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Bringing you the latest news and announcements about depression therapy and counselling. Including research and clinical trial details for medications, self-help, support groups and everything relevant to depression for mental health professionals. News is updated at least twice daily.

Noven Announces FDA Approval of Daytrana(TM) Methylphenidate ...

Genetic Engineering News - Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:NOVN) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Daytrana(TM) (methylphenidate transdermal system) as a new therapeutic option for the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity ...

Possible Brain Hormone May Unlock Mystery Of Hibernation

Science Daily - The discovery of a possible hibernation hormone in the brain may unlock the mystery behind the dormant state, researchers reported in the April 7, 2006 issue of Cell. Hibernation allows animals from bears to rodents to survive unscathed--in a state ...

Shire's DAYTRANA(TM) Transdermal Patch Approved by FDA for Treatment ...

Genetic Engineering News - PHILADELPHIA , Pennsylvania and BASINGSTOKE, England, April 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY, TSX: SHQ) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved DAYTRANA (methylphenidate transdermal ...

Patience, Persistence Important in Successful Depression Treatment

WISH-TV - Depression costs the nation about $189 billion a year because of treatment costs and lost productivity. Health care providers estimate one million Hoosiers suffer from depression but only one in five seek treatment. A new government study sheds some ...

Pfizer to Expand Neuroscience Research With Acquisition of Biotech ...

Genetic Engineering News - NEW YORK, and SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO , Calif., April 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pfizer Inc announced today it has entered into an agreement to acquire Rinat Neuroscience Corp., a privately held biotechnology company that is developing therapeutic ...

By KATE CARRAWAY

Orange County Weekly - I found out about Brutal Knights in the most idiotic girl way ever, in that I had a crush on a very hot French guy (like actual French, foie gras and foreskin and all), and he was really pumped about going to their show so obviously I went, too. We ...

New Data on TYSABRI(R) Demonstrate Significant Effects on Health ...

Genetic Engineering News - Data presented at American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting also Show Impact on Measures of Visual Function and Disability Progression Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB) and Elan Corporation, plc (NYSE: ELN) announced today that in Phase III multiple ...

Tom Spears, CanWest News Service

Regina Leader-Post - OTTAWA -- Pregnant women who take antidepressants in the Prozac, Zoloft and Paxil family risk damage to their fetuses, and potentially even the death of the fetus, an Ottawa researcher has found. The study published today in an obstetrics journal ...

Depressed Monkeys May Help Scientists Understand Human Depression (Medical News Today)

Depressed monkeys not only look and act like depressed people, but their central nervous systems have the same characteristics, a finding that could lead to more effective testing of depression treatments."Brain scans of depressed female monkeys revealed the same underlying neurobiological changes that are found in the brains of depressed people," said Carol A... click link for more info.

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Daily Herald - I suppose one could say that God can -- and probably does -- "hide" evidence that would prove his scriptures.  That would negate the need for faith!  I've heard that argument many times right here on this forum.  Personally, I don't think there is ...

New formula may help men fight aging, male menopause

KHOU - It is most often talked about among women, but male menopause is getting more attention these days.  There might be a formula for fighting it and slowing the aging process for men. Doctors are now prescribing a combination of hormones deal with men ...

No workers for new hospital ward (BBC News)

A hospital trust is so short of cash it may never be able to pay the staff needed to open its new multi-million pound ward.

Forty Winks or More to Make a Healthier America

CNN - Explain to interested patients that the majority of individuals with serious sleep disorders are not diagnosed or treated. Inform patients of the serious health risks associated with sleep loss, including increased risk for hypertension, diabetes ...

Why things flash hot in the night Menopause

Victorville Daily Press - Of the many new books received by the Daily Press, one of the shortest (12 pages) but also one of the funniest is "June Is Hot" by Kathy Walsh, of Wrightwood. On Page 4 we see a picture of poor June leaning out her bedroom window and into the wintry ...

New hospital ward may not open (PA via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

A new multi-million-pound hospital ward may never be opened because the NHS cannot afford the staff to run it.

New hospital ward may not open (Evening Standard)

A new multi-million-pound hospital ward may never be opened because the NHS cannot afford the staff to run it. The £6 million mental health unit had been due to open at Weston General Hospital, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, in June.

Even At Rest, Men's And Women's Brains Behave Differently (Medical News Today)

A key part of the brain involved in processing emotionally-influenced memories acts differently in men and women, even in the absence of stimuli, UC Irvine researchers have found.Larry Cahill, an associate professor of neurobiology and behavior, and Lisa Kilpatrick, a former postdoctoral fellow in his laboratory, have found that the amygdala, an almond-shaped structure found on both sides of the

In Light of Mental Health Awareness Month, Depression Author Asks ...

Genetic Engineering News - KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine, April 6 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month (May), Bob Olson , the author of "Win The Battle," is teaching depression sufferers why self-help books may be prolonging their suffering. Olson warns, "The ...

