FDA OK's implant to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder
Friday, February 20, 2009 - 12:07
in Health & Medicine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the limited use of a device that sends electrical signals to the brain to ease the symptoms of severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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