ketamine http://www.npr.org ketamine en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:22:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif ketamine http://www.npr.org Can Ketamine Keep Depression At Bay? There's more evidence that the anesthetic ketamine, sometimes abused as a club drug, has potential as a fast-acting treatment for depression. But patients relapse quickly after treatment with the drug. Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:22:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/06/06/189227349/can-ketamine-keep-depression-at-bay?ft=1&f=146142788 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/06/06/189227349/can-ketamine-keep-depression-at-bay?ft=1&f=146142788 There's more evidence that the anesthetic ketamine, sometimes abused as a club drug, has potential as a fast-acting treatment for depression. But patients relapse quickly after treatment with the drug.

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]]> How An Unlikely Drug Helps Some Children Consumed By Fear When abiding fear takes over some kids' lives, they respond with anger and aggression that's not premeditated. One psychiatrist says he's finding profound relief for a particular subgroup of these children in experimental research with the anesthesia drug ketamine. Mon, 25 Mar 2013 03:13:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/03/25/174928768/how-an-unlikely-drug-helps-some-children-consumed-by-fear?ft=1&f=146142788 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/03/25/174928768/how-an-unlikely-drug-helps-some-children-consumed-by-fear?ft=1&f=146142788 When abiding fear takes over some kids' lives, they respond with anger and aggression that's not premeditated. One psychiatrist says he's finding profound relief for a particular subgroup of these children in experimental research with the anesthesia drug ketamine.

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]]> Ketamine Relieves Depression By Restoring Brain Connections A few years ago, scientists discovered that the club drug ketamine worked as a quick and effective treatment for people depression who didn't respond to other treatments. New research goes further in explaining just how it works. Thu, 04 Oct 2012 16:51:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/10/04/162299564/ketamine-relieves-depression-by-restoring-brain-connections?ft=1&f=146142788 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/10/04/162299564/ketamine-relieves-depression-by-restoring-brain-connections?ft=1&f=146142788 A few years ago, scientists discovered that the club drug ketamine worked as a quick and effective treatment for people depression who didn't respond to other treatments. New research goes further in explaining just how it works.

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]]> January 31st: What's On Today's Show In the first hour of <em>Talk of the Nation</em>, the latest research into the effectiveness of ketamine as an antidepressant, and seeking the other side in political commentary. In the second hour, pitching an idea, and reparations for Japanese Americans. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:03:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/talk/2012/01/31/146131481/january-31st-whats-on-todays-show?ft=1&f=146142788 http://www.npr.org/blogs/talk/2012/01/31/146131481/january-31st-whats-on-todays-show?ft=1&f=146142788 In the first hour of Talk of the Nation, the latest research into the effectiveness of ketamine as an antidepressant, and seeking the other side in political commentary. In the second hour, pitching an idea, and reparations for Japanese Americans.

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