Paedophiles and other sex offenders are to be prescribed Prozac in an attempt to stop them from reoffending, under radical plans approved by ministers.
It was revealed yesterday that 100 prisoners in nine jails will take part in trials of the anti-depressant drug this [northern] autumn to test its use in suppressing obsessive sexual urges. About […]
THE QUESTION Might taking an antidepressant help prevent anorexia by resolving underlying psychological problems that may cause the physical symptoms of the eating disorder?
THIS STUDY involved 93 girls and women, 16 to 45 years old, who had been treated for anorexia and had regained lost weight. They were randomly assigned to take Prozac (fluoxetine) or […]
LONDON, June 25 (UPI) — Jailed pedophiles and other sex offenders in Britain will receive Prozac to help them avoid committing more of the same crimes, the Independent said.
The newspaper said beginning this fall, the government plans to give the anti-depressant drug to 100 prisoners in nine jails. Some officials believe the drug can suppress […]
A politician with clinical depression? What kind, the staggering bipolar variety? The fluttering veils of gray known as dysthymia?
He’s on medication? Is it a mild dosage of Prozac, a few milligrams of Zoloft? Heavyweight dosages of lithium?
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A NURSE has told a jury she turned to the painkiller pethidine only for a few weeks to help her cope with pressures at home and work.
Emma Webster said yesterday she stole the opium- based drug while working at Bradford Royal Infirmary in 2000 and injected herself with it but after being found out she […]
Children as young as eight can be given the anti-depressant Prozac, the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has ruled.
The EMEA said that the drug was safe for young people to take, despite concerns that it can trigger suicidal feelings in patients.
However, the regulator’s ruling said Prozac should only be given to children with moderate to severe […]
Prozac can be prescribed for children as young as eight, the European Medicines Agency has said.
It decided the benefits outweighed the risks in children with moderate to severe depression who failed to respond to psychological therapy.
However, it ruled the drug should only be used in combination with on-going therapy.
Mental health campaigners said it […]
A team at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in Long Island, New York, found the drug triggers production of a type of immature brain cell.
They hope their work could aid development of new drugs and therapies for depression, and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s.
The study appears in Proceedings of the National Academy of […]
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (UPI) — Since the advent of simple tools, humans have been expanding their capacities. Cognitive enhancement dates back to the written word, a primitive process for downloading information from our minds to the hard drive of parchment.
The technological and medicinal enhancement of human ability should then be part of a […]
CLAIRE WHITCOMB
Universal Press Syndicate
If your dreams are lackluster, your routines dull and your relationships fraught, Jonathan Adler has three words for you: Change your house.
He doesn’t mean that you should buy a McMansion. He means take a little time and create a space where you and the people you love can experience joy, creativity and […]