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Expectant mothers’ spatial memory ability reduces during later stages of pregnancy

New research has found that pregnant women's ability to remember the position of objects previously seen is reduced as pregnancy progresses. These findings will be presented this week at the annual Society for Endocrinology BES conference in Manchester.

18 Mar 2010

Loneliness can raise blood pressure

Chronic feelings of loneliness take a toll on blood pressure over time, causing a marked increase after four years, according to a new study at the University of Chicago.

18 Mar 2010

SANTE study: Deep brain stimulation can reduce seizures

A recent study organized by Stanford University researchers found patients with refractory partial and secondarily generalized seizures had a reduction in seizures after deep brain stimulation. This multi-center clinical trial determined that the benefits of stimulation of the anterior nuclei of thalamus for epilepsy (SANTE) persisted and by 2 years there was a 56% reduction in seizure frequency.

18 Mar 2010

Hypnotherapy and probiotics effective for reducing IBS symptoms

Hypnotherapy seems to be very effective for easing the distressing symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and in a goodly proportion of cases, clears up symptoms altogether, reveal experts during a wide ranging discussion of the condition in a Frontline Gastroenterology podcast.

18 Mar 2010

Taking dietary supplements for adrenal fatigue may do more harm than good

Taking vitamins or supplements to treat "adrenal fatigue" may do more harm than good, says Todd Nippoldt, M.D., a Mayo Clinic expert in hormone disorders affecting the adrenal glands.

18 Mar 2010

CNS Network purchases Logos Technologies' pro-active EDC system for streamlining clinical trials

It is announced today that CNS Network has purchased ALPHADAS®, Logos Technologies Inc’s early phase, e-source data capture system and site automation tools to accelerate and streamline its clinical trials. ALPHADAS is to be implemented in their Orange County Research Center, California, USA.

17 Mar 2010

Renhuang Pharmaceuticals' net income for first-quarter of 2010 increases 17.8%

Renhuang Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a developer, manufacturer and distributor of botanical products, bio-pharmaceuticals and traditional Chinese medicines, today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended January 31, 2010.

17 Mar 2010

Pimple Clinic program donates acne products to low-income families

The Pimple Clinic, a safe, effective non-prescription line of acne products developed by the dermatologist who founded Skinstore.com, is being provided to low-income teens that otherwise cannot afford acne treatments.

17 Mar 2010

Antidepressants effective against depression in patients suffering from physical illnesses

Antidepressants are effective against depression in patients suffering from physical illnesses, according to a new systematic review by Cochrane researchers at King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre in the UK. The researchers found the drugs were more effective than placebos at treating depression in these patients.

17 Mar 2010

HealthInsight provides HealthMedia online Digital Coaching solution to Sutter Physician Services

HealthInsight, provider of the leading value-based health care administration platform, today announced the company is providing the HealthMedia®online Digital Coaching solution to Sutter Physician Services for their new Wellness 2010 program. The combination of HealthInsight’s value-based compliance tracking and HealthMedia’s online Digital Coaching solution will help Sutter dramatically reduce their health care costs while improving their employees’ health.

15 Mar 2010

Verisk Health upgrades Explorer product line to improve organization’s exposure to healthcare risk

Verisk Health, Inc., a global leader in healthcare data analytics and risk management, today announced several upgrades to its Explorer product line, including functionality that allows users to evaluate the impact of a member’s lifestyle behaviors on an organization’s overall healthcare and utilization costs.

12 Mar 2010

Arena Pharmaceuticals reports lower net loss allocable to common stockholders in fourth-quarter 2009

Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2009.

12 Mar 2010

AED Vimpat demonstrates fewer partial-onset seizures in adults with epilepsy

UCB today announced that the antiepileptic drug (AED) Vimpat- (lacosamide) (C-V) demonstrated significantly fewer partial-onset seizures versus placebo in adults living with epilepsy, according to a Phase III clinical study published online in Epilepsia.

12 Mar 2010

Phase III clinical study: Vimpat demonstrates fewer partial-onset seizures versus placebo in adults with epilepsy

UCB today announced that the antiepileptic drug (AED) Vimpat® (lacosamide) (C-V) demonstrated significantly fewer partial-onset seizures versus placebo in adults living with epilepsy, according to a Phase III clinical study published online in Epilepsia.

12 Mar 2010

Azur Pharma to acquire PRIALT analgesic therapy from Elan Pharmaceuticals

Azur Pharma Limited today announced it has signed a definitive agreement with Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a subsidiary of Elan Corporation, plc) to acquire the analgesic therapy, PRIALT(R) (ziconotide intrathecal infusion).

12 Mar 2010

Survey: Employers plan to shift more health costs to workers

The Washington Post: "Most big employers plan to shift a larger share of health-care costs to their workers next year, according to a survey to be released Thursday. ... Meanwhile, employees at many companies can expect significantly higher premiums, deductibles and co-payments, according to the annual survey by the National Business Group on Health, a coalition of big employers, and Towers Watson, a consulting firm that advises companies on employee benefits."

12 Mar 2010

Study explores incidence of eating disorders among type 1 diabetic patients

Diabetics, under the gun to better manage their disease by controlling their food intake and weight, may find themselves in the sticky wicket of needing treatment that makes them hungry, researchers said.

12 Mar 2010

New insurance plan to link a patient's cost to effectiveness of treatments

Kaiser Health News staff writer Julie Appleby, working in collaboration with USA Today, writes about potentially controversial policies that are a trend toward value-based design.

11 Mar 2010

First Edition: March 11, 2010

Today's headlines offer details of President Obama's continued full-court press on health reform with an appearance in Missouri. Meanwhile, work to move the bill toward a vote continues on Capitol Hill.

11 Mar 2010

Two different ways of remembering things initiated by entirely different signal paths in brain: Study

Entirely different signal paths and parts of the brain are involved when you try to remember something and when you just happen to remember something, prompted by a smell, a picture, or a word, for instance. This is shown by Kristiina Kompus in her dissertation at Umeå University in Sweden.

11 Mar 2010

Depression News and Research

Latest Depression News and Research

Expectant mothers’ spatial memory ability reduces during later stages of pregnancy

Loneliness can raise blood pressure

SANTE study: Deep brain stimulation can reduce seizures

Hypnotherapy and probiotics effective for reducing IBS symptoms

Taking dietary supplements for adrenal fatigue may do more harm than good

CNS Network purchases Logos Technologies' pro-active EDC system for streamlining clinical trials

Renhuang Pharmaceuticals' net income for first-quarter of 2010 increases 17.8%

Pimple Clinic program donates acne products to low-income families

Antidepressants effective against depression in patients suffering from physical illnesses

HealthInsight provides HealthMedia online Digital Coaching solution to Sutter Physician Services

Verisk Health upgrades Explorer product line to improve organization’s exposure to healthcare risk

Arena Pharmaceuticals reports lower net loss allocable to common stockholders in fourth-quarter 2009

AED Vimpat demonstrates fewer partial-onset seizures in adults with epilepsy

Phase III clinical study: Vimpat demonstrates fewer partial-onset seizures versus placebo in adults with epilepsy

Azur Pharma to acquire PRIALT analgesic therapy from Elan Pharmaceuticals

Survey: Employers plan to shift more health costs to workers

Study explores incidence of eating disorders among type 1 diabetic patients

New insurance plan to link a patient's cost to effectiveness of treatments

First Edition: March 11, 2010

Two different ways of remembering things initiated by entirely different signal paths in brain: Study

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Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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