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Patients learn to weather the bad days

April 21, 2006

Baton Rouge Advocate - We all have them. I’ve had more than usual since I was diagnosed with cancer last fall. What may seem odd is that I’ve also had more good days. That doesn’t mean I have more days in which I feel great physically. It means there are more days in ...

Judge refuses to move Neal into federal custody

April 21, 2006

San Antonio Express News - Convicted murderer Ronnie Joe Neal's request for a temporary restraining order against his jailers was facing a skeptical judge on Friday. Minutes into a hearing in Federal Court, US District Judge Orlando Garcia said he would not grant Neal's ...

Youngest hurricane victims facing

April 21, 2006

EurekAlert - Already displaced by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, thousands of families in FEMA-subsidized temporary housing in Louisiana are facing a second crisis, according to a new study issued today by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and ...

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. Announces Exercise of Over-Allotment Option ...

April 21, 2006

Genetic Engineering News - ROCKVILLE, Md., April 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: VNDA) announced today that the underwriters have exercised an over-allotment option to purchase an additional 214,188 shares of its common stock in connection with ...

Cyberonics off as Aetna denies coverage for device

April 21, 2006

Reuters - CHICAGO (Reuters) - Shares of Cyberonics Inc. (CYBX.O: Quote , Profile , Research ) fell as much as 8 percent on Friday after health insurer Aetna Inc. (AET.N: Quote , Profile , Research ) said it would not reimburse payment for the company's ...

F E A T U R E S

April 21, 2006

Atlantic City Weekly - Menopause was a taboo topic for years, seldom discussed and simply considered an unattractive life change that happened to aging women. The historical silence associated with menopause has kept this condition at low prominence. The resulting dilemma ...

Drinking Problem? Try Drugs

April 21, 2006

Wired News - The story of Irish soccer sensation George Best, who died last November at 59, resonates with many of the 18 million Americans who abuse or are addicted to alcohol. The Manchester United player had wowed the world in the '60s and '70s with his fancy ...

• Urinary Incontinence May Bring Depression

April 21, 2006

HealthScout - (HealthDay News) -- Everyone has days when they feel stressed, down or just a little blue. But clinical depression lasts more than just a few days or weeks, and makes it difficult to perform everyday tasks such as paying bills, going to work, or even ...

Hypnotherapy Found to Ease Non-Cardiac Chest Pain

April 21, 2006

CNN - Reassure patients with non-cardiac, angina-like chest pain that heart disease is not the source of their ailment. Explain to interested patients that those in this small study were helped by hypnotherapy, a treatment already effective for patients ...

Wyeth profit beats forecasts, drug sales strong

April 21, 2006

ABC News - Apr 21, 2006 — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wyeth on Friday reported better-than-expected first-quarter earnings, helped by sales of its arthritis and depression drugs and lower costs. Net profit rose to $1.12 billion, or 82 cents a share, from $1 ...

Bad medicine (Guardian Unlimited)

April 21, 2006

Society: Some alternative therapies may do more harm than good for people with depression, warns Amelia Mustapha.

Wyeth profit beats forecasts, drug sales strong (Reuters)

April 21, 2006

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wyeth WYE.N on Friday reported better-than-expected first-quarter earnings, helped by sales of its arthritis and depression drugs and lower costs.

Bad medicine (Guardian Unlimited)

April 21, 2006

Society: Some alternative therapies may do more harm than good for people with depression, warns Amelia Mustapha.

Wyeth profit beats forecasts, drug sales strong (Reuters)

April 21, 2006

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wyeth WYE.N on Friday reported better-than-expected first-quarter earnings, helped by sales of its arthritis and depression drugs and lower costs.

EXCLUSIVE: SHAMED LAWYER 'ALLY McDEAL' TELLS OF ANGUISH AND SHAME (Daily Record)

April 21, 2006

THE lawyer who smuggled heroin into Barlinnie prison has spoken for the first time about how she has destroyed her own life. Young mother Angela Baillie was starting a 32-month jail term last night for passing a cigarette packet stuffed with drugs to a client.

Failure slows athletes, study finds

April 21, 2006

Vancouver Sun - VANCOUVER - Failure can be a heavy burden for elite athletes, but a new study suggests that while it can slow them down, they can be talked through their mistakes and returned to top form. Hap Davis, national team sports psychologist for Swimming ...

