A new study finds that a hormone believed to be a key to weight loss may be able to help those suffering from depression

According to Georgetown University Medical Center and a Canadian research institute, drugs that treat depression by manipulating the neurotransmitter serotonin in the brain may also affect the patient's immune system in ways that are not yet understood.

Researchers discovered that serotonin is passed between key cells in the immune system, and that the chemical is specifically used to activate an immune response

New research shows that fecal incontinence is prevalent among U.S. women, especially those in older age groups, those who have had numerous babies, women whose deliveries were assisted by forceps or vacuum devices, and those who have had a hysterectomy.

The study also sheds light on the medical condition that has many American women remaining silent about this disease

Dr. Jim Kennedy, of the Royal College of General Practitioners, head of prescribing, notes that pregnant women are often told not to take many medications without scientific proof of its harm.

Dr. Kennedy worries, according to a BBC report, that women may be risking their health more by not being treated in the best way

A new study suggests that antidepressant drugs and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) are the most effective treatments for moderate to severe depression