News tagged with amitriptyline
Antidepressant and placebo are equally effective in child pain relief
When used "off-label," the antidepressant amitriptyline works just as well as placebo in treating pain-predominant gastrointestinal disorders in children, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journa ...
Oct 01, 2009 |
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Antidepressant directly stimulates brain growth factor receptors
The widely used antidepressant and pain medication amitriptyline--but not other closely related drugs -- can impersonate the brain's own growth factors, researchers at Emory University School of Medicine have shown.
Jun 25, 2009 |
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Drug side effect linked with increased health risks for over 65s
A side effect of many commonly used drugs appears to increase the risks of both cognitive impairment and death in older people, according to new research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA).
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jun 24, 2011 |
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AAN issues new guideline on best treatments for diabetic nerve pain
The American Academy of Neurology has issued a new guideline on the most effective treatments for diabetic nerve pain, the burning or tingling pain in the hands and feet that affects millions of people with diabetes. The ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 11, 2011 |
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Trends: From Anxiety to Depression and Back Again
Poet W.H Auden dubbed the post-World War II nuclear era the “age of anxiety” and indeed, at the time, anxiety disorders were the most commonly diagnosed mental illnesses. Yet, by the 1990’s, American psychiatry was “Listening ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 25, 2010 |
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National trial to test new treatment for chronic, severe indigestion
Could medicines used for depression also treat chronic, severe indigestion? Scientists at Mayo Clinic suspect they can and, backed by funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), they are testing that premise in ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Sep 17, 2009 |
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Neuropathic pain: The sea provides a new hope of relief
A compound initially isolated from a soft coral (Capnella imbricata) collected at Green Island off Taiwan, could lead scientists to develop a new set of treatments for neuropathic pain - chronic pain that sometimes follow ...
Aug 05, 2009 |
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Scientists search for sleepless souls suffering lifelong insomnia
Most people have experienced the odd sleepless night before a crucial exam, a job interview or before going on holiday, but few people get by with just a couple of hours of sleep a day, every day.
Jun 17, 2009 |
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Newer Antidepressants Not Always Better
Old standby Zoloft? Late-model Lexapro? New antidepressants might be no more effective than the best existing drugs, according to two new systematic reviews that compared 12 commonly used medications.
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May 06, 2009 |
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Antidepressant found to alleviate symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome in adolescents
Researchers at Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA have found that low-dose antidepressant therapy can significantly improve the overall quality of life for adolescents suffering from irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS.
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May 01, 2008 |
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