Antipsychotics treat brain virus
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A type of drug used to treat schizophrenia can protect brain cells from a virus that causes a fatal nervous system disorder, say experts.
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U.S. health officials alerted doctors on Thursday that medicines used to treat epilepsy and psychiatric disorders may raise the risk of suicidal thoughts and behavior.
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Sept. 15, 2004 -- An existing treatment for immune disorders may help people with Alzheimer&#39;s disease, a very small clinical study suggests.
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NEW YORK  - D-cycloserine, a drug that has  shown to reduce symptoms in schizophrenics, appears to  significantly improve social and communication skills in  children with autism, according to the results of a small pilot  study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry.
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NEW YORK  - Therapy with valacyclovir (Valtrex, GlaxoSmithKline), started within three months of infection with either herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) or HSV type 2 (HSV-2), reduces the rate of symptomatic outbreaks compared with placebo, Seattle investigators report in the Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases.
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WEDNESDAY, Aug. 22 (HealthDay News) -- The powerful anti-psychotic drug Risperdal was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday for use in children and adolescents who have schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.
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Young people with brain injuries may benefit from drugs used for Alzheimer's patients, research shows.
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Statins, drugs commonly prescribed to treat cardiovascular disease, may also protect people from developing the tangles of nerve fibers found in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients, according to a study that examined the brains of 110 deceased Group Health Cooperative members.
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NEW YORK  - Treatment with anti-psychotic  agents, such as Risperdal (risperidone) or Geodon  (ziprasidone), is useful for patients with severe depression  who have failed to respond to conventional therapy, new  researcher suggests. However, it may take a while to find one  that works.
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LONDON - Drugs given to patients with multiple sclerosis can reduce brain tissue loss and slow down the progression of the illness, scientists said on Friday.
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Schizophrenia patients do as well, or perhaps even better, on older psychiatric drugs compared with newer and far costlier medications, according to a study published yesterday that overturns conventional wisdom about antipsychotic drugs, which cost the United States $10 billion a year.
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It's an Achilles' heel of HIV therapy: The AIDS virus can sneak into the brain to cause dementia, despite today's best medicines.
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An experimental drug lessened schizophrenia symptoms without the serious side effects of current treatments.
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NEW YORK  - Treatment with the  anti-epilepsy drug Topamax (topiramate) appears to reduce  alcohol craving and drinking in alcoholic adults, new research  suggests.
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A new study finds that an older antipsychotic drug is cheaper and equally effective for some patients with schizophrenia, sending makers of newer drugs scrambling to defend their products on Friday.
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Organ transplant recipients are at particular risk of developing serious complications from West Nile virus because they take pills to suppress their immune systems, a study said on Monday.
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Scientists believe a virus may play a role in obesity, raising the possibility that medication could be used to tackle the condition.