- SexRx: Calcium Channel Blockers and Your Sex Life (ThirdAge)
Calcium channel blockers (CCBs) affect the movement of calcium into the cells of your heart and blood vessels. As a result, CCBs relax blood vessels and increase the supply of blood and oxygen to the heart, which reduce the heart's workload.
- Learn about the World CNS Therapeutics Market (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Neurology industry is available in its catalogue.
- List of drugs with suicide concerns (Lexington Herald-Leader)
A list of some prescription medications for which concerns have been raised involving suicidal thoughts and actions: -All antidepressants. Drugs such as Prozac, Paxil, Wellbutrin and Zoloft carry required warnings that the medications can increase suicidal thinking and behavior in some children, adolescents and young adults. -Anticonvulsives. Drugs such as Depakote, Lyrica and Neurontin ...
- Lies are good for family and friends (CNN.com)
What do Pinocchio, Richard Nixon, and an "O, The Oprah Magazine" very inventive columnist all have in common? Every now and then, when the situation calls for it, they've been known to bend, sculpt, or otherwise contort the facts to their liking. Hey, if it saves Bambi's mother...
- Nine Sex Drive Killers (ThirdAge)
If you're experiencing a decrease in libido, you are not alone. For most people, sex drive is like a roller coaster -- one minute it's up, the next, it's down. A drop or decrease in sex drive is usually caused by changes in lifestyle or is a side effect of taking certain medication.
- Prescription Drugs, Suicide Connection Studied (Fox News)
Several independent experts say the safety alarms point to a gap in the FDA's knowledge of how drugs affect the brain. Even if medications are intended for physical conditions, some drugs can have unforeseen consequences if they are able to enter brain