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Everyday exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, allergens, and air pollution may be the root of chronic cases of laryngitis, says new research presented at the 2008 American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO in Chicago, IL.
Laryngitis symptoms include hoarseness of the Continue Reading »

AstraZeneca announced new SEROQUEL XR™ (extended release quetiapine fumarate) clinical study data in patients with Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD), presented at the 21st European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) Congress in Barcelona. In this study, extended release quetiapine fumarate significantly Continue Reading »

Learning a feeling of safety activates cellular and molecular processes that
act against depression. This has been analysed using a new animal model that
pharmacological antidepressants but that this effect is controlled by other
molecular processes. The project supported by the Austrian Science Fund FWF
University in the U.S.
Fear is good. It protects us from all kinds of danger and Continue Reading »

A report published in the November 10 issue of Archives of
Internal Medicine finds that people who sleep less than 7.5
hours per day may have a higher future risk of heart disease. Kazuo
Eguchi, M.D., Ph.D. (Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan) and
colleagues also find an increased risk of heart disease among people
who have little sleep combined with overnight elevated blood pressure.
Sleep Continue Reading »

Science has found many links between depression and other serious medical illnesses, such as cancer, stroke, diabetes, and heart disease. For example, people who develop depression following a heart attack (myocardial infarction) or chest pain (angina) have an elevated risk of cardiac death or hospital readmission over the following year. In a new study scheduled for publication Continue Reading »

Prozac is regularly prescribed to ease the emotional pain of patients who are being treated for cancer. But can this common anti-depressant help to fight cancer itself?
Dr. Dan Peer of the Department of Cell Research and Immunology at Tel Aviv University is proving that it can. A study he and his colleagues recently completed validates that Prozac (chemical name fluoxetine) dramatically enhances the effectiveness of a widely used anti-cancer drug.
"The Continue Reading »

A landmark study indicating that angioplasty may not be cost effective for some stable heart disease patients and research indicating individualized consent forms may help patients make better decisions are among topics reported in the debut issue of Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.
The bi-monthly journal will focus on content that Continue Reading »

Buy generic cipro The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), is pleased to announce that Michael Jellinek, M.D., is the recipient of the AACAP Irving Philips Award for Prevention. The annual award is given to a child and adolescent psychiatrist who has made significant contributions to the field of prevention of mental illnesses in children and adolescents.
Dr. Jellinek was instrumental in the Continue Reading »

A new study has revealed the most commonly prescribed medication for Australian women is antidepressants.
The study, by researchers from Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (ALSWH).
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme and Medicare data were linked to survey data to examine claims and costs of medications and other health care resources.
University Continue Reading »

Soliris® (eculizumab), a terminal complement inhibitor developed by Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALXN), reduced blood measures associated with undiagnosed dangerous blood clots and inflammation in patients with PNH, providing support of possible anti-thrombotic properties of Soliris in patients with PNH.
A separate study found that Soliris reduced indicators of Continue Reading »

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Duloxetine hydrochloride (Cymbalta®/Xeristar®), Continue Reading »

A Johns Hopkins cardiologist well known for his studies on the links between depression and heart attack says there is not nearly enough evidence yet to support a recent call by the American Heart Association (AHA) to begin routine screening of millions of Americans for depression.
Roy Ziegelstein, M.D., says the September 2008 recommendation is "premature," and "a massive undertaking" that Continue Reading »

More UK psychiatrists witness the dramatic consequences of relapse among the seriously mentally ill than their European colleagues, says a new international survey of psychiatrists released today (3nd September, 2008). This is despite major treatment advances.
According to the findings of the survey (commissioned jointly by the WFMH and Eli Lilly and Company Ltd.), over half of practising UK psychiatrists Continue Reading »

Exercise can help expectant moms in mind as well as body. A new study suggests that women who stay active and are more positive about their changing shapes might protect themselves from depression both during and after pregnancy.
"Our study supports the psychological benefits of exercise to improve body image and lessen depressive symptoms," said Continue Reading »

NHS and MOD collaborate to provide mental health care closer to home. A Somerset mental health Trust is one of only seven organisations selected by the Ministry of Defence to support members of the armed services affected by mental ill health.
In an announcement made Kevan Continue Reading »

Nanofiltered C1 inhibitor concentrate (C1INH-nf, CinryzeR) is an effective and safe treatment for all types of acute hereditary angioedema (HAE) attacks, according to results released here at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI).
Bruce Zuraw, MD, with the University of California at San Diego, and colleagues elsewhere, presented Continue Reading »

The suicide rate in older women of South Asian origin is increasing, according to new research published in the November issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry.
Suicide rates among those over the age of 65 are now double that of other women living in England and Wales. The psychiatrists who carried out the study describe the finding as "a matter of concern" and call for further research into the reasons Continue Reading »

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generic zithromax online buy S.A. (Euronext Paris: COX) announced positive top-line results from a
118 patient Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM) trial (the 111
study), which compared the 24-hour blood pressure Continue Reading »

Asthma remains a significant health problem in Australia, with prevalence and death rates that are high by international standards despite declines, according to a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
The report, Asthma in Australia 2008, estimates that asthma affects more than 1 in 10 Australians -?¬ equivalent to over 2 million people.
Professor Guy Marks, Director of the Australian Continue Reading »

Cypress Pharmaceutical, Inc., announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted final approval of the company’s abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) for the prescription and over-the-counter versions of Cetirizine Hydrochloride Continue Reading »

Buy propecia without prescription A team of researchers led by MIT has confirmed that a contaminant found in several batches of the blood-thinner heparin is linked with severe allergic reactions in patients, dozens of whom died after receiving the tainted drug.
A study conducted by the researchers provides epidemiological evidence that contaminated Continue Reading »

The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), is pleased to announce that Manpreet K. Singh, M.D., M.S., is the recipient of the Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation Award for Research in Depression or Suicide. Her paper, "Neuroanatomical Characterization of Child Offspring of Bipolar Parents,"was selected as the best on depression Continue Reading »

Amendments that restrict civil marriage rights of same-sex couples - such as Proposition 8 that recently passed in California - have led to higher levels of stress and anxiety among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender adults, as well as among their families of origin, according to several new studies to be published by the American Psychological Association.
One quantitative and two qualitative Continue Reading »

According to a report published in the August 27 issue of JAMA,
a drug that lowers uric acid levels, allopurinol, also seems to lower
blood pressure in adolescents with newly diagnosed hypertension (high
blood pressure).
Hyperuricemia - a condition characterized by higher than normal blood
levels of uric acid (a chemical found in urine and blood that Continue Reading »

New clinical data presented show first-in-class direct renin inhibitor Rasilez® (aliskiren), known as Tekturna® in the US, provides significantly greater blood pressure reductions in patients with high blood pressure aged 65 and over, compared to the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor ramipril[1].
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