Ask the Doctor: ADHD, bipolar disorder can link up

Tribune-Star - Q: “My son has been on Concerta for his ADHD and is really doing much better. What I’m concerned about is all the kids that have ADHD seem to be getting diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Is this just a fad or is it something I should worry about ...

Lynn heroin addicts mixing drug with prescription pills

Daily Evening Item - L YNN -- A heroin user overdoses on the drug on an average of every four days in Lynn, with over a dozen people dying from overdoses since January 2005. Detailed police reports tracking overdoses also show that one in five heroin users who overdosed ...

Healthbeat: Easy Sleep Apnea Test

WHOI - Sleep apnea is a condition characterized by brief periods of breathing cessation (of ten seconds or more at a time) during sleep. In severe cases, a patient may stop breathing 20 to 30 times an hour. There are three types. Obstructive sleep apnea ...

The winter blues strike Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz Sentinel - Artists and writers love it. So do the pizza boy and tanning salon owner. What Santa Cruz has is mood weather. But not since spring of 1983 have so many county residents been held as captive by the downpours, and some are going stir crazy. Gray skies ...

Columnist Buchwald says goodbye

Bryan-College Station Eagle - WASHINGTON - Art Buchwald is living dying to the fullest. Weeks after he was expected to die from his decision to forgo dialysis, the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist is holding court in a hospice salon to a procession of family, friends and ...

Re: Poll: Mormons, non-Mormons split on issues

Daily Herald - I suppose one could say that God can -- and probably does -- "hide" evidence that would prove his scriptures.  That would negate the need for faith!  I've heard that argument many times right here on this forum.  Personally, I don't think there is ...

Grandchild for 'abortion' mother (BBC News)

The daughter of a woman who lost a battle for a parent's "right to know" if their child wants an abortion gives birth.

The Register Star

Register-Star - GREENPORT — The statistics relating to suicide and its predictors are soberingApproximately 1 million teenagers suffer from depression in America. Only one-third of those teenagers are in treatment of some form. Nine percent of high school students ...

Persistent Paranoid Delusions Following the September 11 Terrorist ...

Medscape News - The effects of modern day terrorism on mental health are not well understood. Described here is a 51-year-old male with no pre-existing mental illness who developed paranoid delusions related to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks shortly after ...

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Austin Chronicle - Q. I keep getting hyped-up ads in my mailbox for Proxenol, claiming to make me look and feel much younger. Usually I throw such stuff out right away, but this sure sounds tempting. Is there anything to the claims? A. Proxenol is the brand name of an ...

Orvil Paschall made amends with son over political differences

Rocky Mountain News - Orvil Clyde Paschall, 90, a fervent Democrat and union advocate who also was the father of Jefferson County's conservative, colorful and at times controversial Treasurer Mark Paschall, died Tuesday in Florida. Mr. Paschall had been receiving ...

Organization to know: National Alliance on Mental Illness

Times - Offers support, education, information and advocacy to persons suffering from mental illness as well as their caregivers, family members and friends. More than 1,200 local affiliates spanning all 50 states, D.C. and Puerto Rico. NAMI Porter County ...

Man charged in death of developmentally disabled woman

Dayton Daily News - Man seriously hurt after family fight Attorney suspended for not doing job Candidate to push for abuse victims' day in court Man released from mental treatment Court upholds death sentence RSS headlines available Donald Coleman III, 25, was an ...

Lack of sun have you feeling glum?

Chico Enterprise-Record - A cyclist on a bicycle built for two rides solo in the rain past a well-established puddle on The Esplanade Tuesday. (Bill Husa/Enterprise-Record) All Chico E-R photos are available here . If you're feeling less than your usual chipper self, you're ...

Solving the mystery of fibromyalgia

Southern Illinoisan - You go to the doctor complaining of throbbing, burning muscle pain throughout your body, overwhelming fatigue, and anxiety that makes it extremely difficult to do even the everyday things like housecleaning, playing with the kids and exercising ...

Re: Poll: Mormons, non-Mormons split on issues

Daily Herald - I suppose one could say that God can -- and probably does -- "hide" evidence that would prove his scriptures.  That would negate the need for faith!  I've heard that argument many times right here on this forum.  Personally, I don't think there is ...

Possible brain hormone may unlock mystery of hibernation

EurekAlert - The discovery of a possible hibernation hormone in the brain may unlock the mystery behind the dormant state, researchers reported in the April 7, 2006 issue of Cell. Hibernation allows animals from bears to rodents to survive unscathed--in a state ...

Tom Spears, CanWest News Service

Windsor Star - OTTAWA -- Pregnant women who take antidepressants in the Prozac, Zoloft and Paxil family risk damage to their fetuses, and potentially even the death of the fetus, an Ottawa researcher has found. The study published today in an obstetrics journal ...

Despressing Times On Campus

CBS News - "I hit the lowest point of my depression and I thought generally about suicide, but I didn't attempt it or plan it or threaten it, I just thought generally about it." Jordan Nott (CBS) Jordan Nott's first year at George Washington University was a ...

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