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Device to Combat Depression Was Approved By FDA Official Despite Little Evidence of Its Effectiveness and Unanimous Staff Recommendation that It Be Rejected

On May 24, 2005, newsinferno.com reported that: “Although many experts maintain there is little evidence that the device actually works, the FDA may soon approve a ‘vagus nerve stimulator’ manufactured by Cybertronics, Inc., for the treatment of severe depression.” The pacemaker-like device, which costs $15,000, is designed to be surgically implanted in the left side of [...]

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