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Depressed, older adults with diabetes live longer when they are treated for depression, according to a study in the December issue of Diabetes Care, which publishes on November 27, 2007. Also being published this month is an editorial by U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Medical Officer Dr. Robert Misbin, highlighting lessons learned from the recent Avandia controversy and suggesting a re-evaluation of the approval process for diabetes drugs. [click link for full article]

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Smoking and depression often go hand-in-hand for new mothers, according to a new study by Dr Robert Whitaker, a pediatrician and profressor of public health at Temple University. He said, “While smoking and depression adversely affects a mother’s health, the combination may also affect the health of her child. [click link for full article]

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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and other study sites have found that transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) — a non-invasive technique that excites neurons in the brain via magnetic pulses passed through the scalp — is a safe and effective, non-drug treatment with minimal side effects for patients with major depression who have tried other treatment options without benefit. [click link for full article]

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A team of scientists led by Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigator Linda B. Buck has found that a drug used to treat depression can extend the lifespan of adult roundworms.Buck and colleagues Michael Petrascheck and Xiaolan Ye report in the November 22, 2007, issue of the journal Nature, that the antidepressant drug mianserin can extend the lifespan of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans by about 30 percent. [click link for full article]

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For the first time in a large-scale study, transcranial magnetic stimulation has been shown to be an effective, non-drug treatment for major depression. Current antidepressant therapies are not beneficial for at least a third of depressed individuals, leaving many with a lack of adequate treatment options. This study will be published in the December 1st issue of Biological Psychiatry. Co-author Dr. [click link for full article]

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Antidepressants should not be ruled out as treatment for young people with depression, especially since recent studies have shown no connection between these medications and suicide in younger patients, according to an article in the latest Medical Journal of Australia. [click link for full article]

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A new report indicates that young adults who have suffered from depression within the past year are at a higher risk of initiating substance use including cigarette smoking and use of alcohol or illicit drugs. The findings, based on the largest national survey on substance use and health, were reported today by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). [click link for full article]

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Drawing from data in the nation’s largest real-world study of treatment-resistant depression, a team led by researchers at Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (LA BioMed) reported in November’s Medical Care journal that African Americans and Latinos didn’t respond as well as whites to medication for their depression. [click link for full article]

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Drawing from data in the nation’s largest real-world study of treatment-resistant depression, a team led by researchers at Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (LA BioMed) reported in November’s Medical Care journal that African-Americans and Latinos didn’t respond as well as whites to medication for their depression. [click link for full article]

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The rate for patients who are hospitalized for other conditions but who also suffer from depression nearly tripled from 93 to 247 admissions per 10,000 between 1995 and 2005, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. During the same period, the hospitalization rate for patients who were admitted solely for treatment of depression remained relatively stable – falling slightly from 45 to 42 admissions per 10,000 people. [click link for full article]

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