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AHA News: Baby Born With ‘One-of-a-Kind’ Heart Receives Transplant

AHA News: Baby Born With ‘One-of-a-Kind’ Heart Receives Transplant

Latest Heart News TUESDAY, Feb. 11, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — When a test showed a dangerous drop in the heart rate of Courtney Agnoli’s unborn daughter, the doctor who urgently admitted her to the hospital said, “You aren’t leaving here without a baby.” Doctors had already identified two critical congenital heart defects that […]

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Few Teen Boys at Risk for HIV Get Tested

Few Teen Boys at Risk for HIV Get Tested

Latest HIV News TUESDAY, Feb. 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Too few teenage boys at risk for HIV infection are tested for the AIDS-causing virus in the United States, researchers say. And this contributes to the growing epidemic of undiagnosed HIV in the nation. Close to 15% of HIV infections in the United States are […]

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Cymbalta (duloxetine)

Cymbalta (duloxetine)

What is Cymbalta (duloxetine) and what is it used for? Cymbalta (duloxetine) is a selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) antidepressant used for treating depression, anxiety disorder, and pain. Other drugs in this class include milnacipran (Savella), venlafaxine (Effexor), and desvenlafaxine (Pristiq). Cymbalta (duloxetine) is used for the treatment of depression, generalized anxiety disorder, pain […]

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Lexapro (escitalopram)

Lexapro (escitalopram)

What is Lexapro (escitalopram)? How does it work? Escitalopram is an oral drug that is used for treating depression and generalized anxiety disorder. Chemically, escitalopram is similar to citalopram (Celexa). Both are in a class of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), a class that also includes fluoxetine (Prozac), paroxetine (Paxil) and sertraline (Zoloft). […]

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Citalopram (Celexa)

Citalopram (Celexa)

What is citalopram (Celexa) and how does it work? Citalopram is an antidepressant medication that affects neurotransmitters, the chemicals that nerves within the brain use to communicate with each other. Neurotransmitters are manufactured and released by nerves and then travel and attach to nearby nerves. Thus, neurotransmitters can be thought of as the communication system […]

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Trazodone (Desyrel)

Trazodone (Desyrel)

What is trazodone and what is it used for? Trazodone is an oral antidepressant drug that affects the chemical messengers (neurotransmitters) within the brain that nerves use to communicate with (stimulate) each other. The major neurotransmitters are acetylcholine, norepinephrine, dopamine and serotonin. Many experts believe that an imbalance among the different neurotransmitters is the cause […]

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Wellbutrin (bupropion)

Wellbutrin (bupropion)

What is Wellbutrin (bupropion) and what is it used for? Bupropion is an antidepressant medication that affects chemicals within the brain that nerves use to send messages to each other. These chemical messengers are called neurotransmitters. Many experts believe that depression is caused by an imbalance among the amounts of neurotransmitters that are released. Nerves, […]

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Were You Born in an H1N1 Flu Year or an H3N2? It Matters

Were You Born in an H1N1 Flu Year or an H3N2? It Matters

Latest Cold and Flu News TUESDAY, Feb. 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The first type of influenza virus you’re exposed to may set your lifetime ability to fight the flu. Researchers with McMaster University and University of Montreal found that being born in an H1N1 year or an H3N2 year matters. Following a phenomenon known […]

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ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, Nuprin)

ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, Nuprin)

Migraine vs. Headache: Differences and Similarities Headaches are the most common reason why a person goes to the doctor or other healthcare professional for treatment. There are different types of headaches, for example, migraine, tension, and cluster headaches. The most common type of headache is tension headache. Migraine is much less common. There are few […]