Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that adults with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) may be helped by taking the antidepressant Lexapro. For the study, investigators gave either Lexapro or a placebo to 177 adults with GAD for 12 weeks. At the end of the study, 69 percent of people taking Lexapro saw reductions in their anxiety levels, compared with 51 percent of those taking a placebo. Researchers also found that patients with high blood pressure...
Read moreQuestion: Susan wrote... The other day I sat down and read my side effects to the med Lexapro. While reading the some of the effects I... Read more »
You’re a young woman, just diagnosed with breast cancer. Will treatment affect your fertility? Will you ever be able to have children?... Read more »
What did you do special for New Year’s? Do you have any special traditions? Or do you still need to make a New Year’s Resolution or... Read more »
This is Part Three of a 3-Part series on Modified Foods for Food Allergies. Part One is about genetically modified peanuts. Part Two is... Read more »
The recent press regarding JDRF is very disturbing. What's worse is that when I received the e-mail from JDRF and read the article in the... Read more »
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Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a disorder that causes chronic, often severe pain. The syndrome follows a seemingly minor soft tissue injury... Read more »
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Tearing or rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a common knee injury, especially in people who participate in certain sports. Because... Read more »
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If you're about to start breast cancer treatment, you may have many questions about how it will affect your future fertility: Will chemotherapy make... Read more »
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Knee injuries can really lay an athlete low. Those injuries affect the medial side of the knee most often (the side closest to the other knee). The... Read more »
If you suffer from chronic acid reflux, chances are you're aware that some foods cause more pain than others. But not every reflux patient is... Read more »