NewsSquawk, October 8, 2007
Antidepressants and Pregnancy: A study out of Canada finds women are increasingly likely to drop their antidepressants or decrease their dosages when they first learn they are pregnant. “The risks of untreated depression during pregnancy are significant,” [Dr. Anick] Berard, from the CHU Sainte-Justine Hospital in Montreal, said. “Given the safety of most antidepressants during pregnancy, a careful evaluation of the risk/benefit ratio should be done before deciding to discontinue their use. Although physicians and women think they are protecting their unborn child, they might be doing just the contrary.”
Child Actors in Danger? Paramount, which produced the film version of Khaled Hosseini’s bestselling book The Kite Runner, has stalled the movie’s release because of fears that the inclusion of a rape scene could endanger the movie’s young stars and their families. Ishaq Shahryar, who served as Afghanistan’s ambassador to the US after the fall of the Taliban, explains, “To be raped or to be gay over thereāit’s unfortunately absolutely unacceptable.” Even fictional portrayals could have deadly consequences. Paramount admits that when their then 12-year-old star balked at removing his pants for the scene, the director filled the details in later with a body double.
In case you missed it: A wardrobe malfunction during an on-stage dance revealed that Jennifer Lopez is, indeed, pregnant. Furthermore, OK magazine is reporting that Ms. Lopez and husband Marc Anthony are expecting twins.








