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Possible Fraud by Pharmaceutical Companies as Placebo Confirmed as more Effective and Safer than Antidepressants

3 hours ago ago from Newsreel Network .com

Studies have shown that the effectiveness of antidepressants is almost entirely due to the hope and aspirations that the drug will be effective and not the drug at all. Hence, a placebo is more effective than antidepressants San Francisco, CA, February 10, 2010 A recently article reported in Newsweek Magazine, of a study by (The Journal of the American Medical Association) and other studies have shown that the effectiveness of ...

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rise and fall of anti-depressant medications

10 hours ago ago from Born Again Redneck

Jonah Lehrer : Sharon Begley has an excellent Newsweek cover story on the rise and fall of anti-depressant medications, or how a class of drugs that were once hailed as medical miracles are now seen as barely better than placebos: In just over half of the published and unpublished studies, Kirsch and colleagues reported in 2002, the drug alleviated depression no better than a placebo. "And the extra benefit of antidepressants was even ...

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21 hours ago ago from Comedicine Blog

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14 hours ago ago from Cancer News & Information

WKRG-TV New Study: Paxil Neutralizes Breast Cancer Drug Tamoxefin DigitalJournal.com A new study has determined the antidepressant Paxil, taken while being treated for estrogen sensitive breast cancer with Tamoxefin, increased the risk of ... Antidepressants may block breast cancer drug The Guardian Popular antidepressant interferes with cancer drug Reuters Antidepressant Interfeers With Breast Cancer Drug tamoxifen ...

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Do Antidepressants Treat Depression?

20 hours ago ago from bensozia

There is a growing body of evidence showing that SSRI antidepressants do very little to improve people's moods: In just over half of the published and unpublished studies, Kirsch and colleagues reported in 2002, the drug alleviated depression no better than a placebo. "And the extra benefit of antidepressants was even less than we saw when we analyzed only published studies," Kirsch recalls. About 82 percent of the response to ...

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BBC News - Africa malaria drugs 'low-grade'

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The experts say their research threw up a disturbing trend Africans suffering from malaria may be getting sub-standard treatment, a study by US-based experts has suggested. Researchers from the Pharmacopeia group found that between 26% and 44% of anti-malaria drugs in Uganda, Senegal and Madagascar were of poor quality. The group, conducting the study for the World Health Organization, said low-grade drugs were being used in ...

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