Archive for June, 2006
FDA Approves Wellbutrin XL for Seasonal Affective Disorder - First Drug Approved for SAD
On Monday, June 12, 2006 US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved bupropion XL (brand name Wellbutrin XL) for the prevention of depression in seasonal affective disorder (SAD). This approval was notable not only because this makes Wellbutrin XL the first drug approved for SAD, but also because the approval was for prevention of depression [...]
US Patients Heading to Canada for Unapproved Depression Therapy
Earlier in the week a Wall Street Journal article reported “Patients Seek Off-Label Depression Therapy: Magnetic Stimulation Shows Promise in Intractable Cases; Heading to Canada for Help.”
Although the treatment is not approved in the US for depression, US residents are heading to Canada to pay around US$7000 for 3-4 weeks of treatment. The treatment [...]
FDA Wants to Stop Some Antihistamine Sales because These Drugs Have not been Approved
Wall Street Journal reported that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wants some manufacturers to stop making prescription cold and allergy medicines containing carbinoxamine because the drug has not been approved by the government. There are at least 120 medications containing this compound and the only company that has gained FDA approval to sell [...]
Intermittent Explosive Disorder Behind Road Rage? Or Is IED A Lot of Hype?
Last August I posted about how anger may have become its own disorder instead of as a symptom of another disorder.
It looks like “intermittent explosive disorder” has resurfaced in the headlines. A few days ago I heard on the radio an “expert” who talked about how intermittent explosive disorder has caused the road [...]
1 in 5 Students Surveyed at 2 Ivy League Colleges Cut Themselves
I was not too surprised to read this, but still, I found shocking that “1 in 5 at Cornell, Princeton practices cutting.” Here is an article from Cornell’s ChronicleOnline that discusses this issue in some detail.
The 2 Ivy league schools listed in the article were Cornell (my alma mater) and Princeton. Not long ago [...]
Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones, But Words Can Scar Me For a Very Long Time
Researchers at Florida State University published a study that showed children who were verbally abused grow up to be prone to depression and anxiety. According to the university’s news release, “Invisible scars: Verbal abuse triggers adult anxiety, depression“, adults who were verbally abused had almost twice (1.6 times) the number of depression and anxiety symptoms [...]
A Story of Night Fishing and Bipolar Disorder
Mr. Shadden suffers from bipolar disorder and used to fish at night. Night fishing was where he found his peace and food - steelheads - to eat.
Then the Washington Department of Fish and Game banned night fishing where Mr. Shadden used to fish because residents were being disturbed and steelhead fish was endangered. Mr. [...]
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