Archive: 04/11/2013
Community health centers integrate mental and medical services to address care gap
In recent years, there has been growing recognition that mental health status impacts physical health and vice versa. As a result, there is growing interest in the coordination of medical and behavioral health services as ...
Nov 4, 2013
Substantial weight loss for severely obese individuals three years after bariatric surgery
In 3-year follow-up after bariatric surgery, substantial weight loss was observed among individuals who were severely obese, with most of the change occurring during the first year; however, there was variability in the amount ...
Nov 4, 2013
J&J to pay $2.2B to settle marketing allegations (Update)
Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries have agreed to pay over $2.2 billion to resolve criminal and civil allegations that the company promoted powerful psychiatric drugs for unapproved uses in children, seniors and disabled ...
Nov 4, 2013
Antidepressant drug induces a juvenile-like state in neurons of the prefrontal cortex
For long, brain development and maturation has been thought to be a one-way process, in which plasticity diminishes with age. The possibility that the adult brain can revert to a younger state and regain plasticity has not ...
Nov 4, 2013
Ibuprofen no good in treating colds or sore throats
Questions have been raised about the advice given to patients with a cold and sore throat, in research published in the British Medical Journal.
Nov 4, 2013
Sexual function dramatically improves in women following bariatric surgery, study finds
The first study to look extensively at sexual function in women who underwent bariatric surgery found that significant improvements in overall sexual function, most reproductive hormones and in psychological status were maintained ...
Nov 4, 2013
Improved sexual functioning, hormones after weight-loss bariatric surgery
Women who underwent bariatric surgery experienced better sexual functioning, improvement in reproductive hormones, and better health-related and weight-related quality of life, according to a report published Online First ...
Nov 4, 2013
No major complications in most teens undergoing weight-loss bariatric surgery
Most severely obese teenagers who underwent bariatric weight-loss surgery (WLS) experienced no major complications, according to a study published by JAMA Pediatrics.
Nov 4, 2013