Psychiatry & Psychology | June 30, 2009 | By Jennifer Gibson, PharmDcloseJennifer Gibson, PharmD Name: Jennifer Gibson
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About: Jennifer Gibson, PharmD, is a practicing clinical pharmacist and freelance medical writer and editor with experience in researching and preparing scientific publications, developing public relations materials, creating educational resources and presentations, and editing technical manuscripts. Her clients include academic research institutions, international authors, pharmaceutical companies, professional organizations, and public advocacy groups. | 3 Comments

Prevention of Adolescent Depression

Children and adolescents of depressed parents are four to six times more likely to develop depressive symptoms themselves than children of non-depressed parents. This translates to approximately 61% of children of parents with depression developing a psychiatric disorder during their life. Strikingly, more than one-quarter of children in America will experience at least one episode of depression by the time they reach adulthood. Overall, an estimated 1 in 5 Americans will experience depression sometime in their lives, equating to a large number of children with depressed parents. Many studies have focused on the treatment of depression in both adults and children and adolescents, but few focus on its prevention. A new study reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) examines the efficacy of preventive interventions in adolescents with depressed parents. Read more →

Drugs & Pharmacology Blog Carnival | June 28, 2009 | By Shaheen E Lakhan, MS, MEd, PhDcloseShaheen E Lakhan, MS, MEd, PhD Name: Shaheen Lakhan
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About: Dr. Lakhan is executive director of the Global Neuroscience Initiative Foundation (GNIF). He is a published scholar in several fields including medicine, proteomic biomarkers, bioethics, biotechnology, education technology, and intellectual property. He serves on the editorial board of several scholarly publications and has been honored by the U.S. President and Congress. | 0 Comments

Drugs and Pharmacology, Sixteenth Edition

Welcome to the sixteenth edition of Drugs and Pharmacology. Today, we discuss the myth of antioxidants, the not-so-bad side effects of common medications, and meditation vs. medication for ADHD.

Remember, we review the latest blogs related to drugs — medicinal, recreational, interactional, personal, professional, or any other aspect. If you were left out in this round, just leave a comment with your blog entry. You can check out the archives for every edition of this carnival. Read more →

Articles & Studies | June 27, 2009 | By Jennifer Gibson, PharmDcloseJennifer Gibson, PharmD Name: Jennifer Gibson
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About: Jennifer Gibson, PharmD, is a practicing clinical pharmacist and freelance medical writer and editor with experience in researching and preparing scientific publications, developing public relations materials, creating educational resources and presentations, and editing technical manuscripts. Her clients include academic research institutions, international authors, pharmaceutical companies, professional organizations, and public advocacy groups. | 0 Comments

Get By With a Little Help From Your Friends

Scientists love to solve the unanswerable questions in life, wrapping up tidy answers with equations or charts or definitions, leaving no gray area. Unfortunately for some researchers, not everything is so black and white. Can we really define love? Is success simply the sum of the right variables put into the right equation?  Does happiness have a graph or flow-chart that guarantees statistically significant results? Read more →

Articles & Studies | June 24, 2009 | By Jennifer Gibson, PharmDcloseJennifer Gibson, PharmD Name: Jennifer Gibson
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About: Jennifer Gibson, PharmD, is a practicing clinical pharmacist and freelance medical writer and editor with experience in researching and preparing scientific publications, developing public relations materials, creating educational resources and presentations, and editing technical manuscripts. Her clients include academic research institutions, international authors, pharmaceutical companies, professional organizations, and public advocacy groups. | 2 Comments

Communication is Key to Appropriate Antibiotic Use

The misuse of antibiotics around the world is increasing due, in part, to diagnostic uncertainty and patient expectations. One of the most common causes of antibiotic use in the United States, as well as other industrialized nations, is lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs). Unfortunately, LRTIs are, for the most part, unresponsive to antibiotics. The inappropriate use of such antibiotics, therefore, increases medical costs, increases the risk for side effects and drug interactions, and — most importantly — increases the risk for the development of antimicrobial resistance. Read more →