McGill University - A psychopharmacology study has found that a new class of antidepressant drugs known as serotonin4 (5-HT4) receptor agonists may take effect four to seven times faster than traditional selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). The study, led by former McGill post-doctoral fellow in psychiatry Guillaume Lucas with his supervisor, the late Dr. Guy […]

Newswise - From bunions to broken toes, doctors with the 6,000-member American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) have heard it all. Here are five myths about foot care, the medical view of them, and tips on how to deal better with the foot problem.
Myth 1: Cutting a notch (a “V”) in a toenail […]

Newswise - A new Mayo Clinic study suggests that ground flaxseed in the diet can decrease hot flashes in post-menopausal women who do not take estrogen. The findings from the pilot study are published in the summer 2007 issue of the Journal of the Society for Integrative Oncology.
A hot flash is often described as a […]

Brown University - A groundbreaking public health study has found a connection between damp, moldy homes and depression. The study, led by Brown University epidemiologist Edmond Shenassa, is the largest investigation of an association between mold and mood and is the first such investigation conducted outside the United Kingdom.
Shenassa said the findings about the mold-depression […]

University of Buffalo - It’s football season again, and sports medicine physicians are braced for a wave of new joint injuries in football players.
“After only a few days of practice at UB we’ve had three players with ACL injuries, a medial collateral ligament tear, a dislocated shoulder and a dislocated elbow,” said Marc Fineberg, M.D., […]

Pine bark extract as an alternative to hormone replacement therapy (HRT).
A study to be published in the Scandinavian Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology reveals that the supplement Pycnogenol® (pic-noj-en-all), a pine bark extract from the French maritime pine tree, reduces peri-menopausal “climacteric symptoms” such as hot flashes, depression, panic attacks, cholesterol and other common symptoms […]