05 Jan
A survey says that about 10 to 20% of pregnant women show some symptoms of depression and that a quarter to half of these women is likely to suffer from a major depression. The latest findings in this area suggest that depression in pregnant women can cause preterm delivery of the baby, which is, statistically,
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SAN DIEGO, Oct. 14 — High-dose vitamin B supplements reduced homocysteine levels but did not slow Alzheimer’s disease progression, researchers here found in a large placebo-controlled trial.
After 18 months of treatment, patients taking high doses of vitamins B6 and B12 as well as folic acid showed the same degree of cognitive decline compared with baseline as those assigned to placebo, reported Paul Aisen, M.D., of the University of California San Diego, and colleagues in the Oct. 15 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Participants in the vitamin group also showed a significantly higher frequency of depressive symptoms, seen in 27.9% compared with 17.8% of the placebo group (P=0.02). Blurred vision and hyperhidrosis also appeared more common with vitamin supplements, but the differences missed statistical significance (P=0.7 and 0.53, respectively). Action Points
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27 Dec
- Forget pickles and ice cream. What do pregnant women really need to take the edge off? Brahms and “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.”
Music may reduce the stress, anxiety, and depression that many pregnant women experience. A study of 236 pregnant women in Taiwan shows that the participants who listened to music for 30 minutes per
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Music Reduces Pregnancy Stress
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 14 — High-dose vitamin B supplements reduced homocysteine levels but did not slow Alzheimer’s disease progression, researchers here found in a large placebo-controlled trial.
After 18 months of treatment, patients taking high doses of vitamins B6 and B12 as well as folic acid showed the same degree of cognitive decline compared with baseline as those assigned to placebo, reported Paul Aisen, M.D., of the University of California San Diego, and colleagues in the Oct. 15 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Participants in the vitamin group also showed a significantly higher frequency of depressive symptoms, seen in 27.9% compared with 17.8% of the placebo group (P=0.02). Blurred vision and hyperhidrosis also appeared more common with vitamin supplements, but the differences missed statistical significance (P=0.7 and 0.53, respectively). Action Points
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SAN DIEGO, Oct. 14 — High-dose vitamin B supplements reduced homocysteine levels but did not slow Alzheimer’s disease progression, researchers here found in a large placebo-controlled trial.
After 18 months of treatment, patients taking high doses of vitamins B6 and B12 as well as folic acid showed the same degree of cognitive decline compared with baseline as those assigned to placebo, reported Paul Aisen, M.D., of the University of California San Diego, and colleagues in the Oct. 15 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Participants in the vitamin group also showed a significantly higher frequency of depressive symptoms, seen in 27.9% compared with 17.8% of the placebo group (P=0.02). Blurred vision and hyperhidrosis also appeared more common with vitamin supplements, but the differences missed statistical significance (P=0.7 and 0.53, respectively). Action Points
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Paxil is an effective medicine prescribed for the treatment of depression, social anxiety disorders and posttraumatic stress.
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