The U.S. Buy propecia pills FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has asked AstraZeneca, the makers of Seroquel XR (quetiapine fumarate), for additional information for its extended release tablets for the treatment of MDD (Major Depressive Disorder) in adult patients.
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Leading researchers and clinicians from the field of neuromodulation assembled today at the 12th annual meeting of the North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS), continuing until December 7 in Las Vegas, NV. Through scientific oral and poster presentations, as well as tradeshow exhibits, participants in the NANS Conference will explore the latest research in Read more…
A 20 year study by American scientists suggests that happiness may spread from person to person because they found that people surrounded by
happy people in their friends and family network were more likely to remain happy in the future.
The study was published online in the British Medical Journal, BMJ on 4 December by authors James H Fowler, associate professor in the
Department of Political Science at the University of California in San Diego, and Nicholas Read more…
For many of the elderly, the golden years are anything but. Faced with health problems, financial issues and the death of a spouse or loved one, many adults 65 years and older suffer from depression. While research is emerging to help this group understand and treat the problem, another group - centenarians - has been left Read more…
A new action plan to reduce suicide and self-harm in Wales was published today by the Welsh Assembly Government. The plan establishes a number of new initiatives and pulls together existing programmes to provide a strategic approach to suicide prevention in Wales.
Statistics show that almost three-quarters of people in Wales who complete suicide are unknown to mental health services in the year prior to their death.
Key aims therefore Read more…
Governor Martin O’Malley today announced that Maryland has been awarded three-year, $1.5 million federal grant to combat the tragedy of youth suicide in local schools, communities and on campuses statewide. The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has provided the funding to the departments of Read more…
In a large group of Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes, depression was associated with a higher death rate from all causes during a two-year study period. The findings are published in the October 2008 Journal of General Internal Medicine.
Lead author Dr. Wayne Katon, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the University of Washington (UW), noted Read more…
If there’s one thing that everyone knows about newborn babies, it’s that they don’t sleep through the night, and neither do their parents. But in fact, those first six months of life are crucial to developing the regular sleeping and waking patterns, known as circadian rhythms, that a child will need for a healthy future.
Some children may start life with the sleep odds stacked against them, though, say University of Michigan sleep experts who study the issue. Read more…
People who have been diagnosed with panic attacks or panic disorder have a greater risk of subsequently developing heart disease or suffering a heart attack than the normal population, with higher rates occurring in younger people, according to research published in Europe’s leading cardiology journal, the European Heart Journal [1] today (Thursday 11 December).
The study found that people who were younger than 50 when first diagnosed had a significantly Read more…
Valdoxan® today received a positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency’s (EMEA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) for its use in the treatment of adult patients with Major Depressive Episodes (MDE).1
Valdoxan is an innovative approach to the treatment of MDE and has demonstrated convincing efficacy in depressed patients with Read more…
Suicide rates in those aged 10-19 in the UK declined by 28% in the seven year period from 1997-2003, shows a study published today in The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. The study, carried out by researchers at the University of Manchester, showed that the decline was particularly marked in young males, where rates declined by 35%.
Despite the decline, however, suicide remains Read more…
Researchers at the Farber Institute for Neurosciences at Thomas Jefferson University and the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University were recently awarded a $3.7 million grant from The National Eye Institute to study depression in patients diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Barry Read more…
When we hear somebody described as "frosty" or "cold", we automatically picture a person who is unfriendly and antisocial. There are numerous examples in our daily language of metaphors which make a connection between cold temperatures and emotions such as loneliness, despair and sadness. We are taught at a young age that metaphors are meant to be descriptive and are not supposed to be taken literally. However, recent studies suggest that Read more…
Research shows for the first time that a group-based psychological treatment, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), could be a viable alternative to prescription drugs for people suffering from long-term depression.
In a study, published yesterday (1 December 2008) in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, MBCT proved as effective as maintenance anti-depressants in preventing a relapse and more effective in enhancing peoples’ quality of Read more…
Why do many Canadians get the winter blues? In the first study of its kind in the living human brain, Dr. Jeffrey Meyer and colleagues at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) have discovered greater levels of serotonin transporter in the brain in winter than in summer. These Read more…
Women who took the antidepressant fluoxetine during the first three months of
pregnancy gave birth to four times as many babies with heart problems as women
who did not and the levels were three times higher in women taking paroxetine.
Although some of the conditions were serious, others were not severe and resolved
themselves without the need for medical Read more…
Each year suicide claims the lives of over 500 Alabamians. In an effort to bring awareness to
this alarming problem, the Alabama Suicide Prevention Task Force is unveiling a new suicide
prevention strategic plan during National Suicide Prevention Week, Sept. 7-13.
"Right now the suicide rate is higher than the homicide rate, and it is the third leading cause of
death for youths between the ages of 15 and 24. We must address the issue Read more…
German researchers have devised a way to follow gene expression over time in a 64-year-old woman who developed rapid-cycling bipolar illness in her mid-40s. Over a 16-year period, the woman logged in 108 cycles in her diary. Rapid-cycling bipolar illness is characterized by four or more episodes of depression and/or mania in a given year.
Martin Begemann, MD, and Read more…
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is most effective in patients who have had four or more prior episodes of depression, according to new research from The Netherlands.
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The January issue of European Urology, the official journal of the European Association of Urology published by Elsevier, will feature new recommendations on late-onset hypogonadism (LOH), recently formulated by major scientific organizations. LOH is a clinical and biochemical syndrome associated with advancing age and characterized by typical symptoms and a deficiency in serum testosterone levels.
Late-onset hypogonadism (LOH) is caused by a decline Read more…
In the first-ever study of its kind, a team led by researchers at Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (LA BioMed) report in November’s Psychiatric Services journal that Spanish-speaking Hispanics took longer to respond to medication for depression and were less likely to go into remission than English-speaking Hispanics.
Using data from the nation’s Read more…
Medical students frequently suffer from depression, especially during their internship years. New research published in the open access journal BMC Medical Education reveals the extent of the problem and features a detailed analysis of the symptoms and sufferers.
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Mental illness is one of the last surviving stigmas in today’s liberal society. Class, race, religion, gender and sexual orientation, are all off-limits now as reasons for discrimination, social exclusion, jokes or disparaging remarks of any kind. Where these are concerned, we’ve come a long way in terms of tolerance, fairness and sensitivity to the feelings of others; as a rule, words are chosen carefully so as not Read more…
An online survey for World Arthritis Day (WAD), completed by over 3,600* respondents revealed that access to psychological support and self-management courses could help people with arthritis/rheumatism cope more effectively with their condition and achieve better quality of life. Healthcare professionals, people with rheumatic disease and their carers, who responded to the survey, highlight the importance of Read more…
New guidelines from the American Heart Association (AHA) recommend that heart patients should be screened for depression, and treated if necessary,
because research shows they are at much higher risk, and it can severely affect prognosis of their heart condition and their quality of life.
The AHA’s first Read more…