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[log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: WebMD Community Services <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 9:15 AM Subject: WebMD Community Services Update > > ANTIDEPRESSANT HELPS CARDPLAYER'S TREMOR > NEW YORK, Sep 22 (Reuters Health) -- A chance observation > that mirtazapine (Remeron) -- a drug used to treat > depression -- helped a woman with tremor keep her hands > steady as she played cards, has opened up a new era in the > potential treatment of movement disorders, predict North > Carolina neurologists. > Read the full story at: > http://my.webmd.com/news/530255 > > & > > RISPERIDONE REDUCES AGGRESSION IN DEMENTIA PATIENTS > NEW YORK, Sep 21 (Reuters Health) -- Patients with dementia > often demonstrate aggressive behavior -- including swearing, > shouting, kicking and biting -- in addition to deterioration > in their mental abilities. A new report suggests that > risperidone (Risperdal), a drug used to treat schizophrenia, > can effectively reduce the frequency and severity of these > behaviors in elderly patients. > > Read the rest of the answer: > http://my.webmd.com/news/530165 > > > **NEW! Message Board Posting of the Week** > > Chosen by WebMD's own moderators, we will feature a > heartwarming, funny, or downright strange posting from the > message boards each week. This week's winner is a message > from the Smoking Cessation: Open Discussion board. > > Starting Over ... > > "I really thought I had it licked this time. went cold > turkey for the first time. then had a house guest that > smokes, and of course ole weakling had to have a cigarette > to. I would smoke one every few days with her. telling my > self one won't hurt. now I have to go through all that > again. " > > Read the rest of this message at: > http://my.webmd.com/roundtable_message/312696 > > > Be Well, > > Desmond_WebMD > Online Community Moderator > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * > > Our help pages can be accessed by visiting > http://my.webmd.com/help. > > If you have forgotten your password, you can have it emailed > to you by visiting https://my.webmd.com/forgot. If you have > any other questions, you may e-mail our Customer Service > team at [log in to unmask] > >