[Wikipedia] June 6: Sertraline

   Sertraline (known under the trade names Zoloft and Lustral) is an
   antidepressant of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor class.  It
   was introduced to the market by Pfizer in 1991.  Sertraline is
   primarily used to treat clinical depression in adult outpatients as
   well as obsessive-compulsive, panic and social anxiety disorders in
   both adults and children.  In 2007 it was the most prescribed
   antidepressant on the U.S. retail market.  The efficacy of sertraline
   for depression is similar to that of older tricyclic antidepressants,
   but its side effects are much less pronounced.  Differences with newer
   antidepressants are subtler and also mostly confined to side effects.
   Evidence suggests that sertraline may work better than fluoxetine
   (Prozac) for some subtypes of depression.  Sertraline is highly
   effective for the treatment of panic disorder but is inferior to
   cognitive behavioral therapy when applied to obsessive-compulsive
   disorder.  Sertraline shares the common side effects and
   contraindications of other SSRIs, with high rates of nausea, diarrhea,
   insomnia, and sexual side effects; however, it does not cause weight
   gain, and its effects on cognition are mild.

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Today's selected anniversaries:

1523:
   Gustav Vasa became King of Sweden, marking the end of the Kalmar
   Union.
   (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_I_of_Sweden)

1683:
   Oxford University's Ashmolean Museum, the world's first university
   museum, opened.
   (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashmolean_Museum)

1933:
   The first ever drive-in theater opened in Pennsauken, New Jersey,
   United States.
   (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/drive-in_theater)

1944:
   World War II: The Invasion of Normandy, the largest amphibious
   military operation in history, began with Allied troops landing on the
   beaches of Normandy in France.
   (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_Normandy)

1982:
   A war in Lebanon began when Israeli forces invaded southern Lebanon
   to root out members of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
   (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_Lebanon_War)

2005:
   The U.S. Supreme Court delivered its landmark legal decision in
   Gonzales v.  Raich, allowing the U.S. Congress to ban medical marijuana
   even in states that approve its use.
   (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonzales_v._Raich)

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Wiktionary's Word of the day:

   Ucalegon: (dated) A neighbor whose house is on fire or has burned
   down.
   (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ucalegon)

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Wikiquote of the day:

   I can be forced to live without happiness, but I will never consent to
   live without honor.
   -- Pierre Corneille
   (http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Pierre_Corneille)