Dr. Barton Goldsmith: True love and being in love is not the same

April 21, 2006

New Castle News - I have had many people sit on the therapy couch, look deeply at their partner, and say, “I love you, but I’m not in love with you.” As the eyes of their other half fill with tears, I explain to both of them that this is not a bad thing. The ...

HIV/AIDS (Gay)

April 21, 2006

Washington Blade - CONCERNED OTHERS support group, sponsored by Montgomery County Department of Health, for partners, family members, friends and other caregivers of people with HIV/AIDS. Thursday, April 27, 7:30-9 p.m. Rockville, Md. Marge, 301-217-1775. FREE ...

Bad medicine (Guardian Unlimited)

April 21, 2006

Society: Some alternative therapies may do more harm than good for people with depression, warns Amelia Mustapha.

Expert speaks out over Seroxat (BBC News)

April 21, 2006

A child psychiatrist speaks out against giving children Seroxat and says he would not prescribe it.

Drinking Problem? Try Drugs

April 21, 2006

Wired News - The story of Irish soccer sensation George Best, who died last November at 59, resonates with many of the 18 million Americans who abuse or are addicted to alcohol. The Manchester United player had wowed the world in the '60s and '70s with his fancy ...

Takeover team reunites

April 21, 2006

Minnesota Daily - Uranium, in its many forms, might be best for powering nuclear plants, shielding soldiers from harm’s way and busting enemy bunkers. But in the scientific community, uranium is recognized as a noteworthy element, not only for its real world ...

New drugs propel Lilly profits

April 21, 2006

Indianapolis Star - In a strong start to the new year, Eli Lilly and Co. said Thursday its profits jumped 13 percent in the first quarter from a year ago, as sales soared for several of its new drugs. Still No. 1: A Lilly employee opens a drum of Zyprexa, Lilly's best ...

EDITORIAL - Ties OK, but transparency a must

April 21, 2006

Pitt News - The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, published by the American Psychiatric Association, is the most widely read and respected volume of information on mental disorders. The book, which includes information on how to diagnose disorders like ...

Witness: Abuse led to homicidal rage

April 21, 2006

Wichita Eagle - Ruben Warledo hid an inner rage for years before stomping his abusive mother to death and setting her on fire. That's the side of Marcia Squirrel's brutal killing that Sedgwick County jurors heard Thursday in a murder trial that exposed one family's ...

Cuts in mental health care could hit kids hard

April 21, 2006

Daytona Beach News-Journal - DAYTONA BEACH -- Several hundred children dealing with depression and other mental illnesses will lose their case managers by fall as a local agency cuts 23 positions. Wayne Dreggors, president of Act Corp., which provides mental-health services to ...

FAMILY DOCTOR: Vomiting stumps specialists

April 21, 2006

Canton Repository - Sometimes, I have a problem swallowing. The food seems to make it about halfway down my esophagus and then stops like it’s stuck there. It’s as if the muscles in my esophagus quit working. I have to vomit up the food to get relief. Sometimes my ...

Solving the mystery of fibromyalgia

April 21, 2006

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 ...

ALLY McDEAL: I HAVE LOST EVERYTHING SAYS LAWYER WHO SMUGGLED DRUGS INTO BARLINNIE (Daily Record)

April 21, 2006

THE lawyer who smuggled heroin into Barlinnie prison has spoken for the first time about how she has destroyed her own life. Young mother Angela Baillie was starting a 32-month jail term last night for passing a cigarette packet stuffed with drugs to a client.

Expert speaks out over Seroxat (BBC News)

April 21, 2006

A child psychiatrist speaks out against giving children Seroxat and says he would not prescribe it.

Music to your ears

April 21, 2006

Utah Statesman - Jaycie Danielles, a music therapy major plays a song she uses to help people overcome depression and other ailments. Ever wondered what music therapy is or how it is used? Don't worry, you're not the only one. According to Alyson Sheppard, the Music ...

Downfall of lawyer who acted as prison drug mule (The Scotsman via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

April 21, 2006

A DISGRACED lawyer who says she was "coerced" by a feared underworld figure into smuggling drugs into prison was jailed for 32 months yesterday.


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