John WeeksIntegrative centers boast a good deal of promise. Benefits based on published outcomes are harder to find. Maine's True North integrative center offers a rare examination and sharing of outcomes with this retrospective examination of 80 of the...
Randall Neustaedter OMDThese two symptoms, that tend to go hand in hand, may occur as mild and bothersome moodiness or devastating dysfunction that brings life to a standstill. Wherever you or a loved one fit on this spectrum there is help for these problems with holistic...
Anxiety is a mental disorder that often dovetails with depression and alternates from mild discomfort to almost uncontrollable panic with physical symptoms. Some medications have been known to ease anxiety, they may also suffer from undesirable side...
Are you one of the millions of women who have sought medical help in the past year, only to feel you have been ignored, stereotyped or even ridiculed? Most of us are looking for a diagnosis when we seek medical attention for symptoms that range from...
What Doctors Don't Tell YouAfter 20 years of these so-called miracle antidepressants, psychiatrists are shocked to discover that drug companies withheld information about the risks of this class of drugs - and with the tacit approval of the drug regulators. It all started so...
We’re always told that drug prescribing is all about a careful balance between risk and benefit. People suffering from severe depression do need help, and occasionally a prescribed antidepressant can be helpful. But new research reveals that doctors...
You say that depression may reduce bone density in women (WDDTY vol 7, no 10). ...
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ANTIDEPRESSANTS: They're great for two-year-olds
Lustral (sertraline), or Zoloft, as it’s sold in the US, is back in the news, but for all the wrong reasons. It is among the ‘gang of eight’ antidepressants named by the Food and Drug Administration,
