Aug 21 - A pregnant woman's depression and the drugs used to treat it can both affect the health of her newborn, so physicians should tailor their treatment carefully and take the mother's wishes into account

Aug 21 - Online cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for depression -- with patients and therapists communicating in real time via instant messaging -- was effective in a randomized trial and could broaden access to treatment, a study found.

Aug. 17 -- The FDA warned against the use of GDH-PQQ glucose test strips by patients in therapies that include certain nonglucose sugars because of a risk of false results that might prompt a dangerous, or even lethal overdose of insulin.

Aug 21 - The FDA has issued warning letters to eight companies demanding that they stop marketing unapproved topical products containing ibuprofen as over-the-counter pain relievers.

Aug. 21 - The government will soon award $1.2 billion in federal grants for implementing electronic health records technology, Vice President Joe Biden's office said.

Aug 20 - Sexual abuse is associated with an increased risk of somatic disorders, in which patients report physical symptoms or complaints with no clear underlying cause, a review of nearly two dozen studies concluded.

Aug 4 - Even modestly elevated cholesterol in midlife portends greater Alzheimer's disease risk in old age, researchers found.

June 29 -- Ischemic heart patients with depression and anxiety were more likely to suffer chest pain than patients without those psychosocial symptoms, a new study shows.

June 17 -- Obstructive sleep apnea was the culprit in half of patients with relatively normal weight who complained of daytime sleepiness, researchers said here.

06/26/2009 - A multidisciplinary expert panel on the Human Swine Flu (H1N1) and Novel Influenza Pandemics drew attention to worldwide, national, and local surveillance and preparedness efforts under way for a possible pandemic.

June 25 -- Clinicians should not bother with bone mineral density testing in postmenopausal women during the first three years of bisphosphonate therapy for osteoporosis, Australian researchers said.

July 10 -- The maker of an insulin infusion device used with an insulin pump has initiated a voluntary recall of the devices due to a mechanical malfunction that could result in serious injury or death.