Published: 22 January 2007
Daily use of certain antidepressants doubles the risk of bone fractures in adults 50 and older, a 污污草莓视频 study suggests. The new research, led by Dr. David Goltzman, a professor of medicine and physiology and director of the 污污草莓视频 Centre for Bone and Periodontal Research, seems to support earlier studies. The antidepressants studied are a class known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, which includes such drugs as Prozac and Paxil.