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Acne pill advice review after concern at link to depression (The Scotsman)

A CONTRACEPTIVE pill used to treat acne is being reviewed by the drugs watchdog after concerns were expressed about a link with depression.

MHRA reportedly launches acne drug review (Pharmaceutical Business Review)

UK health regulator the MHRA has reportedly launched a probe to investigate claims that Schering AGs Dianette, a contraceptive commonly used to treat acne, could be linked to depression.

Contraceptive May Be Depression Linked

Post Chronicle - LONDON, May 8, 2006 (UPI) -- A contraceptive commonly used to treat acne is being investigated by British authorities for possibly causing depression. Dianette came under study when more than 100 women said they suffered depression after the drug was ...

Rep. Kennedy Enters Minnesota Rehab Clinic

NBC 17 - WASHINGTON -- Rhode Island Rep. Patrick Kennedy is being treated at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Kennedy entered the clinic late Friday for treatment for addiction to prescription pain drugs. For Kennedy, who said he has suffered from ...

Study finds low-dose melatonin can aid in curbing depression

World Link - PORTLAND - The sun may be shining now, but when winter rolls around some people become depressed from the lack of light. Seasonal affective disorder, known as SAD, affects an estimated 6 to 20 percent of the population. The most common treatment is ...

MHRA reportedly launches acne drug review (Pharmaceutical Business Review)

UK health regulator the MHRA has reportedly launched a probe to investigate claims that Schering AGs Dianette, a contraceptive commonly used to treat acne, could be linked to depression.

Grandmother Ruled Incompetent To Stand Trial

NBC4 Columbus - LARUE, Ohio -- A grandmother was found incompetent to stand trial Monday in connection with the fatal shooting of her granddaughter. Police said Amanda Corbin's 68-year-old grandmother, Gertrude Simpkins, shot and killed her in February. Simpkins is ...

The crash of a Kennedy

CNN - (TIME) -- Patrick Kennedy, who mysteriously plowed his Ford Mustang into a security barricade on Capitol Hill last week, once seemed the great hope of his generation of America's most storied political dynasty. He won his first election at 21: a ...

International Approvals: Tygacil, DepoDur, and Zyvox

Medscape News - May 8, 2006 — The European Commission has approved tigecycline injection for the treatment of complicated intra-abdominal infections and complicated skin and skin structure infections in adults; the UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory ...

Many workers rejecting costly health insurance

Arlington Heights Daily Herald - A growing number of American workers at companies offering health insurance are turning it down because of a steep 42 percent jump in recent premiums, a nonpartisan health think tank said. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation said 3 million fewer U.S ...

Cass County officials consider treatment instead of jail for some

GrandForksHerald.com - FARGO, N.D. - At least a fifth of the Cass County Jail's inmates are on psychiatric medication and a group of health care workers and law enforcement officials wants to try to keep those people out of the jail and under medical care. Under a plan ...

• Colicky Babies Boost Postpartum Depression Risk in Moms

HealthScout - MONDAY, May 8 (HealthDay News) -- Breast-conserving surgery (BCT) can be used to treat invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) of the breast, as it is with invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC), without increasing the future need for additional surgeries, a new ...

Rep. Patrick Kennedy to enter drug rehab after auto crash

Grand Forks Herald - WASHINGTON - Rep. Patrick Kennedy said Friday he was entering treatment for addiction to prescription pain drugs after a middle-of-the-night car crash near the Capitol that he said he had no memory of. "That's not how I want to live my life," he ...

Should You Medicate Your Child's Mind?

WLS - May 8. 2006 - Millions of parents are facing the question of whether or not they should medicate their children for psychiatric disorders -- from depression to ADHD to bipolar disorder. With the number of children taking psychiatric medications ...

1926-1936: A new city hall rises, Depression descends and wine starts ...

Lodi News-Sentinel - Lodi's third decade as an official city was marked by optimistic growth, a new Lodi City Hall, economic wrath from the Great Depression and renewed hope in the future with the revival of the wine industry. By 1926, 20 years after the pioneer railroad ...

Melatonin Supplement Could Ward Off Winter Blues

Channel 6000 - PORTLAND -- The sun may be shining now, but when winter rolls around, some people become depressed from the lack of light. Seasonal affective disorder, known as SAD, affects an estimated 6-20 percent of the population. The most common treatment is ...

Contraceptive pill 'linked to depression' (Daily Mail)

A contraceptive pill used to treat acne is being reviewed by the drugs watchdog following concerns it could plunge young women into depression

Antidepressant drug may prevent recurrence of depression in patients ...

EurekAlert - A team of researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that an antidepressant medication may reduce the risk of recurrent depression and increase the length of time between depressive episodes in patients with diabetes ...

Court treatment of children of domestic violence

Louisville Courier-Journal - On behalf of the Louisville Metro Domestic Violence Prevention Coordinating Council's Children Who Witness Domestic Violence subcommittee, we commend The Courier-Journa l for bringing attention to the issue of the often forgotten victims of domestic ...

Rep. Patrick Kennedy to Enter Drug Rehab

WISH-TV - Rep. Patrick Kennedy said Friday he was entering treatment for addiction to prescription pain medication, a decision made after a highly publicized car crash near the Capitol that he said he cannot recall. Kennedy, D-R.I., said he plans to seek ...

