Some antidepressants have been linked to a long QT, which may increase the likelihood of having a serious heart rhythm abnormality. However, as they are extremely rare, the benefits offered by antidepressant far outweigh the risks and patients should not be alarmed, says the British Heart Foundation...

SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors), types of antidepressants, are associated with a long QT interval, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, reported in the BMJ (British Medical Journal). The QT interval is the duration of electrical activity of the heart muscle. A long QT interval is a marker for heart rhythm abnormalities...

From doughnuts to French fries, eating deep fried food at least once a week is linked to a raised risk for prostate cancer, according to a new US study. The researchers did not investigate why the link exists, but suggest it could be because deep frying releases potentially cancer-causing compounds in the cooking oil or fat...

Kynamro (mipomersen sodium) injection has been approved by the FDA to treat people who are genetically predisposed to have high levels of LDL cholesterol - what lay people refer to as "bad cholesterol". Kynamro was approved to be taken together with lipid-lowering drugs and diet for patients with HoFH (homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia)...

With February being American Heart Month, it is time to remember what the signs of a heart attack are, in order to keep yourself and your family members safe. Not being aware of heart attacks symptoms can be dangerous. Often times people experiencing a heart attack are unsuspecting, and wait many hours before seeking help...

There has been a significant increase in the number of emergency department visits related to the drug buprenorphine, a medicine used to treat opioid addiction. The number of emergency visits due to buprenorphine jumped from 3,161 in 2005 up to 30,135 in 2010, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).Buprenorphine was approved by the U.S...

A new study suggests if you are trying to lose weight, then you shouldn't just keep an eye on the calories you consume, but also when you consume them: if lunch is your big meal of the day, then a tendency to eat it later means you will lose weight more slowly and lose less of it, than if you ate it earlier...

The first U.S. army soldier to ever survive losing all four limbs in the Iraq war has now received a rare double-arm transplant at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Brendan Marrocoo, age 26, of Staten Island, N.Y., underwent extensive surgery last month, becoming the first service member from the Afghanistan and Iraq wars to survive becoming a quadriplegic, according to officials...

Nearly half of doctors in the U.S. consider excessive workloads to be undermining the safety of their patients and the cause of a significant number of medical errors. The finding comes from a survey conducted by a group of researchers at Johns Hopkins University, their results were published by JAMA Internal Medicine. Henry J. Michtalik, M.D., M.P.H., M.H.S...

The first national US survey to measure health data tracking finds 70% of American adults track at least one health indicator either for themselves or a loved one, although half of "trackers" report they do it "in their heads". The Pew Research Center study, which was released online on Monday, carried out telephone interviews with over 3,000 adults living in the US...

The first ever guidelines for managing type 2 diabetes in children aged from 10 to 18 years have been issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The AAP explained that over the last thirty years, childhood obesity rates have risen "dramatically" throughout the country, bringing with them several health problems, including type 2 diabetes...

Eating bright colored foods, especially those that are yellow, orange, and red, may prevent or slow the onset of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The study, published in the journal Annals of Neurology, confirmed that colorful carotenoids prevented the onset of ALS, while diets high in lycopene, beta-cryptoxanthin, and vitamin C did not decrease ALS risk...

Audrina Cardenas has certainly defied odds as she was finally being discharged from Texas Children's Hospital. The 3 month old baby was born with an extremely rare condition called ectopia cordis, which means she was born with her heart outside of her chest. She received her life-saving surgery in October and is now at home...

US scientists have found two new mutations in non-coding (formerly dubbed "junk") DNA that occur in 71% of malignant melanomas. They say the highly recurrent mutations may be the most common in this deadliest form of skin cancer, more common than the already well-known protein-coding BRAF gene, and may well offer an alternative target for treatment...

New restrictions should be applied to widely used narcotic painkillers, because of an alarming increase in addiction and overdose deaths, an FDA Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee (The Panel) recommended...

Facebook activity could be an indicator for psychological health, and be used as tools by therapists and psychologists A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Missouri and published in the journal Psychiatry Research, has revealed that social media profiles can provide insight into the mental health of patients...

Poor quality sleep among the elderly can cause significant memory loss and brain deterioration, according to a recent study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley. The study is the first of its kind to confirm the link between poor sleep and memory loss. The researchers found that during sleep important brain waves are produced which play a vital role in storing memories...

Women with small early breast cancers may have a better chance of survival if they have lumpectomy plus radiation therapy than mastectomy, according to a new analysis due to be published early online in the journal Cancer this week...

ANSM, France's health regulator, has started an inquiry into Diane-35, an acne medication which is also a contraceptive, after four people died over the last 25-year period. The deaths have been linked to the drug, authorities believe. ANSM stands from L'Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé...