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• What's Wrong with Psychiatry? One Shrink's View

  "Over the last 20 to 30 years, psychiatry has really transformed itself from a profession in which we try to understand people and understand their psychology -- and talk to them and help them that way -- into a profession in which we diagnose diseases, and we medicate those diseases,... More...

• What's Wrong with Psychiatry? One Shrink's View"Over the last 20 to 30 years, psychiatry has really transformed itself from a profession in which we try to understand people and understand their psychology -- and talk to them and help them that way -- into a profession in which we diagnose diseases, and we medicate those diseases,... More....
• U.S. Urges Doctors to Report Misleading Drug Pitches

  U.S. health officials are encouraging physicians to report misleading promotions from pharmaceutical salespeople who pitch medicines in doctors' offices or over dinner. More...

   

• Chemical Solutions

  So that's why the West Coast is so laid back. One in 12 British Columbia adults (8.4 per cent) takes anti-anxiety drugs in any given year, new research indicates. And more than two-fifths of those users have long-term prescriptions of 100 or more days per year. More...

   

• Teens and Prescription Medication Abuse

  According to the CDC, in 2006, 2.1 million teens abused prescription drugs.

  In fact, prescription medications are the second most abused drug in young adults age 12 to 17 and is the number one drug choice of 12 and 13 year olds.

  So, why are teens turning to prescription drug use? Studies show that 4 out of 10 teens believe that prescription drugs are much safer to use than illegal drugs. They are also much easier to acquire than illegal drugs. More..

• Brittnay Murphy's Husband Found Dead in their Hollywood Home

  ...confirms that it was she who found Monjack dead in the Hollywood home where the pair continued living after Brittany Murphy's death. More...

   

• Nexium and Prilosec Too Popular?

  These drugs work well to lower stomach acid, but they may cause some serious side effects, reports CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook. Researchers, for example, found a 25 percent increased risk of bone fractures in women and in both sexes - almost 75 percent increased risk of a serious intestinal infection Clostridium Difficile - known as C Diff. MORE…

   

• Experts Clash Over Antidepresssant Link to Homicides

  THE COLLEGE of Psychiatry of Ireland has said there is no evidence of a link between anti-depressants and homicide. MORE…

• Riverside Man Accused of Airplaine Threats Under Observation

  Richard Stansberry said he isn't aware of any medications his son was taking, though the son told FBI agents he had taken the prescription sleeping aid Ambien prior to the threats. MORE…

• Alexander McQueen Coroner Report: Designer Died With Cocaine, Sleeping Pills and Tranquilzers in His Blood Stream

  Coroner Paul Knapman ruled that McQueen's Feb. 11 death was a suicide, and said the designer took his life after taking a mixture of cocaine, sleeping pills and tranquilizers. MORE…

• FAA Removing an Old Rule to Allow Pilots Treatment for Depression. Will This Impair Their Job Performance?

  In the past pilots were not allowed to take any form of anti-depressant. This rule was created for the safety of the passengers. Some side effects of anti-depressants would inhibit a pilot's ability to perform their job. Recently the FAA will allow pilots with certain anti-depressant prescriptions to return to their flying career.  MORE…

• The Vaccine War

  Examining the emotionally charged debate over medical risks vs. benefits and a parent's right to make choices about her child vs. a community's common good. MORE…

• Prescription Drug Use in America: The Startling Numbers And Their Implications

  In 2002, Americans filled 3,340,000,000 outpatient prescriptions.1 That's 12 prescriptions for every man, women, and child in America. Has the American dream become 2 kids, 2 cars, and a dozen drugs in each person's medicine chest? MORE…

• Antidepressants Up Suicidality in Kids

  A new study finds taking antidepressants, regardless of their type, can place children and adolescents at an increased risk of suicidal actions.  MORE…

   

   

   

   

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