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Target social skills in autism, Asperger's.
June 1, 2009... BALTIMORE -- Social interventions are especially important for children with high-functioning autism or Asperger's syndrome, according to an autism expert. "For some higher-functioning kids, there's self-awareness of the fact that they have such difficulty having friends," Brian...

Opioid abuse in military likely to rise, experts say: drugs' impact on PTSD cited as factor.
June 1, 2009... NEW YORK -- Soldiers injured while serving in Iraq or Afghanistan might receive medications such as opioids to help them cope with the pain so they can return to their units. However, these drugs also help ease stress, and soldiers might begin to seek the drugs to help them cope with...

FDA reverses course, approves iloperidone.
June 1, 2009... The Food and Drug Administration has unexpectedly approved the atypical antipsychotic iloperidone (Fanapt) for schizophrenia. The drug, which will sold by Rockville, Md.-based Vanda Pharmaceuticals, had been rejected by the FDA in July 2008. In a press release announcing the approval, the...

IOM guidelines geared to curb conflicts of interest.(NEWS)
June 1, 2009... Physicians should stop accepting gifts or meals from industry representatives, according to a new report from the Institute of Medicine that offers 16 recommendations aimed at limiting financial conflicts of interest in medicine. While some relationships with industry are beneficial, the...

Antipsychotics became leading drug class in 2008.(VITAL SIGNS)
June 1, 2009... Note: Therapeutic classes shown represent top five for 2008. Source: IMS Health