Court hears antidepressant murder case
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A 12-year-old boy's confession to police that he killed his grandparents and set their house on fire was influenced by his age and an antidepressant, an attorney told the South Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday.
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Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:    -----       Hearings Begin on Antidepressant Use in Children      Two U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panels opened hearings Monday on the controversial issue of prescribing antidepressants for children...
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Antidepressants, such as Seroxat, could make people aggressive, or even homicidal, a leading specialist has warned.
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Description: In Capitol Hill hearings, lawmakers criticize drug manufacturers for failing to fully disclose data on the use of antidepressants by children, creating a misleading impression of the drugs&#39; safety and effectiveness.
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A hearing is set to debate whether drugs that doctors prescribe to relieve depression make some people more likely to attempt suicide.
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Investigators are focusing today on evidence suggesting a suicide driver caused the Berkshire train crash that killed seven people.
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Concern over antidepressants is becoming the catalyst for reform of clinical trial reporting.
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One doctor discusses an antidepressant's surprising side effect for a female patient.
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BETHESDA, Md.  - A U.S. advisory panel began  meeting Monday to debate whether certain antidepressants should  come with stronger warnings about the chances of suicidal  behavior in children and teens who take the drugs.
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A divided Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the execution of a Texas killer, saying lower courts should have considered psychiatric evidence about his mental illness.
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The revelation that Steven P. Kazmierczak stopped taking Prozac before fatally shooting five college students and himself is likely to fuel the debate over the drugâs risks and benefits.
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US Food and Drug Administration staff first questioned the possibility of a link between antidepressant use and suicidal behavior in youth as far back as eight years ago, a senior US lawmaker charged on Thursday.
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Ipswich victims may have been unable to fight off their attacker because they were on drugs, court told
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Advisers to the U.S. government will consider on Wednesday if taking antidepressant drugs may raise the risk of suicidal behavior in some adults just as it appears to in children and teens.
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The death of Dr. Wayne S. Fenton raises the question of whether psychotic patients should be forced to take medication.
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A federal judge has ordered a third trial in a lawsuit by a woman who blamed Merckâs painkiller Vioxx for the heart attack that killed her husband.
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BETHESDA, Md.  - Antidepressant medications,  including such best-selling drugs as Prozac and Paxil, should  come with strong warnings that they appear to raise the risk of  suicidal thoughts and behavior in younger patients, a U.S.  advisory panel concluded on Tuesday.