Magnet device aims to treat depression patients
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081020/ap_on_he_me/med_healthbeat_depression_magnet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20081020/capt.6e70f6dcefa94944a1028f8426914b5e.depression_magnet_gfx409.jpg?x=130y=114q=85sig=0G0.xmiNLIrMY7coNnVtMw--" align="left" height="114" width="130" alt="Graphic shows how magnetic stimulation is used to treat depression;" border="0" /></a>AP - The government has approved the first noninvasive brain stimulator to treat depression — a device that beams magnetic pulses through the skull. If it sounds like science-fiction, well, those woodpecker-like pulses trigger small electrical charges that spark brain cells to fire. Yet it doesn't cause the risks of surgically implanted electrodes or the treatment of last resort, shock therapy.</p><br clear="all"/>

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