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The UK’s five most dangerous drugs

New research has revealed the five most dangerous drugs that cause the highest rate of fatalities in the UK, with…

The UK’s most dangerous drugs, according to new study

New research has revealed the five drugs that cause the highest rate of fatalities in the UK, with cocaine taking…

Common antidepressants can increase antibiotic resistance

University of Queensland researchers have found a range of commonly prescribed antidepressants can increase bacteria’s resistance to antibiotic medications. A…

Antidepressant withdrawal or relapse?

Antidepressant withdrawal or relapse? Doctors can’t really tell: Doctors need more evidence to help patients stop taking antidepressants safely and…

Discontinuing antidepressants

Discontinuing antidepressants requires careful planning: The decision to stop prescribing long-term anti-depressants should be made only after careful preparation by…

Caught in the blues

Antidepressant prescribing rates have increased year on year over the past 25 years with now more than 60 million prescriptions…

Depression drugs don’t wear off

Over a period of years, between 10 and 20 per cent of patients diagnosed with major depressive disorder who are…

When depression drugs stop working

For all sorts of reasons, people who have been taking medication for depression (or related conditions including anxiety and OCD)…

Agoraphobia

Until recently, agoraphobia was defined as a fear of open spaces. It now also includes several other related fears such…

You don’t know what you’ve lost ‘til it’s gone…

Smell is a wonderful sense. It is intimately linked to our taste and our appreciation of foods and drinks. It…

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