21. November 2009 00:47
Worldwide, more than 450 million people live with unmet mental health care needs. Wake Forest University Counseling Professor Donna Henderson co-developed a training course with easy-to-follow lessons that helps nonprofessional community volunteers in developing countries respond to mental health issues.
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20. November 2009 04:26
Increases in deaths from opioid drugs such as OxyContin may be linked to the volume of coverage such deaths receive in the news, according to a study from Children's Hospital Boston and the University of North Carolina (UNC), Chapel Hill. The study compared patterns of opioid deaths and patterns of news coverage between 1999 and 2005, during which time mortality rates from opioid abuse doubled.
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18. November 2009 07:34
Pfizer Canada accepted the Prix Galien Canada 2009 Innovative Product Award for CHAMPIX (varenicline tartrate), the first prescription treatment for smoking cessation in adults specifically designed to target nicotine addiction. The award was presented last night at a gala in Ottawa recognizing excellence in pharmaceutical research.
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Tags: Abstinence, Anxiety, Brain, Cardiovascular Disease, Constipation, Drug Abuse, Morphine, Nausea, Nicotine, Nicotine Addiction, Pfizer, Smoking, Smoking Cessation, Tobacco, Vomiting
17. November 2009 04:53
An alliance of institutions collectively managing an estimated 80 percent of all public health research funding worldwide today announced their first targets for concerted action in the fight against "chronic non-communicable diseases" (CNCDs).
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Posted in: Medical Condition News
Tags: Alcohol Dependence, Blood Pressure, Cancer, Depression, Diabetes, Drug Abuse, Epilepsy, HIV/AIDS, Hygiene, Malaria, Mental Health, Nicotine, Obesity, Pollution, Poverty, Schizophrenia, Smoking, Stroke, Tobacco, Tuberculosis, Type 2 Diabetes
16. November 2009 07:19
In the last 10 years, the St. Louis area has seen an alarming increase in new diagnoses of HIV and sexually transmitted infections among 13-24 year-olds. Between 1997-2007, more than 50 new diagnoses of HIV were made each year among adolescents and young adults, who are often disconnected from the health-care system or support services. Nationwide, St. Louis has among the highest rates of sexually transmitted diseases in this age group.
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16. November 2009 05:57
Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announced findings from a post hoc analysis examining emotional lability from Phase 3 study data with Vyvanse-. In this study, Vyvanse demonstrated significant improvement in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptoms as measured by the ADHD Rating Scale IV (ADHD-RS IV) and Connors' Parent Rating Scale-Revised Short (CPRS-RS) in children with ADHD aged 6 to 12 years.
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Posted in: Child Health News | Drug Trial News
Tags: Abdominal Pain, Arteriosclerosis, Bipolar Disorder, Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular Disease, CDC, Depression, Drug Abuse, Glaucoma, Headache, Hypersensitivity, Hyperthyroidism, Insomnia, Nausea, Psychiatry, Psychosis, Stroke, Vomiting
16. November 2009 03:34
Igor Grant, MD, professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, and colleagues have been awarded a $17 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to establish the Translational Methamphetamine AIDS Research Center (TMARC) at UC San Diego. Grant is director of the HIV Neurobehavioral Research Center (HNRC), a clinical research center designated and funded by the National Institute of Mental Health.
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13. November 2009 04:41
Shire plc, the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announced findings from a post hoc analysis examining emotional lability from Phase 3 study data with Vyvanse®. In this study, Vyvanse demonstrated significant improvement in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptoms as measured by the ADHD Rating Scale IV (ADHD-RS IV) and Connors' Parent Rating Scale-Revised Short (CPRS-RS) in children with ADHD aged 6 to 12 years.
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Posted in: Child Health News | Pharmaceutical News
Tags: Abdominal Pain, Arteriosclerosis, Bipolar Disorder, Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular Disease, CDC, Depression, Drug Abuse, Glaucoma, Headache, Hypersensitivity, Hyperthyroidism, Insomnia, Nausea, Psychiatry, Psychosis, Stroke, Vomiting
11. November 2009 04:33
Researchers at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet have discovered a mechanism that controls the brain's ability to create lasting memories. In experiments on genetically manipulated mice, they were able to switch on and off the animals' ability to form lasting memories by adding a substance to their drinking water. The findings, which are published in the scientific journal PNAS, are of potential significance to the future treatment of Alzheimer's and stroke.
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11. November 2009 01:08
Every time a person snorts cocaine, it doesn't just go to his or her head: It also provokes a response in the immune system, creating special biomolecules that may serve as a permanent record of each exposure.
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10. November 2009 01:50
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have shown that intermittent access to foods rich in fat and sugar induces changes in the brain which are comparable to those observed in drug dependence. The findings, reported in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, may explain how abstinence from these foods contributes to relapse eating among dieters as well as related eating disorders.
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Posted in: Medical Condition News
Tags: Abstinence, Amygdala, Anxiety, Brain, Diabetes, Diet, Drug Abuse, Gene Expression, Obesity, Pharmacology, Stress
10. November 2009 01:00
In research that sheds light on the perils of yo-yo dieting and repeated bouts of sugar-bingeing, researchers from The Scripps Research Institute have shown in animal models that cycling between periods of eating sweet and regular-tasting food can activate the brain's stress system and generate overeating, anxiety, and withdrawal-like symptoms.
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Tags: Abstinence, Amygdala, Anxiety, Brain, Cellular Biology, Diabetes, Diet, Drug Abuse, Ethanol, Health and Human Services, Immunology, Stress, Vaccine, Weight Loss
6. November 2009 00:04
The National Council on Patient Information and Education (NCPIE), along with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and representatives from 15 nationally recognized prevention, health professional and child advocacy organizations, are launching Maximizing Your Role as a Teen Influencer: What You Can Do to Help Prevent Teen Prescription Drug Abuse.
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Posted in: Pharmaceutical News
Tags: Anxiety, Depression, Drug Abuse, Education, Health and Human Services, Mental Health, Pediatrics, Prescription Drug, Sleep, Stress, Tobacco
4. November 2009 05:27
A study published this week in PNAS provides a comprehensive comparative functional anatomy study in human and monkey brains which reveals highly similar brain networks preserved across evolution.
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Posted in: Medical Science News
Tags: Brain, Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, Dentistry, Dermatology, Drug Abuse, Education, Evolution, Hospital, Infertility, Mental Health, Neuroimaging, Neuroscience, Neurosurgery, Pediatrics, Plastic Surgery, Psychiatry, Psychology, Radiology, Transplant, Urology
4. November 2009 03:29
A new study suggests that the inner sense of our cardiovascular state, our "interoceptive awareness" of the heart pounding, relies on two independent pathways, contrary to what had been asserted by prominent researchers.
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Tags: Alternative Medicine, Brain, Cortex, Drug Abuse, Herpes, Herpes Simplex, Neurology, Neuroscience, Posture, Psychiatry, Psychology, Radiology
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