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21 hours ago ago from Pharmalot

Still more controversy over this group of medications. A new study suggests that patients with bipolar disorder who take these anti-epileptic drugs do not have an increased risk of committing suicide, despite FDA warnings to the contrary ( back story here ). Bipolar patients treated with antiepileptics attempted suicide at the same rate as patients who received no medication or lithium. The rate of suicide attempts was higher before ...

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12 hours ago ago from CANCER AND IMPORTANT MEDICAL NEWS

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13 hours ago ago from Health 101

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7 hours ago ago from The Business Of Law

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