New Genetic Research Method Sheds Light on Drug Metabolism

Genetic Engineering News - NUTLEY, N.J., May 8 /PRNewswire/ -- In findings published in Nature Biotechnology ( May 2006 , vol. 24 No. 5), Roche scientists present a new method for analyzing the metabolism of a commonly prescribed drug. Use of this mouse genetic analysis method ...

Probe into Pill depression link (BBC News)

A contraceptive pill also used to treat acne investigated over concern it may increase the risk of depression.

Contraceptive pill 'linked to depression' (Daily Mail)

A contraceptive pill used to treat acne is being reviewed by the drugs watchdog following concerns it could plunge young women into depression

Foods to boost your mood (Handbag.com)

Foods can have an effect on how you feel, making you sluggish, happy, sad or full of vim, vigour and vitality...

Secure clinic set to open (icNewcastle - Evening Chronicle)

A secure psychiatric unit housing some violent criminals with mental health problems will take its first patients this month.

Support is essential during menopause

Olympian - She’d raised two successful sons with her high school sweetheart and husband, Patrick. She kept active by swimming and walking, or bicycling alongside him on his daily runs. And she’d always gotten regular physical exams. Each time, everything ...

Stigma of mental illness proving hard to erase

MySanAntonio - When it comes to mental illness, there is the reality and then there are the misperceptions, and based on a new survey, some big misperceptions persist. "If you think about the fact that one in five Americans in any given year suffers from a ...

Minds and money

Morris County Daily Record - Ocean Township resident Jay Yudof lives with adult attention deficit disorder at home and at work. Sometimes he has a hard time concentrating, which can make it difficult to meet deadlines. "In my case, it is the boring tasks that can get pushed off ...

Woster: Radio host sours good mood

Rapid City Journal - Don't be surprised if you get cranky in a hurry. I did just that Saturday night, as I headed east out of Pierre from a deliriously successful fishing stop on the Missouri River. The insane acrobatics of the smallmouth bass and a lovely sunset over ...

Pill under review over depression link (Guardian Unlimited)

A brand of the contraceptive pill which is commonly prescribed to treat acne is under review by the UK's regulatory body amid concerns about the side-effects it has on young women.

Swing low, fly high: Bipolar disorder affects college students

University Daily Kansan - Kindra Hanke’s heart rate shot up as the doors opened to the elevator in Fraser Hall. She rushed in and anxiously jabbed the button for the 8th floor. A spurt of excitement pulsed through her veins as she thought to herself, “What a rush it will ...

‘He made psychology popular’

Meriden Record-Journal - VIENNA, Austria — At the Cafe Freud, a whimsical watering hole two doors down from the apartment where Sigmund Freud plumbed the human psyche, a world-famous poster commands instant attention. It’s a cartoon profile of the frowning father of ...

Becoming your mother

Salt Lake Tribune - Forget college graduation, your marriage ceremony, plunking down a huge chunk of your paycheck for a mortgage, or even the birth of your first child. Maybe the moment you finally pass the threshold into adulthood is when you realize that you've ...

Pill under review over depression link (Guardian Unlimited)

A brand of the contraceptive pill which is commonly prescribed to treat acne is under review by the UK's regulatory body amid concerns about the side-effects it has on young women.

Employers made aware of mental health issues

Courier-Post - When Dianne Dorlester was having a bad day, she found it hard to concentrate on even simple tasks at work. But she hesitated to say anything to co-workers or her boss because she knew of the stigma associated with mental illness. Specifically ...

Study: Low-dose melatonin helps minimize SAD

Corvallis Gazette-Times - PORTLAND — The sun may be shining now, but when winter rolls around some people become depressed from the lack of light. Seasonal affective disorder, known as SAD, affects an estimated 6 to 20 percent of the population. The most common treatment is ...

By Käri Knutson, Winona Daily News

Winona Daily News - National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day on May 8 is a day when mental health professionals are trying to spread the word about the mental health needs of children. “A lot of kids with mental illness symptoms are labeled as naughty or bad ...

What's in a Name? Plenty If It's Kennedy

Washington Post - It's hard to imagine that Patrick Kennedy would have gotten elected to Congress a dozen years ago without his last name. It's equally hard to imagine that the media would be going wild about his late-night car crash and prescription drug addiction if ...

Pill linked to depression (Guardian Unlimited)

Common brand of the contraceptive pill under review by regulatory body.

GENERATION DEPRESSED: Teens try to beat the blues of depression

Patriot Ledger - During Maureen’s sophomore year of high school, she suddenly blurted out to her mom that she was depressed and needed help right away or she was afraid she would kill herself. Maureen, who did not want her last name used in this story, had even ...

Health fair booths offer screenings plus latest medical information

Rapid City Journal - RAPID CITY -- People attending the 24th annual Black Hills Area Health & Human Services Fair on Saturday, April 29, can expect to see the usual medical items that are used to test for high blood pressure, screen for diabetes and check cholesterol ...

Pill linked to depression (Guardian Unlimited)

Common brand of the contraceptive pill under review by regulatory body.

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