Antidepressants, glioma, . . . and other stories

Antidepressant drugs and risk of gliomaTaking antidepressant drugs doesn’t increase the likelihood of developing a glioma, according to a case-control study from Sweden. A comparison of exposure to antidepressants in 1300 cases of glioma and age, sex, and geographically matched controls showed no associations between selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or any other type of antidepressant and risk of developing either low or high grade gliomas. When these data were included in a meta-analysis with those of two previous studies that addressed the same question, it looked as if antidepressant treatment might slightly reduce risk of developing gliomas (Am J Epidemiol doi:10.1093/aje/kwae100).Cannabis in fibromyalgiaIn an internet based, cross-sectional survey among patients with a diagnosis of fibromyalgia at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, half of respondents reported using cannabis since their diagnosis. Most described improvements in pain, fatigue, stress, anxiety, depression, and insomnia. However, only a quarter of people eligible for the survey…
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