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Mom's depression affects entire family, according to new study

WIS-TV - (National-NBC) May 9, 2006 - There's a new study to back the thinking that helping mom can help the whole family get better. The landmark study focuses on mothers who suffer with depression. Jennifer Mitchell's daughter saw her mother suffering, "My ...

Collaborative Care Best for Alzheimer's

National Womens Health Information Center - TUESDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) -- Alzheimer's patients who were treated with a so-called guided team approach, with an advanced practice nurse coordinating care, had fewer behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia, a new study found. At the ...

Mother’s scathing attack on Madras (The Courier)

In the spotlight—Madras College. THE MOTHER of a former pupil at Madras College in St Andrews has launched a blistering attack on indiscipline she claims has led to her son suffering from self harm and severe depression.

Corcept Therapeutics Announces First Quarter 2006 Results

Genetic Engineering News - MENLO PARK, Calif., May 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (Nasdaq: CORT) today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2006 . For the first quarter of 2006, Corcept reported a net loss of $6.7 ...

Antidepressant Rx: Careful Monitoring Needed

WebMD - Who prescribed your antidepressant? Not a psychiatrist, most likely. Up to 80% of antidepressants are prescribed by primary care doctors -- and given the high rate of clinical depression, "that's a good thing," says David Feinberg, MD, a clinical ...

Biofeedback for Overactive Bladder Category: SOFTPEDIA NEWS :: Health

Softpedia - A new study shows that older women with overactive bladders (urge incontinence) benefited from learning biofeedback techniques. The benefits were strongest in women who had a history of depression, according to the study, which was presented in ...

New Field of Hope for Depression Survivors

Genetic Engineering News - ANNAPOLIS, Md ., May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- In support of May's National Mental Health Month and to kick off spring, the new nonprofit iFred -- the International Foundation for Research and Education on Depression ( www.depression.org ) -- is shining the ...

Congressman headed to Mayo

MSNBC - After an early morning driving accident, U-S Representative Patrick Kennedy announces he's on his way to Mayo Clinic to further treatment for addiction to pain medication and depression. Patrick Kennedy says he has been to the clinic in the past and ...

Mental illness: County jailers do what they can

DL-Online - On any given day, a fifth to a third of the Cass County Jail’s inmates are on psychiatric medication. Heidi McLean, correctional nursing supervisor with Fargo Cass Public Health, said one recent week was typical. Of 228 inmates, 20 percent were on ...

Cottage Hospital introduces 'Healthy Woman' program

Register-Mail - GALESBURG - When it comes to family health care issues, women make the majority of the decisions. A new program at Galesburg Cottage Hospital, titled "Healthy Woman," is designed to educate women and help them make informed decisions for their ...

Vigilance can deter teen suicide

Hampton Union - Stories such as the one in the Sunday paper remind us how a young person can seem so normal on the outside, but be suffering dangerously on the inside. It also pointed out the need for vigilance and awareness by parents. The story was an interview ...

Judge orders mental treatment for accused killer

Marion Star - MARION - A LaRue woman accused in the shooting death of her granddaughter will spend up to a year in a psychiatric facility before she stands trial for the crime. As two families struggle to deal with this tragedy, any resolution of the criminal case ...

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 ...

Lilly Submits Cymbalta Supplemental New Drug Application for ...

Genetic Engineering News - Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) today announced the recent submission of a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Cymbalta(R) (duloxetine HCl) for the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder ...

R.I. Democrats Back Kennedy Re-Election

ABC News - With a Kennedy banner as a backdrop, Rhode Island State Rep. Paul Crowley of Newport nominates Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., for the party's endorsement for re-election during the Rhode Island Democratic State Committee convention in West Warwick, R ...

Putnam County man given 4-year term in '04 crash

Toledo Blade - BOWLING GREEN - A Putnam County man who was intoxicated when he ran a stop sign at U.S. 6 and struck a van, killing two people, was sent to prison yesterday for four years. Lucas Horstman, 22, of Ottawa pleaded no contest in March to two counts of ...

Confronting addiction

Louisville Courier-Journal - After a one-car accident at 3 a.m. last Thursday that he says he cannot even remember, Rep. Kennedy entered a treatment program at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. Rep. Kennedy has struggled against substance abuse, alcoholism and depression since he ...

It's Childhood Depression Awareness Day

WSAW - Dr. Eric Anderson of Central Wisconsin Psychological Services says that symptoms in children are similar to that of adults and can include sleep dysfunction and mood changes however, children may display aggression rather than sadness. Treatment is ...

Feeling bruised by breakups

Bergen Record - Songwriters often equate the end of a relationship with pain and death. But for many people, pain and death are the reality of a breakup. The breakup may have happened years, even decades, ago. They could be happily married now, but they hang on to ...

Two legs good, four legs better (Daily Telegraph)

Lucy Atkins on why having a running mate can be a step up on solo exercise.

Lilly seeks to market Cymbalta for anxiety

Indianapolis Star - Eli Lilly and Co. wants U.S. approval to sell its fast-growing antidepressant Cymbalta to treat generalized anxiety disorder, which affects mostly women. The Indianapolis drug maker on Monday said it filed for the new marketing approval for Cymbalta ...

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 ...

Stealth virus

Asbury Park Press - Imagine discovering you've had a highly infectious, potentially deadly disease for the past 26 years and didn't know it. That's what happened to Jeffrey Bier of Ocean Grove six years ago, when a routine blood test came back positive for hepatitis C ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Brown Daily Herald - Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I. Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., entered treatment for addiction to prescription painkillers last week after crashing his car into a security barrier at the U.S. Capitol around 2:45 a.m. on Thursday, May 4 - an incident ...

Health calendar

Asheville Citizen-Times - BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS: Free screenings sponsored by the Asheville-Mountain Area Chapter of the American Red Cross from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday at Asheville Fire Department; 9 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Biltmore Square Mall; Wednesdays from ...

Toyota FJ Cruiser - The Legend Lives Again

Post Chronicle - Once upon a time, when the earth was young, Toyota Land Cruisers roamed the lands. Keen-eyed wheel watchers would often find Toyota's heavy duty four by four side by side with - or instead of - the famous Land Rover as they navigated a wide variety ...

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