Certain non-diabetic patients with major depressive disorder show improved insulin sensitivity following treatment with amitriptyline or paroxetine, German researchers report.

In the December issue of the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, Dr. Bettina Weber-Hamann of the Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim and colleagues note that there is substantial evidence that depression is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes.

The hypothalamus pituitary-adrenal (HPA) system may be involved, they suggest, and its activity could also be modified by antidepressant treatment.

SFDA would like to warn all consumers about (Royal Honey) product, produced by (ETUMAX) company, which is sold and marketed by Itarat Shops and some street - vendors and unknown parties via Social Networks, wherein it is promoted as a natural product. 

SFDA in cooperation with Ministry of Commerce and Investment has clarified that it withdrawn samples of the mentioned product traded in local markets to ensure their safety. Analysis results revealed that it contains high percentage of "Methanol", which exceeded the permissible limits regarding the safety requirements of cosmetics and personal care products regulations NO. SFDA.CO/GSO 1943:2016

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The Saudi Food & Drug Authority (SFDA) warned of using a product promoted by street vendors and websites claiming that it is a “natural product extracted from shark fish and efficient in treatment of impotency”. SFDA stressed that the product is forged by adding two drugs, where one of them is only used under medical prescription.

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