquiries: Susan Cruzan, 301-827-6242 Consumer Inquiries: 888-INFO-FDA FDA Advisin... more
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Study Provides More Info on Childhood Obesity |
| Thursday, December 08, 2005 By BlogMeister |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
A study published in the December issue of Pediatrics examines "The Dynamics of Early Childhood Overweight." The conclusions show that children of mothers who were overweight prior to pregna... more
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Rigoberto Alpizar Shot during Manic Episode? Importance of Medication and Treatment Compliance in Sufferers of Bipolar Disorder |
| Thursday, December 08, 2005 By William E. Hapworth M.D. |
Category: Medication Info
The tragic shooting of a man on the runway of Miami International Airport on Wednesday highlighted the dangers that can often accompany bipolar disorder. It has been reported by seve... more
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Sugar and opiates more similar than you might think! |
| Wednesday, December 07, 2005 By William E. Hapworth M.D. |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
Studies like the Colatouni research , although preliminary, reveal what we all know at some level, that refined sugar is addictive and makes you high when consumed in quantity. These f... more
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The Kids Might Just Be Alright |
| Wednesday, December 07, 2005 By Blog Meister |
Category: Eating Healthy/ Eating Disorders
A congressional panel convened to examine the link between advertising and children's eating habits released its findings yesterday. There were few surprises. Kids are getting fatter, that... more
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The Kids Might Just Be Alright |
| Wednesday, December 07, 2005 By BlogMeister |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
A congressional panel convened to examine the link between advertising and children's eating habits released its findings yesterday. There were few surprises.... more
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Holiday Depression Adds New Problems to Katrina Ravaged Areas |
| Wednesday, December 07, 2005 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
The holidays very often trigger depression or deepen the depression for those already suffering with the disease. As this article from the San Jose Mercury-News explains, for Katrina victims... more
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Dieting and Eating Disorders not one in the same! |
| Tuesday, December 06, 2005 By William E. Hapworth M.D. |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
An article published in the December issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry indicates that it is feasible to identify in advance, young female dieters who will develop eating disorder... more
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The mechanism of transmission of the HIV virus amongst IV drugs addicts and the risks to those around them. |
| Tuesday, December 06, 2005 By William E. Hapworth M.D. |
Category: Addiction
This is a schema that highlights the danger that IV drug addicts with HIV infection pose to those loved ones around them."In the early stages of the pandemic, HIV/AIDS among injecting drug use... more
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International rates of HIV infections in Intravenous drug addicts. A public health Crisis. |
| Tuesday, December 06, 2005 By William E. Hapworth M.D. |
Category: Addiction
We are not doing our jobs when it comes to the basics of stopping this public health crisis. ... more
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Family History May Play Part in Caffeine Addiction |
| Tuesday, December 06, 2005 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
Researchers at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine have found that pregnant women with a family history of alcoholism will have a harder time giving up caffeine during their pregnancy. This is tr... more
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Grand Rounds! |
| Tuesday, December 06, 2005 By BlogMeister |
Category: Our Psychology
Grand Rounds is up at The Examining Room of Dr. Charles. As always, there's some really great writing to check out. Personally, I loved Kidney Note's look at hilarious real journal article... more
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The Sweet Embrace of... Addiction!? |
| Monday, December 05, 2005 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
Anyone who has felt sting of a lover spurned understands that love acts much like a drug. That post-break-up rebound? That's just withdrawal, my friends. Scientists have long hyp... more
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High Blood Pressure Leads to Cognitive Problems |
| Monday, December 05, 2005 By BlogMeister |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
The latest research out of Harvard/BU/VA Boston Healthcare System indicates that high blood pressure leads to an increased risk of cognitive problems later in life. The uncontrolled hyperten... more
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Brain schema for Addiction |
| Sunday, December 04, 2005 By William E. Hapworth M.D. |
Category: Addiction
The following schema is taken from Charles Dackis' article in the special focus edition of NatureNeuroScience. This schema highlights the previous post's discussion about Limbic activation and the bra... more
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New Brain Scan Blog. |
| Saturday, December 03, 2005 By BlogMeister |
Category: Our Psychology
New Blog highlighted by Mind Hacks will consider the "radical implications of looking into the mind." We all should stay tuned. Thanks Mind Hacks for the heads up.... more
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Brain Activation in Cocaine Addicts exposed to provocative drug Videos. |
| Saturday, December 03, 2005 By William E. Hapworth M.D. |
Category: Addiction
This PET Scan shows the dramatic effect that a drug video compared to a nature video has on the limbic area of the brain. This area of the brain is the center for emotion and pleasure. This ar... more
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NeuroBiological Understanding of Addictions will lead to new and more Effective Treatments. |
| Saturday, December 03, 2005 By William E. Hapworth M.D. |
Category: Addiction
I wanted to draw your attention to a focus journal on the most recent evolving research concerning the NeuroBiology of Addiction. Nature Neuroscience is providing the public free access to this edit... more
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Decreasing psychotherapy, increasing antidepressant prescriptions in U.S. children and adolescents: A Disturbing Trend |
| Saturday, December 03, 2005 By Blog Meister |
Category: Mood Issues (Depression, Anxiety, etc.)
by William E. Hapworth M.D.The authors in an article published in The Journal of Adolescent Health titled Depression treatment during outpatient visits by children and adolescents by Jun Ma M.D., R.D.... more
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A Cure for Depression, ADHD and Childhood Obesity: Get Outside! |
| Friday, December 02, 2005 By BlogMeister |
Category: Parenting
Author and child advocacy expert Richard Louv says that many of the ills that plague today’s youth can be solved by one simple lifestyle change: get the hell off the couch ... more
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Marijuana effects on the Brain. They aren't good. |
| Thursday, December 01, 2005 By William E. Hapworth M.D. |
Category: Addiction
Researchers working at the Zucker Hillside Hospital in Glen Oaks, New York, used diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) to explore the brains of three groups of adolescents: healthy, non-drug users; schizophr... more
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Internet Addiction Gaining Steam |
| Thursday, December 01, 2005 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
Today's Fashion & Style section of the New York Times has an article about internet addiction. In it writer Sarah Kershaw describes this growing problem, and looks at some of the efforts b... more
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Depression Treatment in Adolescents |
| Thursday, December 01, 2005 By Blog Meister |
Category: Mood Issues (Depression, Anxiety, etc.)
A study out of Stanford looks at the potential misuse of antidepressants in the treatment of adolescent sufferers of depression. This comes on the heals of a 2004 FDA report that some antidepres... more
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