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Why Antidepressants Don’t Live Up to the Hype

In the ’90s, Americans grew fond of the idea that you can fix depression simply by taking a pill — most famously fluoxetine , though fluoxetine is just one of at least seven selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors that have been prescribed to treat hundreds of millions of people around the world. But in the past few years, researchers have challenged the effectiveness of Prozac and other SSRIs in several studies. For instance, a review published in the Journal of Affective Disorders in February attributed 68% of the benefit from antidepressants to the placebo effect

Pakistani forces, Taliban clash in Swat Valley

The Pakistani military and the Taliban clashed in the country’s Swat Valley Wednesday as thousands of civilians fled the area, a local official said. An estimated 40,000 people fled the city of Mingora in northwestern Pakistan, as military clashes raged on, said Khushhal Khan, district coordination officer in the area

U.S. tries again on North Korean nuclear talks

The United States is launching a diplomatic effort to get North Korean nuclear talks back on the rails.

Toddler brain difference linked to autism

The size of a specific part of the brain may help experts pinpoint when autism could first develop, University of North Carolina researchers report.

Joint Chiefs chairman: Afghanistan now top priority

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Looking for a Wi-Fi hot spot? Try 10,000 feet up

The days of being cut off from the Internet while you’re on a plane are quickly disappearing.

Box Office Weekend: Hugh Is Huge

The first frame of the 2009 summer blockbuster season saw nice guys finish first, and second. On Thursday night Hugh Jackman was on The Daily Show, Matthew McConaughey on The Tonight Show, both playing the adoring dad with anecdotes about how cute and flirtatious their young sons are. On Friday moviegoers started clogging the plexes to see these courtly musclemen in their signature roles: Jackman as a lupine superhero, McConaughey as a stud in need of fixing

Nations with worst religious tolerance named

A U.S. government panel listed 13 countries Friday as "egregious" violators of religious freedom. The U.S.

Hysteria over swine flu is the real danger, some say

As the number of swine flu cases rises around the world, so is a gradual backlash — with some saying the threat the virus poses is overblown. By Sunday, 787 cases of the virus, known as influenza A (H1N1), had been confirmed in 17 countries, the World Health Organization said. The number of fatalities grew to 20

Pakistan kills 80 in assault on Taliban

Pakistani armed forces have killed 80 militants since launching an assault on a region recently held by the Taliban, the military announced Sunday. Three soldiers have been killed and eight wounded in the crackdown in the Buner district in the northwest of the country, the military statement said. The Pakistani offensive started in the province last Sunday, after Taliban militants moved into Buner, a move that alarmed U.S