Sunday, Feb. 13, 2005

Found in the Medical Journals

The over-the-counter supplement DHEA--which has been banned from college and Olympic sports--effectively treats midlife-onset depression in 50% of patients o Children whose mothers work odd hours score lower on tests of cognitive development, probably because the kids aren't enrolled in day care o Elderly patients cared for by their spouses are at higher risk of abuse

Sources: Archives of General Psychiatry; Child Development; Journal of the American Geriatrics Society