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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NEW YORK  - Short-term treatment with the   anticonvulsant drug, vigabatrin (gamma vinyl-GABA), appears to   be effective in reducing the need for cocaine and   methamphetamine in addicts. And the drug produced no signs of   visual field loss, researchers report in the Archives of   Ophthalmology.
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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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WEDNESDAY, Aug. 18 (HealthDayNews) -- A brain protein that regulates sleep and anxiety may offer a target for the development of new drugs to treat conditions such as sleep and anxiety disorders and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
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clozapine and olanzapine -- may carry a small risk of an increased risk of diabetes, new research shows.
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Children throughout the world are increasingly prescribed antidepressants and other drugs designed to calm or stimulate their brains, according to two studies published in Archives of Disease in Childhood.
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New drugs may not work much better overall than older drugs to treat schizophrenia, but two studies published on Thursday show doctors may be able to find ways to give patients the best alternative treatment sooner.
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NEW YORK  - In patients who take antipsychotic medication, a supervised exercise program significantly reduces weight and improves cholesterol levels, a Canadian research team has found.
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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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Bristol-Myers Squibb and Otsuka Pharmaceutical have announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Abilify (aripiprazole) for the treatment of acute bipolar mania, including manic and mixed episodes associated with bipolar disorder.
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The first new class of drugs in more than a decade for treating schizophrenia worked at least as well in a clinical trial as standard medications, a study released Sunday showed.
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Statin drugs may help prevent the  brain damage that leads to Alzheimer&#39;s disease, U.S.  researchers reported on Monday.
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J&J gains pediatric approval of its antipsychosic drug.
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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 schizophrenia drug won U.S. approval as the first medicine to treat symptoms of autism in children and adolescents, the Food and Drug Administration said on Friday.
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Two Johnson & Johnson antipsychotic drugs long used to treat aggressive behavior in people with limited intelligence do not work and should not be prescribed for these patients, researchers said on Friday.
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Pfizer Inc. said on Monday the US Food and Drug Administration has approved use of its Geodon schizophrenia drug to treat mania associated with bipolar disorder.